Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lovely model you have there, and worked for crumbs. On Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 12:10 AM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > We took another day excursion to Deception Pass, this time to the north > side of channel. After a hike, we sat on a log on the beach. I noticed > this rather impressive beetle crawling toward me. After I gently > discouraged him from crawling on my trousers, we had a photo session. > Like a temperamental model, he hissed and squealed at me a couple of > times. But he needn't have worried. After I finished, he crawled away > unharmed. Later I looked him up. He's a Banded Alder Borer. Though I'd > never seen one before, they are fairly common in the Pacific coastal > region. > > Here he is posing on wood: > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50307063126/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > And here's a portrait. Impressive chompers and antennae. > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50307216042/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > And here he is, with my U.S. size 13 sneaker (EU size 47, UK 12) > included for scale. The body alone is about 1.25" long. The antennae > are longer than the body, so he's a male. > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50307063161/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > Olympus E-M5 with Panasonic/Leica 25/1.4 and Olympus 45/1.8. And a lot > of cropping, as neither of these are really macro lenses. Click on > photo to enlarge, press F11 for full screen. Enjoy! > > --Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information