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Nature Study Group #2: Belinda KellerLisa Auerbach | Dana Gray | Grant Gregor | Jim Hawthorn | Padma Inguva | Belinda Keller | Alexander Rasputnis | David Somali-Chow | Home Title: Large Milkweed Bug
Goal: Capture closeup of bug's face while feeding and extending rostrum; and achieve minimal background, proper DOF (determine identity – large or small Milkweed Bug, or a Boxelder Bug because they look similar)
Source: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, raynox dcr-150 closeup lens; camera set for aperture priority but with this lens focus becomes manual, 1/2500s, f/5.6, ISO 250, WB cloudy, matrix metering Technique: This is not what I had intended to post. It's older (computer glitch lost my intended image). Late afternoon light when flowers of Sedum were covered with insects. It was slightly sunny, not too many clouds. Handheld camera and followed brightly colored Milkweed Bug. Waited for it to walk into side lighting; composed from flower's edge to place bug against uncluttered background and get frontal view of the bug feeding with its long mouthpart, the rostrum.
Processing: Picasa3: Cropped, slight increase to highlights/shadows, slight sharpeningTiny bit of flower at back of bug (argh!); also, wonder if different metering would have been better. Study Group Comments and Scores (N, T, P, E, Total)
Posted by
arasputnis
on
May 20th, 2013
Hello Belinda. Name of Insect on your image is Oncopeltus fasciatus. Another insect which is known as Milkweed Bug is not so flat and his name is Tetraopes tetraophtalmus. Both live on Milkweed plants. Later in August -September I can show to you many of those insects.....Its fun to watch them and their social life....
Posted by
arasputnis
on
May 20th, 2013
Hello Belinda. Name of Insect on your image is Oncopeltus fasciatus. Another insect which is known as Milkweed Bug is not so flat and his name is Tetraopes tetraophtalmus. Both live on Milkweed plants. Later in August -September I can show to you many of those insects.....Its fun to watch them and their social life....
Posted by
davids
on
Jun 7th, 2013
Hello Belinda, It is an interesting picture. I think you need a little more depth of field and use point focus.
Posted by
lisaa
on
Jun 11th, 2013
Your bug tells a good story. The eyes are clear and appear to be looking right at the camera. I would like less flower or a softer focus in the top left corner. It is a bit busy. Perhaps more negative space on the right and less flower on the left would work. The right foreground flower is sharp and adds good interest to the image.N3/T3/P2=Total=8 You must be logged in to leave a reply. Login »
Seven years ago I was given a Canon PowerShot, and with encouragement from a photographer friend, Sandra Thaw, APSA (recently deceased) I started snapping. I now use Panasonic Lumix G1, and Lumix G Vario 14-45mm lens. The lens presents challenges for closeups, but I've been slow to move from my comfort zone into extension tubes and macro lens. For processing, I use Picasa3. As a novice and PSA member since 2010, I have gained invaluable knowledge from an EID study group. For me, photography equals "forever learning," and I look forward to studying and sharing with this group and hope we can learn from one another to increase our skills.
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I'm from West Virginia but lived most of my life in Washington, DC. I'm now in Southern Maryland at Swan Point with my husband and 15-yr. old dog, Cookie. The natural beauty of wetlands and woods in this area along the Potomac River sparked my interest in photography, and I'm especially fond of the small things in nature. Counter balancing that, I have a fondness for architectural form.
