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Air raid
Posted by benjamin (singapore, Singapore) on 30 January 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
somehow i prefer this framing to the other one i took. will be posting that other one 2moro.. yea.. they re male mosquitoes stuck to a strand of spider web. hows it? =P
vivitar series one 105mm f/2.5 macro
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
How incredible! Gosh I am impressed by this. Congrats
30 Jan 2007 7:16am
@Helen: thanx alot Helen=P
Andrea Cebrero G. from Vienna, Austria
eeek... I decidedly have a phobia of this particular kind of mosquito... but I must say, put in focus like that and with the blurred out background they almost look pretty... like a mosquito-garland. what IS that background, anyway?
30 Jan 2007 7:59am
@Andrea Cebrero G.: thanx Andrea=) ermz. the back ground. the dark are shadows from tree branches. the white should be my school buildin gin the bg. then the tinge of blue comes from the sky. yups. good thing the owner hadnt eaten them yet=P
@Dimitrios: thnx Dimitrios=)
Anne from White Rock, Canada
Oh! Fantastic picture Benjamin. Really well done. The transparency of the wings is pretty. Never occurred to me that mosquitos could look so good!
30 Jan 2007 12:07pm
@Anne: thanx anne=) yea. love the veins in insect wings.. if only could post this picture bigger.. thnx again=)
deon from Singapore
hey omgdness that's amazing! where/how did u find all these mosquitoes?
argh so many of them. and they look like daddy-long-legs. ahhh scary scary ='(
but it's a very pretty photo!
30 Jan 2007 12:11pm
@deon: hey! thhnd Deon=) was in school. you noe.. in the middle of the circle? out side LT5. was under one of the pine trees beside the wire sculptures. just happened to almost walk into it=P
jennifer radio from United States
Eek! I hate those things! But you've managed to make them beautiful .. I still think they're gross. :P
30 Jan 2007 12:22pm
@jennifer radio: hmmz.. its not my grossest image=P have one of a black and white cockroach. then its thorax was transparent. you can see the tissue fibers inside.. i cringe even thinking about it. haha. thnx for your kinda comments=P
@Maoya: thnx Maoya=)
Donna from Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Looks like a delicate necklace of mosquitos. wonderful photo.
30 Jan 2007 1:09pm
@Donna: thnx Donna=) it is delicate. if im not wrong, if you just touch the web slightly they ll be able to fly free... what puzzles me is that. since young i ve seen them like this. and they re always stuck on the tips of their front legs.. y?. haha. thnx again for dropping by=P
@Still: thanx still=) love your post today too!
Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan
Indeed looks like an air raid, Great framing and contrast!
30 Jan 2007 2:20pm
Jen from United States
Great shot of something that isn't usually attractive! Wonderful work!
30 Jan 2007 2:33pm
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Incredible shot, Benjamin! I've never seen anything like this. Fascinating image. Very well done!
30 Jan 2007 2:47pm
Francis from Hong Kong
Benjamin that a fantastic capture. This is an amazing composition. The pattern is fantastic.
30 Jan 2007 3:09pm
@Abdullah: thnx=) it wasnt really a spider web. just one strand across 2 branches.
@zahra: thnx zara=)
Michael Zhang from New York City, United States
Oh WOW. The details on the translucent wings are excellent. Very very nice shot, I love the lighting. Damn nice.
30 Jan 2007 8:20pm
@Michael Zhang: thanx Michael=) love theri wings too
Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia
Incredible is the right word. Excellent use of light here Benjamin, the pattern they're making is almost disturbing in a way knowing their about to become food. Great work!!
30 Jan 2007 10:13pm
@Chris Sullivan: thnx chris=)
Ahraht from Loures, Portugal
Believe this was a difficult one to achieve. That´s why it's a great shot.
30 Jan 2007 10:58pm
am3 person from Portland, United States
Wonderful shot and nice composition. This reminds me of crane fly behavior.
31 Jan 2007 1:20am
Evelyn from New Milford, United States
I guess if they're in an air raid, they're the kamikaze, eh? There's something very sad about male mosquitoes...they don't bite us, but they still get the bad rap. And, apparently, they become spider feed.
I feel like something about your photo is very sad as well. They're just kind of hanging there on display, stuck there by one tragic mistake--touching the tip of one leg to a sticky skein of the spider's web.
31 Jan 2007 2:18am
@Evelyn: hmmz... yea. i think wad you ve said is true.. din really think of it that way though.. thnx for the view point and the comment=)
Lyndsey Le from Houston, TX, United States
What a rare shot! I see West Niles coming ... lolz. Awesome one, Benjamin!
4 Feb 2007 9:25pm
Nikon D200
1/250 second
F/5.6
ISO 125
157 mm (35mm equiv.)