This beetle appears to be a milkweed beetle...I used to remember the genus and species. They also exhibit various color patterns. I battle these critters daily in my butterfly garden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkweed_leaf_beetle
http://texasento.net/Labidomera.htm
Thanks for the information. I downloaded the pdf, do not know if it will answer all my questions, but it is a start. Now to find a lens that I can use.
Earlier this week there was an extremely interesting article on wide-angle macro. I want to use it underwater. I am shooting with an Olympus OM-D E-M1. I am totally unsure as to what lens I should be looking for with this camera. The article referenced a 15mm; Olympus does not make one perhaps an adapter ring would allow me to use another make lens. Any suggestions will be most appreciated.
I have been to India numerous times. The only problem of taking landscape photos and doing street photography is you will run out of space on your card. You will find taking photos of people very easy and enjoyable. The camel festival is lots of fun...strike out on your own, do not walk around with a group; you will have more fun and better interaction with the people. I have used both a Nikon D610 and Olympus OM-D. I like the Olympus better because it is lighter and easier to travel with. Take a prime and telephoto lens. Have fun, India is a great place, I cannot wait to return.
Your photos brought back many memories...we used to sail the bay, when in the area stopping at Tangier was a must. I believe there was only one restaurant on the island...Mrs. Crockett's if memory serves me. Good food and good blue crabs!!!!!!
I lived there 1993 then returned 1995-2001. Lived in Tamuning. Worked for Air Mike. I loved living on Guam and miss it.
Hafa Adai
You've succeeded in making me really homesick.
Hafa Adai, Greg...this is a great group.
Very interested, please include me on your list. Thanks.
I used to watch those beautiful black bird at Kadena. I was a flight attendant on the freedom birds.
I have been lucky over the past 30 years or so that I have had a camera in tow. My first was a Sea and Sea...one step up or down from the old Nikonus, depending on how you looked at it. I flooded it and the strobe. Since then, I have used Ikelite almost exclusively until I started using the Olympus EPL-1 (now 5 years old), so now time for new camera and housing. Any thoughts on the E-M10 or E-M1?? The 10 is half the price and that does make a difference...not sure if I need all the bells and whistles of the 1.
Nauticam makes a top-of-the-line housing. I am in the process of purchasing one myself for either the Olympus E-M10 or E-M1. The housings are expensive, but worth the cost. They will leak too if not properly maintained and closed.
I am an underwater photographer, currently using the EPL-1 PEN in a housing. I am researching to upgrade to either the E-M10 or EM-1. It will become my primary underwater camera. If you have any insight why I should choose one over the other I would appreciate it. I also use the Nikon D-610.
It is nice to know where these beautiful birds go after wintering here on the San Jacinto River in Kingwood, Texas.
Yes, the green flash exists. I lived in Guam for a number of years and every evening as the sun set I would watch for the flash; I saw it numerous times. The month of March was best...I guess the humidity was lowest during that month. The sky has to be free of clouds...if it flashes; it is not a guess, it is a beautiful emerald green. Keep watching, you may get lucky.