The Harlequin Highway

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• Argus (34927)
• [2008-10-14 2:59]
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Hello Rick,
An excellent capture of a this Harlequin Bug nymph highway, the nymphs themselves shining shaply in their glory. The technical features and your use of the Canon 100mm macro are excellent. The composition is pleasing and it's interesting to notice that you chose to have the highway stem upside-down!
TFS this beauty,
Cheers,
Ivan

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• matatur (4470)
• [2008-10-14 8:42]

A pleasant diagonal composition in a vertical format Richard, those tiny but colourful pentatomids look so nice in your sharply focused and well exposed close up. TFS this fine image my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2008-10-14 10:33]

Hi Rick,

A wonderful capture of these colorful bugs climbing up and down the branch. These Harlequins have the most beautiful irridescent colors. Excellent details of all of them. A wonderful vertical composition.

Jane

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2008-10-14 13:30]

Hello Richard! What a stunning image! It's well composed and technically perfect, thanks my friend!

Mario

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2008-10-14 23:58]

Richard, this is a fantastic image of 9 bugs straddling a branch. You have captioned the image very aptly.
These are some pretty bugs with bright metallic backs. I like the composition and the colours in this picture.
Well done and thanks for sharing this lovely image.
Ram

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• jpdenk (2061)
• [2008-10-15 6:48]

Hi Rick,

Nice shot of these colorful, little beasts, good exposure and composition.

Thanks,
John

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• claudine (0)
• [2008-10-15 8:17]

Hi Rick,
They are beautiful creatures and I like this composition a lot with this diagonal branch and good details on all the insects! Their brilliance are nice to see. Thanks,
Claudine

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• PaulH (13083)
• [2008-10-15 10:34]

Hi Rick,
love this one mate, the colours are mesmerising and you caught this scene with very good clarity and detai too, well done!Perfect DOF too, great work!
tfs
Paul

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• uleko (2769)
• [2008-10-16 0:54]

Hello Rick,
Fancy finding a whole lot of these beautiful Harlequin bugs! We did managed to see one!!
Excellent composition showing great focus and sharp details of these colourful bugs. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• Janice (18648)
• [2008-10-17 2:16]

What pretty colourful bugs they are Rick. Such bright iridescent colours, and soooo many of them too.
Harlequin Bug - good name for them
Well seen and captured
Janice

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• bobair (5126)
• [2008-10-17 19:35]

Hi Rick,
these bugs sure are nice looking and colourful.Nature sure is a wonder when you stop and think about what with all of her variety of forms and colour and these insect are no exception and you have captured very well the colour and form of them with sharp details and great colour.Are they harmful creatures or are they predators of other insects?A well done shot with an airiness to it,I like.Thanks for sharing. Bob

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• iris (3016)
• [2009-01-12 22:25]

Hi Rick,
There is no chore for the likes of us in the garden ...because we would all find some thing or the other to photograph even as we do our work!!!And here is one you were lucky to find even as you went about trimming your hibiscus tree...this is a maco that has a nic fun element ...the composition with the group is quite a treat to watch. I also like your title...that is one highway for sure...Despite the slight distraction caused by the lighted BG, the metallic blue on the bugs outshined the BG making this a real fine capture.The vertical composition presents the scramble quite well and all the seven bugs completely in the frame are in very good focus.Quite tastefully composed.
Thanks much.
Cheers
Silpa