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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

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Comments (28)

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

How incredible! Gosh I am impressed by this. Congrats

30 Jan 2007 2:16am

@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 2:59am

@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

Lazy Aussie from Perth, Australia

another good one from the insect man

30 Jan 2007 3:24am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

NICE ONE BRAVO

30 Jan 2007 5:32am

@Dimitrios: thnx Dimitrios=)

Evebone from Prague, Czech Republic

like this insect shots

30 Jan 2007 5:35am

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 7:07am

@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 7:11am

@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 7:22am

@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 from Rolle, Switzerland

Magnificent!

30 Jan 2007 8:04am

@Maoya: thnx Maoya=)

Donna from Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Looks like a delicate necklace of mosquitos. wonderful photo.

30 Jan 2007 8:09am

@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 from Valence, France

Impressive and very elegant. I like it a lot!

30 Jan 2007 8:39am

@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 9:20am

Jen from United States

Great shot of something that isn't usually attractive! Wonderful work!

30 Jan 2007 9:33am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Incredible shot, Benjamin! I've never seen anything like this. Fascinating image. Very well done!

30 Jan 2007 9:47am

Francis from Hong Kong

Benjamin that a fantastic capture. This is an amazing composition. The pattern is fantastic.

30 Jan 2007 10:09am

Anne-Marie Pilon from Montréal, Canada

Beautiful shot Very sharp! Well executed!

30 Jan 2007 12:22pm

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Wow! Excellent photo!

30 Jan 2007 1:16pm

Locina from Québec, Canada

Oh wow, this is fantastic!!!

30 Jan 2007 1:23pm

Abdullah from Esfahan, Iran

I wish I could see the spider web :) nice photo.

30 Jan 2007 1:41pm

@Abdullah: thnx=) it wasnt really a spider web. just one strand across 2 branches.

zahra from United States

Excellent shot!!!I love it!!

30 Jan 2007 2:22pm

@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 3:20pm

@Michael Zhang: thanx Michael=) love theri wings too

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Incredible capture benjamin! very well done!

30 Jan 2007 4:36pm

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 5:13pm

@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 5:58pm

Craig Persel from Montreal, Canada

Fantastic shot.

30 Jan 2007 8:03pm

am3 person from Portland, United States

Wonderful shot and nice composition. This reminds me of crane fly behavior.

30 Jan 2007 8:20pm

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.

30 Jan 2007 9:18pm

@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 4:25pm

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