210mm zoom with a eos 500d close-up lens on my 70-300
taken in chicago. it's the year for the rise of the 17-year cicadas. those things are huge, and travel in HUGE packs. eekh.
the "suit" on the left is a molted cicada skin. i was afraid of the guy on the right deciding to fly into my face, setting off a chain reaction that started with me screaming like a girl and ending with my lens shattering after i threw my camera at it and ran away.
crop, levels, color, unsharp mask.
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Wow. In the whole scheme of things against its pretty scary to think that there actually bugs that look like this. I do like to focus, exposure and composition on this photo. best Of luck with your entry.
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