Mating bugs on Nigella plant

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Mating bugs on Nigella plant

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... decorative seed housing which follows flowering... :D
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Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 07.06.2007 16:31:41
Shutter speed value 1/160 s
Aperture value f/9
ISO speed ratings ISO 200
Focal length 100 mm
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Nice clean shot here Nikola! :smt023 lens opening is right on the money for blurring the background. Well done again!

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a very nice pair of bugs Nikola. The odd seed pod adds some added interest to the shot also.
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This is an interesting subject, and it combines with the seed pod setting for a lot of interest. I'd like to see a shot of them from near the lower right hand corner of this shot, but a little further away. So that I could see the whole seed pod, and the two bugs above and to the right of it. Hopefully with enough DOF to have everything in focus! But who knows if you even had a place to set your camera there, let alone a nice background!
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Wow...a cheek to cheek shot. Awesome Nikola. :D
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Post by Danny »

Wow is right. This is a beautiful behaviour macro shot. Smart work and image.

All the best and beautiful behaviour and result :D

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What an awesome compostion, Nikola. The colors in the background are beautiful, the mating hemiptera (they look like stink bugs) a rare find, and the seed pod is just cool. A very well balanced & interesting shot in my opinion. :)
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Everything works in this shot - the colours in particular are just gorgeous.

Very well done.

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Thanks folks! :D
crotermund wrote:What an awesome compostion, Nikola. The colors in the background are beautiful, the mating hemiptera (they look like stink bugs) a rare find, and the seed pod is just cool. A very well balanced & interesting shot in my opinion. :)
Rare find? Really? They were doing it all around all the time every single day of my vacation! :lol:
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