Milkweed Longhorn Beetle on Milkweed

[ngass]

I photographed this beetle at Prairie Ridge in Raleigh. I like the colors and simple composition. I shot it using a Nikon D-80 with Tamron 180mm Macro lens mounted on a Manfrotto tripod. Exposure is unrecorded.

[Casey]

I like where you placed the beetle in the frame. Color and background are fine. Like the ways it's looking into the frame.

[rpk717]

Hi Nathanael, Welcome to CNPA!:) :) :)

This is a very nice image, as Casey said the placement of the beetle works very well. I like the blending greens in the BG. and you have good detail in the face. Thanks for posting, you get the award for posting the quickest after joining CNPA.

Hope to see many more posts from you in the future.

[mrsisu]

I too like this shot alot. Its nice to see increasing numbers of insects on the site. Its been fun to get back into some macro shooting.