Antlion on Astilbe

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• Luciano75 (218)
• [2006-09-06 13:30]

Hello Howard

WOW!!!!
the greatest macro that i ever seen...so sharp...so colourful...such a many details.AMAZING!!!
Wonderful BG,the red is very...i can`t describe it...this is what i called great macro...excellent work
Bravo and TFS
Best wishes,
Lucian

ps:my favourite

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• vanderschelden (27816)
• [2006-09-06 13:32]

Howard,
Wonderful. Both pics are excellent.
Congrats!
Annick

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• carper (8410)
• [2006-09-06 13:34]

look like a diamant,
great shot Howard, fantastic details and a fine crop, good quality very good job.
gr., jaap

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• ellis49 (28941)
• [2006-09-06 13:59]
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Hi Howard,
the colour in the eye is amazing.
Very good sharpness and details, Well composed and good POV.
I like the the BG too, very colourful.
Beautiful work, mf.

BTW, I got you mail this evening, I have problems with the e-mail server.

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• wuta (2072)
• [2006-09-06 14:13]

BEAUTIFULLLLL ,what a colours very good Howard ,tfs Greetings Teunie .

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• wishnugaruda (14355)
• [2006-09-06 14:49]

HI Howard -
not only the phantastic eye - also these wings!!! Wow, it's amazing. The two stars in the eyes are beautiful, and the wings look like many tiny windows together.
I like it very much, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• batu (11378)
• [2006-09-06 15:10]

Hallo Howard,
an artistic performance. Colours and the colour gradient of the background are beautiful. Sharpness is excellent and the whole composition even more. Beautiful!!
Best wishes, Peter

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2006-09-06 15:41]

Hello Howard !
Wow, this is a stunning shot ! The eye of this mayfly is wonderful ! You have so many beautiful details on your picture. It is also very colorful, with this pink flower and orange BG. Awesome compositon and POV too. very well done !
Valérie.

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• Dando (3080)
• [2006-09-06 16:02]

Hi Howard, fantastic shot. Such vibrant colours. Outstanding details and good use of the flash. Very well positioned in the frame and I just love those eyes. Truly excellent, well done and TFS.
Dean.

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• ralfsworld (6134)
• [2006-09-06 17:06]

Excellent shot, Howard!
Details and colours are amazing
TFS
Ralf

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• jmp (8406)
• [2006-09-06 17:47]

Hi Howard,
Warm colors and attractive compostion of this rare insect. Good idea to post the entire animal.
TFS, José M.

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• saguzar (6914)
• [2006-09-06 17:51]

Hello Howard,
Una joya. Toda la foto está llena de belleza, los colores son delicados y magníficos, al igual que los detalles en el insecto y la nitidez de la imágen. Ese ojo parece una esmeralda tallada.
Fabuloso trabajo, amigo!!!
Hernán

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• jossim (11898)
• [2006-09-06 18:12]

Bonjour Howard!

Excellente prise. Les couleurs et la netteté sont excellents. Bravo pour la composition générale.

Merci.
joseph

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• mbasil (3130)
• [2006-09-06 19:18]

Wow, Howard, just eye catching. Amazing details and wonderful color. Nice composition, too. You're besting yourself here. There's nothing I can suggest.
Mike
P.S. Wonderful workshop, too, but I think the color elevates the one you've chosen to post over the WS.

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• jcoowanitwong (11467)
• [2006-09-06 20:47]

Hello Howard,
A marvelous macro. Vibrant colors with superb sharpness. This is a masterpiece.
JC

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• manyee (20016)
• [2006-09-07 0:29]

Wow, Howard.
First of all that pinks and oranges on that flower are absolutely eye-popping.
A great POV of the mayfly. That green eye is a great contrast to the colors of the flower.
All the details are super sharp, and it is a very interesting composition.
TFS. : )

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• pablominto (15576)
• [2006-09-07 1:16]

Hello Howard,
Awesome!
That eye is almost scary, but extremely well captured...
Interesting details in the insect, textbook material!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• SelenE (12926)
• [2006-09-07 2:25]
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Hi Howard,
Wonderful macro! Colors are so lovely, the focus is excellent in every part of your photo. Beautiful texture of both the mayfly and the plant, excellent exposure. Very well done. TFS
Selen

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• horia (13149)
• [2006-09-07 3:36]

Hi Howard

This is truely superb! The effect in its eye is amazing!!!
Perfect POV, very lovely colors (even if your wife couldn't tell you what plant if was :p), super sharp details and excellent flash management. Also very nice of you to include the WS image, for those curious of us :P

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-09-07 4:04]

Hello Howard,
Magnificent macro.Colors,details and sharpness are amazing.I liked POV,framing and composition also a lot.Exellent work!
TFS...:-)

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• coasties (27526)
• [2006-09-07 4:21]

Hi Howard

Impressive macro. Love the detail in the eye. Beautiful coloured flower. Congrats! TFS.

