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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


This is a jewel of a beetle, reminding me of Fabergé eggs. I have previously tried full flash and a mixture of flash and daylight to show the colours. This time I used only daylight.

Last year, and the year before, a single individual spends several days on Rosemary and/or Lavender in my garden. This year, I found at least three on the Rosemary. (Update: I could find at least seven this morning. So, a thriving colony).

The difficulty with photographing this species is that it tends to remain immobile, with its head tucked into the axil (leaf/stem joint) of the plant. At one stage, either I dislodged one or it just fell on some lead debris in the plant pot. That one gave me some excellent angles of view.

Olympus EM-1, Olympus 4/3 x2TC, Olympus 4/3 50mm f2 macro, f9-13, hand-held.

Images processed in Dx0 Pro and finished in Photoshop.

The stereo is crosseye.

Harold




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Jun 13, 2017 at 01:01 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


The stereo.

|Harold







Jun 13, 2017 at 01:06 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


You photogrpahed this pritty critter very well Harold

Morris



Jun 13, 2017 at 06:41 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


Well done with some great shots Harold ~ Ron


Jun 13, 2017 at 07:34 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


Really cool subject Harold, great color and details! Fine work sir

Karl



Jun 13, 2017 at 08:48 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


Harold, have you ever photographed the wee blacksmiths that use their wee hammers to beat that shiny metal into suits of armor? Apply the iridescent colors to the metal? (okay okay - chitin)
Now *those* would be photographs. In all seriousness, thanks for revealing another beautiful creature in the hidden world most of us never see like you see.



Jun 13, 2017 at 06:48 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


Really cool! Well done.


Jun 13, 2017 at 09:51 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


Really cool! Well done.


Jun 13, 2017 at 09:51 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


morris wrote:
You photogrpahed this pritty critter very well Harold

Morris


surfnron wrote:
Well done with some great shots Harold ~ Ron


Karl Witt wrote:
Really cool subject Harold, great color and details! Fine work sir

Karl


Karl Witt wrote:
Really cool subject Harold, great color and details! Fine work sir

Karl


fredster wrote:
Really cool! Well done.


Thanks, everyone.

Previously, I struggled to get the colours as I could see them in life and seem to have done it with this, more compliant group.

Harold



Jun 15, 2017 at 03:08 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


Great shots, the colors came out great


Jun 15, 2017 at 09:06 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana


[nemphiz] wrote:
Great shots, the colors came out great


Thanks.

Harold



Jun 20, 2017 at 11:47 AM





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