An ant walking amongst aphids. Ants feed on the honeydew produced by the aphids. More on the live of aphids here at this link. Taken with an old 50mm lens of my old Praktica SLR reversed against my Sony lens, held in place by the lenshood and some tape.
I know the light is harsh and only a small portion is sharp, but I really like the movement emphasising the busy life of ants.
Editing : rotate 45', clone in corner color, crop, curves, sharpen, save for web
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Wow, this is really up close and personal with an ant! The colors are great and the composition is pretty good, too. There is a lot of motion in the picture and not much is in focus. A faster shutter speed might have helped.
I'm getting pretty tired of bugs but this restores my confidence inthe genre. Great image due to colors, focus, and DOF. For me the diagonal comp really works. Nicely done!
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