I've been trying to photograph one of these beautiful leafhoppers for a few days now.
They like hanging out on the stems of some tall sunflowers in my backyard, and as you walk around the plant, they swiftly move to the opposite side - making them very difficult to spot.
This guy proved a bit more friendly than the others, and crawled up on my finger and let me re-locate him an a big leaf which I held up to the sky and photographed him on. (So the blue background you see is actually a cloudless sky). Once I was done, I put him back right where I found him - on the sunflower near another Oncometopian with a different color variation (with much more blue as opposed to this guy's pinkish-purple).
Taken with the 50mm reversed on a few extension tubes and focus stacked from 3 photos.
Alejandro Pérez Rizo, and 324 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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C. Statton DiFiori 36 months ago | reply
WOW!! Fantastic shot!
Dagmar - Thank you :-) 35 months ago | reply
Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe ! Macro-Insects,spiders,reptiles,frogs ! Invite Only - P1/C3, und wir freuen uns, Ihr Foto unserer Gruppe hinzuzufügen.
ViviWeinreich [deleted] 34 months ago | reply
I found one these today, but my picture is not near good as yours. Congratulations.
www.flickr.com/photos/viviweinreich/4907697056/
معضاد 32 months ago | reply
wow
grate one , i like the color , all your pictures make me crazy !
Bichos de mi Patio.. 31 months ago | reply
Que es este bicho?? Jaja!!
Néelix 31 months ago | reply
Voir le groupe
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sethgoldstein72 29 months ago | reply
This is a really gorgeous shot!! Great work.
home77_Pascale 29 months ago | reply
wahouuuu !! ça c'est sublime comme macro !!
Vu dans le groupe Louisa's Macro Gallery
New Zealand Wild 28 months ago | reply
Far out ! God must have been tripping on acid when he made this !
Way cool !
New Zealand Wild 28 months ago | reply
Truly incredible ! The ultimate leaf hopper.
scud4949 26 months ago | reply
Just incredible.......!
MKawano.Photography 26 months ago | reply
Crazy bug and crazy good shot!
Jose_Campoy 23 months ago | reply
Where do you find all those wonderful insects !
amazing work.
pim van den heuvel 23 months ago | reply
I have seen a lot of macro pictures and your pictures are one of the best I have seen.
seattlerayhutch45 23 months ago | reply
Mesmerizing macro!
Ravikant Bargale 18 months ago | reply
Great Macro!
mathiasvalsgaard 17 months ago | reply
This is amazing! Have you written any kind of: "How to" post about your macro-technique? :D Would love to read something as such!
Dorsetdunk 15 months ago | reply
A stunning leaf hopper perfectly captured they are my favorite macro study and i take loads in UK though none quite as colorful or indeed as friendly
Tony Borrach 11 months ago | reply
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sylvain Richer de Forges 3 months ago | reply
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