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Elecampane and friend
Elecampane and friend
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Lens: Sony SAL-50M28 Normal AF D 50mm f/2.8 Macro AF
Location: At home
Date: Aug 5, 2008
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 5, 2008

Viewed: 226
Comments: 13
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This is a flower of elecampane, a medicinal I grow for its cough supressant and expectoring properties. The bug was actually in a bucket of water nearby and my husband picked it up and placed it on the flower for me.

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08/07/2008 05:47:11 AM
Ooo, shiney! You can't go wrong with shiney. Great texture on the leaf. The poor bug looks a little too fat for those delicate petals, heh.
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08/06/2008 10:02:09 PM
Awesome shot and stunning colors and detail in that bug. Your husband positioned him beautifully for the shot!
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08/06/2008 09:21:13 PM
lovely composition in this shot - very good colors and recurring curved shapes
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08/06/2008 07:54:45 PM
Nice shot, looks like you were shooting in some really great light.
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08/06/2008 04:49:53 PM
Lovely beetle, and great composition
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08/06/2008 02:53:04 PM
Gorgeous colours in the flower and the bug.
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08/06/2008 12:00:36 PM
Pretty much agree with everything that has already been said.
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08/06/2008 01:25:33 AM
Like the iridescence on the beetle and the sharply focused edge of the leaf in the lower left.
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08/05/2008 11:07:48 PM
Like how the green in the beetle matches the green in the leaf. Great detail and texture.
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08/05/2008 10:22:42 PM
love it .. i was reading your description and the bug was out'v the frame .. so i scrolled up and there he was .. i laughed .. i love bugs and you've caught this one so well .. its a brilliant photograph ... those colours are excellent ...
i was also wondering about the flower .. with its expectorant and suppressant properties .. i cant work that out .. coz an expectorant brings the phlegm up and the other suppresses it .. wot a clever flower .. !!..:)
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08/05/2008 09:58:50 PM
This is beautiful! The bug is even pretty! Well done!
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08/05/2008 09:57:27 PM
Those husbands can be so sweet at times, can't they? The collaboration led to a really nice shot you've shared with us.
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08/05/2008 09:55:37 PM
WOW, that beetle is just so colorful, and so well focused..... Well done.....
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