Bug by monikozi

Bug

For the tag challenge, I got insect + monochrome. I found this bug on a rose, but no matter how much I tried, monochome did just not work for it. I changed metering, I changed shooting modes in the camera, but monochome just doesn't work. Soooo... colours it remains.
My mom says this is a sort of firefly. I don't know.
This critter (or a family member) spent its summer in our rose blooms. When I got the tags, I said: I'll go search the roses for this emerald bug. What are the chances? When I found it I thought: what did I have for breakfast to be this lucky?
There was also a dragonfly, very rarely seen around. Really... what were the chances?
For a shot taken with the kit lens, zoomed at 25mm, I am overwhelmed.
A shame that it just didnt work in monochrome....still a nice detailed shot of mr bug & his lovely colours
September 11th, 2021  
That bug has lovely colouring
September 11th, 2021  
Lovely coloured shield bug.
September 11th, 2021  
Lovely shot and details, I am all for colour ;-)
September 11th, 2021  
still a great shot in colour
September 11th, 2021  
Lovely discovery on this bug which you have captured well. FAV
September 11th, 2021  
Beautiful! That's a big bug.
September 11th, 2021  
Lovely capture
September 11th, 2021  
That bug definitely needed to be in color to properly appreciate it!
September 11th, 2021  
Great capture
September 11th, 2021  
With coloring like that, he deserves a color shot
September 12th, 2021  
So nice that the perfect contrast bug picked that flower!
September 12th, 2021  
Fascinating, this guy is glowing.
September 12th, 2021  
It's a beautiful colour and so shiny, needs to be seen in colour. It's a pity it wasn't on a leaf then you would have had your monochrome capture.
September 12th, 2021  
@salza Yes, that would have worked as well. But i noticed this bug prefers the blooms, not the leaves. I also tried an art mode of selective colour in camera, on green, but it didn't show as well as the contrast with red.
September 12th, 2021  
Indeed the contrast with the red petal really pops the already beautiful bug. It was a good study for monochrome, as not anything is suitable for it.
Thank you, @leggzy @kjarn @wakelys @ludwigsdiana @brianm @ladymagpie @marlboromaam @ziggy77 @blueberry1222 @bkbinthecity @joysabin @milestonevisualmedia @yaorenliu and @salza
September 12th, 2021  
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