Insects and Thier Habitat
I have been longing to make this very contest but it wasn't possible due to the server problems. After waiting for long to upload my pictures without the error issues, here are photos I captured with my smartphone of this very insect.
Before talking about the insect, I will want to make a brief description of how I got those slides with my RedmiNote13 smartphone. My passion for nature photography began long ago, inspired by my early age of being a zoologist, I love everything about how animals interact with their environment.
Getting to know photography, I started capturing nature and insects(macro) that alone gave me a wider audience on my socials and boosted my photography skills.
Capturing pictures of that kind without macro lens seems hard but with a device of about 50mp up you can actually give a good zoom of what you want to capture. I used x3.5 and 2.7 to capture macro shots of the moving insects trying to adapt to its habitat. The pictures are edited on lightroom giving it a simple retouch to pop-up the texture of the insect.
About the insect
The caterpillar being one of the most seen insect in my environment is known to be a soft bodied one that lives mostly on leaves to survive. It has legs mainly on the abdomen area and other tiny(prolegs) which is used for grabbing of the leaves. The caterpillar can be the larvae stage of a butterfly or moth.
From my research, the botanical name for it is known as "lepidoptera larvae". Caterpillars live mostly in green areas and habitat to consume leaves for survival and development.
Behaviour
The caterpillar moved in a slow and steady way which enabled me to take few shots though it was a bit fast because I needed a steady and closed shot of the caterpillar. The caterpillar moved around slowly getting used to its environment and also consuming of leaves. The tiny hairs on the body can cause irritation when touched, I stayed far from it to experience such.
Macro insect photography is really nice and beautiful especially when you captured it perfectly. You will learn to be steady and patient enough just to take a good shot.
I'm very happy to participate in this very contest and wish for more about photography to be introduced on steemit. Most importantly, the server should be looked into too because few of my pictures can't be uploaded.
Inviting...
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I have a video that displays the whole capturing session.
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Hi, @davidmarkgeorge. My feedback
7 photos max. Different shots; close-up, medium, context.
- Common and scientific names. -Habitat. -Distinctive behaviors. -Opinion. -References.
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You have taken some wonderful photographs. You have also shared a great video. I hope you will participate in the next contests like this, thank you.