African Fruit Beetle

[TobyMac]

Found this lovely guy sitting on a strelitzia in my garden yesterday.

Shot using a Canon 7D and 100mm macro lens with a 13mm extension tube.

C&C welcome!

2 by Tobias Weber, on Flickr

1 by Tobias Weber, on Flickr

[IzzieK]

Tobias...the food shot closeup is very well done but I like #2 for seeing what it really looks like...Very nice and colourful and sharp and all that kind of closeup, I see that it is a happy one with a smiling face...

[bnnrcn]

I like #2, sharp and clear with nice colors

[Shadowman]

Nice.

[Rebel]

#2 for me as well, great close-up.

[Dave Humphries]

Great captures Tobias,

I agree that "#1" (the second image, as I type) is worth having as the 'scene setter', followed by "#2", which is, as I type, the first image above.

Perhaps edit the original post and reverse their display order, as your numbering suggests was the intended order?

Cheers, Dave

[TobyMac]

Thanks everyone.

@Izzie, the first shot was actually a happy accident but I thought it looked quite interesting

@Dave, Sorry about that the numbers are just how I label them after I have edited the images, I put the #1 Image last because I thought I should save the best for last so to speak.

[deetheturk]

Lovely capture Toby, well done!

David