Paederus riparius / rove beetle

[Horacio Scotti]

Canon 30D / Tamron 180

Thanks for C&C :)

[Robert O'Toole]

The lighting is great, the beetle is very sharp and details are superb. I really like the diagional comp also.

The Tamron 180 is my previous favorite lens, working well for you I see :)

The beetle is sitting on a green leaf but they dont eat live foilage, they eat everything but greens! Sounds like me! I think I remember Rove beetles being the most numerous or the second most numerous of all the bettles.

Robert

[John Cooper]

Hi horacio - I think this is your best macro posting so far! Your composition is spot on here, well seen and taken!!
(The secretions of this critter can be quite toxic to some folk producing a nasty skin reaction).:(

[Horacio Scotti]

Thank for your comments! :)

I often take a lot of pictures of my subjects, looking for better angle, light, focus, exposure, etc.

This time, I just walking around early in the morning when I see this very little bug on a leaf... place my tripod, open my backpack, mount the focus rail on the head, mount the camera, connect the remote switch, check the camera settings, shoot 1 picture... and the bug go away! :)

I Think I was very lucky!

[Ed Vatza]

I'm not big into bugs, Horacio but this is an excellent image. Very sharp, very crisp. Great color and detail. I can't find anything negative at all.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Horacio, very nice details and colors. BG looks great, and nice diagonal comp.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nicely composed, the diagonal placing of the bug and the leaf really work.
Please include your f/ stop and shutter speed to evaluate better.

Great job!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Horacio,
With the clean BG and the way you composed this image it is your best so far. Keep working and keep them coming.
Well done,
Roman

[Horacio Scotti]

Thanks Ed, Mike, Fabs and Roman. :)

f/stop and shutter speed are: F11 / 0.3 sec. / iso 400

Bug lenght is about 10 mm.

I use also a Manfrotto (Bogen in US) 055 prob tripod; Manfrotto 410 geared head; Manfrotto 454 focus rail, Sigma 1.4 teleconverter + 32 mm of Kenko tubes + Tamron 180 lens. Canon 30D.

A user from a spanish forum don't agree about "riparius" identification. I 'am not an expert, my apologies if I make a mistake. I'm waiting for other confirmations. :)

[Stuart Dahne]

I love the clarity and the comp. Nice job!
The Tamaron 180 f/3.5 is one of my favorites also, keep up the good work!