Shield Bug

doenoe · Apr 17, 2008

I never seen one of these guys....well not live. Pretty cool bugs. Good thing i didnt pick it up though, cause i just read that they can smell pretty bad.
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Thanks for looking
Greetz Daan

Ajay · Apr 17, 2008

Great shots! The ones around here aren't nearly as colorful.

doenoe · Apr 18, 2008

thanks

There are alot of different shieldbugs, this was the first green one i ever saw. Was a lot bigger then the usual black ones i see.

Robstar1619 · Apr 18, 2008

Great shots!
Oh yeah..they can smell pretty bad!

Chris of Arabia · Apr 18, 2008

Daan, you said in one of your threads that you were using the 430EX with a diffuser for the lighting - are you using the 430 on the hot shoe and the diffuser that's built into it, or are you doing something else?

doenoe · Apr 18, 2008

Im using the 430 on the hotshoe with this on it:
http://www.lumiquest.com/lq925.htm
Works like a charm. I heard from TCImages about this thing first and im really glad i bought it. Makes a world of difference.

Parkerman · Apr 18, 2008

Around here we call them stink bugs.... lol. Same shape.. but if you kill them they dont smell to good.

Chris of Arabia · Apr 18, 2008

doenoe said:
Im using the 430 on the hotshoe with this on it:
http://www.lumiquest.com/lq925.htm
Works like a charm. I heard from TCImages about this thing first and im really glad i bought it. Makes a world of difference.

Looks cool, I may have to invest...

doenoe · Apr 18, 2008

when you are going to invest in that, this is also a good thing to buy:
http://www.lumiquest.com/lq002.htm

Else you have to stick some bits of velcro on your flash (the bits come with the softbox) With this strap you can just remove it when you are done shooting. Else you'll just have bits of velcro attached to your flash for like forever.