Any Ideas?

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:17 am

Any ideas what this is? I was trying to photograph some small Waterboatmen in my pond and saw this on the end of a blade of grass in my viewfinder. Sorry it is such a poor picture but the water was murky and the object and grass are underwater.

This was what I was trying to photograph, a baby Waterboatman.

DaveW

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:36 am

It looks like the cast off skin of a juvenile mayfly.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:36 pm

The boatman has sort of a 3D look to it there Dave and you could not possibly ask for a cleaner background. I like the angle at which it sits in the frame, a bit soft though but the boatman looks really nice.

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:07 pm

It's a bit soft Ken because it is under the cloudy water. As you will note only it's backside and two front claws have broken the surface and are sharp.

The water is that browny colour as I mud lined the pond to make it more natural after I had put a black polythene liner in. I just filled it with rainwater from the water butt and left it to mature a year or go.

There are no fish in it to eat the insects and just a frog has taken up residence. I seem to have water-boatmen breeding now and some pond skaters. I am still waiting for frogspawn and tadpoles, but none yet.

DaveW

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:33 pm

Hmm...an ecosystem in the process of developing. That should make for some very interesting photographs as time goes by for sure Dave.

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Sat May 05, 2007 11:50 pm

Phew, considering the circumstances Dave, excellent work IMO. Very unique and well taken.

All the best Dave and clever shooting and seeing. Impressive.

Danny.

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Sun May 06, 2007 12:39 am

Good spotting of a strange-looking subject. I guess the feathery things on the end were the gills.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun May 06, 2007 3:58 pm

We do not get too many underwater macro photos. What do you mean by the glass being underwater? Very interesting & different Dave

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:01 pm

beetleman wrote:We do not get too many underwater macro photos. What do you mean by the glass being underwater? Very interesting & different Dave

Read again--He said the gRass was underwater!