I couldn't figure out what this was when I first saw it. Once I got home I looked it up and it appears to be a cow killer ant - so named because its bite is so painful it can "kill a cow." I don't know...he didn't look all that tough to me!
Canon 40D, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
f/3.5 @ 1/500th, ISO 100
Natural light; handheld
Processed in Camera Raw and CS3 with a medium crop.
Excellent Julie,
I like this image. Its well balanced in frame and it tells the story and captures the moment in time of this little hungry guy, who is probably having second thoughts on climbing so high to eat his snack...:D The different hues of green are very pleasing and your focal point is dead on. You have sharp details on the little fellow. Congrats...looking foward to your next one...:cool:
Amy, I've gone back and forth on that white area. When I tone it down it is still white (as was the leaf in person) so it doesn't really change the look that much. If I take it all the way down then it just looks like a giant sea of green so I left it in for a little contrast. It will be interesting to see what others think of it???
lovely shot. nice pose of the bug. wonderful calm BG. the only thing this I find a little distracting are the very bright reflections on the leave. maybe you can make this a little darker with Photoshop.
Nice title :)
Lovely image. Liked the composition, the DOF, the colours, everything...
I'm not sure, but was wondering if some fill-in flash from below would have helped in brining up the head details.
Good point, Kaushik. I might try to bring those out with a shadow/highlight adjustment. It was so bright on the day I took this it never really occurred to me to use fill flash for this one. Next time, I'll give it a try.
Personally, I think this is great image. The composition is great. You can count the hairs on the ant's back. The background is terrific. And the leaf looks fine to me. Very well done, Jules.
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