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klori1

Garden King

A prehistoric looking fella from my garden, the proboscis stabs its prey and paralyzes it to consume it.

A prehistoric looking fella from my garden, the proboscis stabs its prey and paralyzes it to consume it.
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Canon EOS REBEL T3

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 55/1

location

Palmer Heights, Pennsylvania, US

upload_date

Feb, 2019

Views

327

Likes

+15

Awards

Contest Finalist in Bugs Photo Contest

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

Superb Composition

Magnificent Capture

Emotions

Impressed

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in my garden on a hibiscus bush in Northeast Pennsylvania

Time

Midday

Lighting

I normally do not photograph in such bright sunlight, but for this particular subject, his out covering or armor was iridescent and I wanted to make sure I captured that aspect.

Equipment

I used a Canon Rebel camera, and an 18-55 Macro lens 0.25m-0.8ft, in manual setting to allow me to really get close to this bug.

Inspiration

My gardens provide a great place to use macro technique, so when I happened to spot this unusual looking bug I found his outer armor was so shimmery I had to take the time to photograph it!

Editing

The only post processing I did was clarity adjustment to really hone the details of his shimmer.

In my camera bag

Canon Rebel 3Ti, 18-55 mm macro lens, a 300mm zoom lens, an altura fisheye extension lens, and a altura super macro extension lens,an assortment of close up lenses ranging from +4-+10,58 mm UV and ND4 lenses

Feedback

For this shot, lighting was the most important aspect, I waited until the sun was directly over the bug and it allowed me to capture its shimmery body and detail of his prehistoric looking armor

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Garden King

A prehistoric looking fella from my garden, the proboscis stabs its prey and paralyzes it to consume it.

Behind The Lens

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