Assassin Bug

[adcolon]

At least I believe he looks like an juvenile Assassin Bug.

University of Puerto Rico's Botanical Gardens with a Canon 30D, MP-65 w/macro flash, ISO 100, f/16 at 1/250 sec.

[John Cooper]

Quite a different looking Assassin Bug than the ones we get down-under adcolon.
One of those difficult critters that seem to be all legs!! Your approach to crop the legs and zoom closer to the head/eyes I think provides the best impact. Good exposure and detail.

[adcolon]

Thanks John. Leggy creatures are difficult to compose and if they move around worse.

[Robert O'Toole]

Good move to crop and cut rather than clip any of the legs. This also brings out the details in the head and face much more. I would crop even tighter.

Good sharpness also. Flash looks a little harsh though. I always diffuse for the best effect, even a sheet of paper or facial tissue taped on is better than a bare flash head.

Robert

[nzmacro]

I could be wrong, but I don't see an Assassin at all. This reminds me more of a stick insect and it could well be a very small immature one at that. But like I said, I could well be wrong. Maybe more of a small one of these.............

http://www.macrophotos.com/stickinsect/stick.html

Anyway, nice shot and those legs are hard to get in.

Danny.