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Japanese Maple Leafhopper
Japanese Maple Leafhopper
MaryO


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Collection: 201006 Macro Side Challenge
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jun 17, 2010
Aperture: 16.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2010

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 Once again had to resort to BugGuide.net for an ID. From a normal distance these just look like plain, light green little blips that periodically jump from one leaf to another. Up close they have some interesting patterns. There are a zillion different kinds (give or take a few); this one would have been quickly identified if I'd thought to type the host plant into my search ;-)

New configuration: 36mm + 20mm extension tubes, handheld, diffused flash.

PP - cropped, increased saturation on non-greens, increased contrast, slight dodge on bug, cloned out a few ugly leaf spots, resized, sharpened, added border.

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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
06/18/2010 04:31:31 PM
Great bug. Nice "art" looking pattern!
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 06/18/2010 04:19:31 PM
I thought this was some kind of butterfly cocoon at first. Interesting bug. Hard to tell which end is the head with the antenna stretching along it's whole body. Nice shot.
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 06/18/2010 02:25:04 PM
Another weird and wonderful bug from you.....this is excellent!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4
 06/18/2010 11:28:32 AM
wow... i like this little bug, i do not know what he is, but i like the colors... good shot!
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM
 06/18/2010 11:05:26 AM
The variety of bugs is amazing--thanks for this up-close view. Getting these fast-moving tiny things in focus, handheld--waugh! The flash looks perfect to me--good job. I keep trying & failing.
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