Rejection
There are days in a photographer’s life when things are just meant to happen and today was one for me:
1. I discovered that these slim, metallic Jewel Beetles are the main pollinators for the Thelionema caespitosum (Tufted Blue Lily),
2. That all those tiny orange coloured balls I was finding on nearly every flower was Jewel Beetle poo, and
3. It seems that beetles too can suffer from rejection.
And to think I was going to go home and have a Grandpa nap!
Photographed along the Ocean Drive Fire Trail in Queen’s Lake Nature Reserve, North Haven, NSW, Australia, on a lovely spring afternoon after a couple of days of terrible weather, I was most fortunate to find this little love triangle.
No time to set up a tripod as the beetle could disappear at any moment so I used my old close-up technique of setting a high shutter speed to combat the bright reflections from flower and beetles as well as freezing the movement of the flower and beetles and any camera shake. I used the tilt screen to frame the shot and pushed the camera out from my body so the camera strap was hard against the back of my neck to give the camera as much stability as possible.
While I have successfully researched the Tufted Blue Lily, I have been so far unable to correctly identify the Jewel Beetles. If there are any budding Entomologists out there any help would be appreciated.
Fuji S9600: RAW, Super Macro, 1/640sec @ f/2.8, Manual focus, Hand held.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.
Visit my Aussie Wildflower collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more native floral delights.
Enjoy!
WILDFLOWERS: LILIES
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Thelionema caespitosum
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Robert Elliott
well found and superbly photographed Dennis
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Robert,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you are the very first Bubbler to comment on my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your extremely encouraging ”...suberbly photographed…” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Rosalie Dale IPA
Gosh Dennis your escapades are so exciting – you’ll be suffering nap-deprivation at this rate!!! Love the huge amount of detail you have in this!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Rosalie,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you have spotted my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your extremely encouraging ”...Love…this!” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
Oh I make up for any Grandpa naps I miss out on but when the bug bites me I just have to scratch my photographic itch and get out there! 8-)
GB
Dennis
Rosalie Dale IPA
Just keep scratchin’ that itch Dennis!!
GailD
You’re a wealth of information Dennis. As well as a great photographer. Love the detail.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Gail,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you have spotted my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your extremely encouraging ”…Love the detail.” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
When I consider that I knew absolutely nothing about Aussie wildflowers until I joined the camera club about three and a half years ago, I have learned so much but in reality I know so little! 8-)
GB
Dennis
Anthony Vella
Very good presentation Dennis and highly informative narrative too.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Toninu,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you have spotted my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your extremely encouraging ”Very good…” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
So glad you enjoy my little “extras”. 8-)
GB
Dennis
Memaa
Awesome!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Memaa,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you have spotted my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your succinct yet encouraging ”Awesome!” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
GB
Dennis
Marvin Collins
Exquisite, I really like this one!!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Marvin,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you have spotted my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your extremely encouraging ”Exquisite…” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
So glad you have enjoyed the experience. 8-)
GB
Dennis
debsphotos
Another bushland beauty Dennis!! *-)
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Deb,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you have spotted my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your extremely encouraging ”…bushland beauty…” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
GB
Dennis
Lesley Hill
Another beauty and so informative as well!!!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Lesley,
Nice to see you out along the fire trail on another of my wildflower safaris and that you have spotted my photographic Nature lesson.
Many thanks for your extremely encouraging ”Another beauty…” wrap for my Lilliputian efforts.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Daniel Rayfield …. wherever you are …..,
Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.
GB
Dennis