Cicada full body & triple rubied

[JBW]

F/14, ISO 100, 2s, natural light

[Shadowman]

Nice shots.

[JBW]

Nice shots.

this time it was 2 shots. I am starting to enjoy long exposure natural light shooting.

[madcrow]

Brian, fabulous shots. I see you have found the best reason for taken photos, enjoying it.

[JBW]

Brian, fabulous shots. I see you have found the best reason for taken photos, enjoying it.

If you mean because it's fun and makes me happy... yes I have

[Wavelength]

Fantastic shots!!!!

[JBW]

Fantastic shots!!!!

I think I'm getting the hang of this hobby

[Craigie]

Two great images Brian.

[Mike Buckley]

About the white areas on top of the cicada: Is that glare or is that the color of the cicada? If it's glare, a polarizer would be a huge help. However, because the bright spots occur on different planes, a polarizer won't eliminate all of the glare and a polarizer will reduce the light by about 1 1/2 stops.

I see you have found the best reason for taken photos, enjoying it.

Add to that that we also get to enjoy his results.

[rpcrowe]

Great work... You will soon have a wonderful collection of images shot with your Tamron 90mm macro...

[JBW]

About the white areas on top of the cicada: Is that glare or is that the color of the cicada? If it's glare, a polarizer would be a huge help. However, because the bright spots occur on different planes, a polarizer won't eliminate all of the glare and a polarizer will reduce the light by about 1 1/2 stops.



Add to that that we also get to enjoy his results.

I wasn't using a flash and it was in the shade. So I am guessing natural colouring but there were a couple of bright areas in the eyes that needed cloning out. If I can find another one to shoot today I'll try to find out.