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Backswimmer - Notonecta
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Backswimmer - Notonecta
Norwottuck Rail Trail, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 3, 2004
Size: ~10 mm
Collected from a pond, brought home to photograph, and released.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 4 May, 2004 - 10:25pm
Last updated 2 May, 2007 - 5:03am

Moved
Moved from Backswimmers.
… Boris Büche, 2 May, 2007 - 5:03am login or register to post comments

Nicely done!
I've been contemplating shots like this but haven't done them yet. Actually, I bring the subjects home and they sit for awhile in their containers and then I guiltily release them after I realize I will not find time to photograph them.
… Troy Bartlett, 4 May, 2004 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Card containers
Thanks Troy,

I actually used clear plastic baseball trading card containers to shoot the waterbugs in. They are not very deep, and not very wide, so you can focus on them at just about any point inside.

I didn't like the white background on the earlier shots I posted, so I printed out some greenish photo backgrounds and slid them underneath the container for color.
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 4 May, 2004 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

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