Ghost by jesika2

Ghost

It's really (I think) the moulted skin of a Shieldbug which got caught on a spider thread waiting for me to find it.
15 images stacked in camera
OM1 + 90mm macro lens "S" setting
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The detail this combination can produce is amazing and using the "S" setting means there is less cropping.
Now know this is the exuvia (shed exoskeleton) of most likely a Hawthorn Shieldbug.
so eerily fantastic!
October 10th, 2023  
@koalagardens it definitely is eerie, but the really fantastic thing about macro is the ability to SEE when once we only LOOKED. This empty skin has brought a whole new dimension to my hobby. Couldn’t image what the inside of a common insect’s outer shell looked like.
October 10th, 2023  
Scary
October 11th, 2023  
A beautiful image - fav!

Ian
October 11th, 2023  
Amazing capture.
October 11th, 2023  
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