Insect Mischief
Dec 17, 2017 12:40:30 #
Here are a couple of shots I captured with my Samsung S5 cell phone back in July. With the first shot, above the back of the insect, I had no idea what would be revealed when I scooted around 90 degrees for a second shot. What could possibly be going on here? Have I stumbled into a lady bug's boudoir?
I realize that the first shot is not sharp, but I was contending with a Hibiscus plant moving in the breeze, as well as the pokey shutter of the phone app. The second shot, however, seems to have nailed it about as well as can be hoped for with a phone shot. My phone has become my go-to means of capturing "macro" shots since I do not have a macro lens for my Nikon D7100. Anyone else out there using such a heretical method for close work?
I realize that the first shot is not sharp, but I was contending with a Hibiscus plant moving in the breeze, as well as the pokey shutter of the phone app. The second shot, however, seems to have nailed it about as well as can be hoped for with a phone shot. My phone has become my go-to means of capturing "macro" shots since I do not have a macro lens for my Nikon D7100. Anyone else out there using such a heretical method for close work?
Dec 17, 2017 13:17:12 #
Nice second shot - but I believe these are Japanese Beetles. Nasty buggers if they lay their eggs in your lawn. The grubs feed on the grass roots and kill large patches.
Dec 17, 2017 13:20:08 #
The second is excellent, sharp and well framed, still sharp on magnification. These are Japanese Beetles (named right after WWII, wonder why the came up with that name! Probably from China originally, but those were our allies). Did you see the third one under the front bract? Some interesting stories about successful biological control in the '50's. Used to trap them--filled several 2-gallon traps every two days in the '50's in Maryland before the control took root.
Dec 18, 2017 08:46:29 #
relbugman wrote:
The second is excellent, sharp and well framed, still sharp on magnification. These are Japanese Beetles (named right after WWII, wonder why the came up with that name! Probably from China originally, but those were our allies). Did you see the third one under the front bract? Some interesting stories about successful biological control in the '50's. Used to trap them--filled several 2-gallon traps every two days in the '50's in Maryland before the control took root.
I gathered them up to feed my duck back in Maryland when I was a kid.
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