Found in the conservatory.

K5, 100mm. D FA Macro.
Pentax Auto Bellows M, minimum extension.
AF200T diffused flash..
Paper diffuser tube, black card b/g.

Stack of 30, Combine ZP.

Elements11.




Thanks for looking,

Roger.

Quote: " There's a lot to be seen in the undergrowth".......

.....I remember reading, somewhere, not that long ago, "The more I look, the more there is to see."

Lovely picture, very well-seen, Steve!

Roger.

Yes, Nigel.
The second one needed (even) more diffusion.
The stacking seems to have had an (even) more adverse effect on the highlights than usual.

Note to self:
Must try harder not to burn the pies!

Thanks for all your thoughts, Chaps.

Roger.

True, Steve H.,

but wouldn't the little spikes stick in................?

Roger.

There's always a price to pay, Steve!
Thanks for looking & your encouraging remarks,

Roger.

....of a shield bug on a leaf of Woundwort, a wayside flowering plant, common on the verges around here.




There is a species of bug called the Woundwort Shield Bug, as here.....




which lives its entire life on this plant but I'm not sure these are its eggs, since I've seen other s/b eggs on the same plant but some of those are yellow/orange & some a sort of milky/clear colour.
There are either other species using the same plant or there is variation within the eggs of the one species.
I'm leaning to the latter theory, perhaps the eggs change appearance with age.....?
interestingly, the row of hook-things around the top of each egg indicate the "lid" which hinges open to allow the young to escape the egg case when hatching. I don't know what, if any, purpose these structures serve.


Both k5, off-camera diffused AF200T flash.
The eggs, 50mm reversed on 200mm, stack of 23in Combine ZP.
The bug, 100mm. D FA Macro,Tamron-F 1.4x Pz-AF converter, 31mm ext. tube.
Both elements 11.


Any thoughts you may wish to share will be most welcome.

Thanks for looking,

Roger.

Cheers, Gareth.
In a way, I suppose it is.....
All that is required of us is that we notice these creatures!

And bring their existence to the attention of others.

Our pleasure, indeed!

Roger.

Truly, my pleasure, David!

Roger.

Thank you, Peter.

Roger.

......picked a peck of pickled.....




Oh no, don't worry, I'm going!

Roger.