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Sharp And Green


Sharp And Green
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Copyright: Grzegorz Wieczorek (red45) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-25 9:57
Viewed: 492
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Green Shield Bug [Palomena prasina]

A large shieldbug with a dark wing membrane and reddish antennae (4th and 5th segments). Adults are bright green in the spring and summer, but finely punctured with dark marks. They become a darker bronze-brown prior to winter hibernation.

There is one generation per year; the nymphs feed on many deciduous trees and shrubs, particularly hazel, and can be found from June to October. Later nymphs are often darker than those found earlier in the season. Newly-emerged adults may show a pale wing membrane, leading to possible confusion with Nezara viridula, a recent arrival in southern England.

Common and widespread throughout Britain and Ireland, becoming scarcer further north. May be found in many habitats, including parks and gardens.

Info taken from great web site (c) British Bugs - An online identification guide to UK Hemiptera
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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2009-04-25 10:13]

Hola Greg.
Nice Macro. beutiful green colors and very sharp image.
Great note too.
Luis52.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2384 W: 94 N: 5493] (17500)
  • [2009-04-25 10:49]

Hello Greg,
Simple and very beautiful photo of this shieldbug. Great light and colours. Excellent sharpness and a very good composition.
Regards,
Peter

hello Greg
great macro
nice composition with good sharpness
beautiful colours
great shot
greeting lou

Czesc Grzesiu
Piekny, ostry z ladnym tlem. Bez przepalen, z piekna zielenia, wszystko super Bardzo mi sie podoba
Pozdrawiam
Krzysiek

  • Great 
  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1577] (6149)
  • [2009-04-25 13:06]

Hello Grzegorz
Excellent details, wonderful colors and perfect BG.Well done.
Regards
Razvan

Hello Grzegorz,
The sharpness is really impressive. Very good composition too. Best regards,
Catherine

Hi Greg,

An excellent image capture of this shield bug with great sharpness & colors. Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1370 W: 56 N: 4704] (16174)
  • [2009-04-25 23:41]

Hallo Grzegorz,
Swietna ostrosc i doskonaly kontrast ,tak ze struktura jest bardzo dobrze widoczna.Bardzo piekne tlo pomoglo w idealnej prezentacji.Pozdrawiam Siggi

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3944] (13334)
  • [2009-04-26 1:13]

Hello Grzegorz,
a nice green/brown composition. You show the bug surface very sharp and with well balanced light
professionally controlling the reflections. Fortunately the bug has an own brown 'frame' as a contrast
to the background.
Best wishes, Peter

Ciao Greg, splendid bug in a beautiful diagonal composition with lovely blurry BG, wonderful light and colors, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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