What Is It?

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Post by Harold Gough »

I know that one member might get this straightaway. Otherwise, I am being deliberately unhelpful :twisted:

The image has not been cropped but has been sharpened and contrast increased. Detail was scarcely visible in the viewfinder. Furhter clues/images will be posted, as appropriate:

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Frequently found in close proximity to aphid corpses, perhaps?

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Post by canonian »

Known for his polka-dot overcoat ?

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Post by Harold Gough »

Curses! I was too helpful with the sharpening.

The pose first posted was held for several seconds a number of times during several minutes. The magnification was 5:1 on the sensor. It was on a blackcurant leaf.

Some more shots, in case anyone has yet to guess:

It would then lower itself to about 45% (viewed from different angle) cropped:

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and spend most of its time horizontal:

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Post by Harold Gough »

On a nearby bush, two styles (one polka dot) of 'overcoats' were modelled by this amorous couple:

Same magnification as the original post, then cropped by about 20%:

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Harlequins.

The yellow beastie is a newly moulted pupa, the larva having set about this seconds after I saw it on the leaf and walked on by.

All: Olympus E-P2, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro, with a Marumi DHG Achromat Macro-330 (+3) supplementary lens. This makes it 3:1 on the sensor. The 90mm set at f5.6 or f8, 1/100 ISO 640, hand-held.


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