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• peter_stoeckl (9381)
• [2006-09-07 5:10]

Howard,
spectacular close-up, also in wideangle!
Fabulous powerful composition, fireworks of colors, and amazingy rich details - razor sharp. Great!
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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• claudine (10195)
• [2006-09-07 6:20]
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• marmottelolo (14509)
• [2006-09-07 13:52]

hi howard
cet insecte a une emeraude a la place de l'oeil,tres bonne netteté et belles couleurs.
comme toujours.
laurent

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-09-07 15:02]

Más que llamativo el insecto, me asombra el colorido de la planta y del fondo que has capturado aquí Howard.
Una interesante presentación, con buen encuadre aunque no aparezca la totalidad del mismo, como sí se puede apreciar en el workshop.
Saludos... Ricardo

More than attractive the insect, astonishes me the coloring of the plants and of the bottom that you have captured here Howard.
An interesting presentation, with good framing although not appear the entirety of the same one, as yes it can appreciate in the workshop.
Greetings... Ricardo

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• SunToucher (9084)
• [2006-09-08 3:46]

Hi Howard,
That eye, just amazing. The rest is stunning too, but that eye, the colors captured in it are very impressive. The sticker worked perfectly as a BG and gives good contrast with the pink flower and the mayfly. Excellent sharpness and use of light.
TFS,
Niek

Sorry OOP

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• Graal (5002)
• [2006-09-08 6:36]

Hi Howard,
excellent quality of photo, great sharpness, colours and DOF. I like it a lot. Professional work.
Gr., Aleksander

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-09-08 8:03]

Hello Howard,

Not sure how I missed this one, But I did. Great colors, bg, POV DOf perfect details, excllent POV and Composed photo,

TFS kyle

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• Janice (17794)
• [2006-09-09 0:22]

Hello Howard
What a strange insect you show us now. I have no idea if they are in NZ.
I like the light effect in the eye, quite a brilliant colour showing there. Very good sharpness, well done,
Janice

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-09-09 8:50]

Hello Howard,
Beautiful extreme macro. The colors are fabulous and the exposure is perfect. The details is amazing; very well cropped and so well presented.
TFS..Sky

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• Signal-Womb (10986)
• [2006-09-09 14:34]

The first time I seen this I was taken by the palette of colours. The image is perfectly exposed and your close composition is perfect for this. Love the multi coloured eye, almost hypnotic. Well done Howard, keep up the good work...

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• osse (7755)
• [2006-09-09 14:44]

Great shot Howard
Great colours, sharpnes, details, light and POV.
Well done mf

osse

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• cecilia (4628)
• [2006-09-10 0:34]

Amazing detail - well composed image with good colours.
Excellent work...

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• metcher (4241)
• [2006-09-10 2:34]

Hi, Howard.
Great macro! You have made very good compromiss here in composition. Thanks to this you have got excellent close details of eyes and horns and it seems very interesting now. Very sharp and perfect DOF. And beautiful colors.

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• ddg (5015)
• [2006-09-10 4:33]

Bonjour Howard, cette fois ci c'est exceptionel!! Terrific colors and splendid details, the reflects in the eyes are amazing. In my favorit list. Didier.

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• eruyanik (4662)
• [2006-09-12 7:49]

Just superb! No need to say anymore!
Bravo!
Ersin

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• elroyie (6403)
• [2006-09-15 8:56]

The colours are simply amazing!
The quality is superb!
I am not sure about the composition.

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• Nephrotome2 (1838)
• [2006-10-10 7:14]
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Very nice shot.
I'm quite puzzled by the note. Are you sure this is a mayfly? It looks so different to mayflies. I do recognize the smaller specy of mayfly (from which you sent a link) as a mayfly.

update 10oct2006.
It is probably one of the many antlions.
see here different members of the family:
Acanthaclisis baetica
Creoleon lugdunense
Creoleon plumbeus
Dendroleon panthericus
Distoleon tetragrammicus
Formicaleo nostras
Macronemurus appendiculatus
Myrmeleon formicarius
Myrmeleon inconspicuus
Palpares libelluloides
(the common one by us is Myrmeleon formicarius)
TFS

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• AnimalExplorer (8902)
• [2007-02-19 21:56]

Excellent capture Howard, the details are super-D-Duper, and the colors are very radiant. I'm really amazed that more people havn't responded to this one. Very kick ass dude. :)

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• Alex99 (15481)
• [2008-03-26 10:10]

Hi Howard.
I am waiting for you with new pictures. Your absence is too long. I hope all is OK.

I am amazed with this brilliant picture. Subject is superb. Its colour palette is terrific as well as all other components of the photo art. Simply great DOF and razor sharpness of all details. I have few shots of the species but all of them so far from this stunning masterpiece. Bravo and kind regards.
Alexei.