The Spines

The nature has made some really amazing things. This one is actually larva of some kind of beetle, may be of ladybird/spotted beetle. Who would dare against such spines? That's how they survive in this stage.

EXIF Info:

Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikon 40mm macro
ISO: 200
Aperture: F/10
Shutter Speed: 1/160

Handheld, Edited, Cropped, Ring-flash fired.
Thank You.

Lovely. The spines look nice. Is the AF point locked slightly infront of the subject on the leaf? Please check. I feel you could have increased the ISO to 400 and used a narrower aperture for more depth of field. That would have brought more of the larve in focus, enhancing the image further. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Mrudul Godbole

Lovely. The spines look nice. Is the AF point locked slightly infront of the subject on the leaf? Please check. I feel you could have increased the ISO to 400 and used a narrower aperture for more depth of field. That would have brought more of the larve in focus, enhancing the image further. Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you Mrudul ji for your complements.

The spines look beautiful, as if it is some kind of sea creature. Since you are using a 40mm macro, it is very difficult to know which one is the main plane of focus. What was its estimated size? Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Sabyasachi Patra

The spines look beautiful, as if it is some kind of sea creature. Since you are using a 40mm macro, it is very difficult to know which one is the main plane of focus. What was its estimated size? Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you Sabyasachi da for your complements. It was roughly a centimeter long.