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Cicada Song


Cicada Song
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Copyright: Mario Barral (pikas) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 9 N: 281] (1100)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-27
Categories: Macro
Camera: Canon EOS 450D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS, 58mm UV Hama Filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-05 8:06
Viewed: 620
Points: 74
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Portuguese]
I don´t have material for shot macro photos yet, but I walked in a garden in Almada, and this cicada starts to sing for me claiming to photograph it!!! And here it is...

I hope you like it.

A cicada is an insect of the order Homoptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the globe, and many remain unclassified. Cicadas live in temperate to tropical climates where they are among the most widely recognized of all insects, mainly due to their large size and remarkable acoustic talents. Cicadas are sometimes colloquially called "locusts", although they are unrelated to true locusts, which are a kind of grasshopper. They are also known as "jar flies". Cicadas are related to leafhoppers and spittlebugs. In parts of the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States they are known as "dry flies" because of the dry shell they leave behind.

Cicadas do not bite or sting, are benign to humans and plants, and therefore are not considered pests. Many people around the world regularly eat cicadas: the female is prized as it is meatier. Cicadas have been (or are still) eaten in Ancient Greece, China, Malaysia, Burma, Latin America and the Congo. Cicadas are employed in the traditional medicines of China.

The name is a direct derivation of the Latin cicada, meaning "buzzer". In classical Greek it was called a tettix, and in modern Greek tzitzikas - both names being onomatopoeic.

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Ciao Mario
Great macro
perfect details and good POV
a very good job
congratulation
Vincenzo

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1298 W: 0 N: 2579] (20729)
  • [2008-08-05 9:34]

Hello,

Très belle image de cetgte cygale, elle sont pas faciel à capter, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2025 W: 144 N: 3404] (13633)
  • [2008-08-05 9:37]

hi Mario

Very interesting capture of this insect at such close up. We will have great difficulty to get close to them in Malaysia. They stopped singing when we approach. The insect's sound is always very sharp and loud. We have a lot of these insects for afternoon hours.

tfs, bill

Hello Mario,
Although the cicada blends well with the tree trunk, there is good sharpness and attractive colors in this composition. The wing venation is apparent and the eyes are well defined. I bet you can't wait to get your macro equipment. My best regards, Danilo

Boa tarde mario
Cicada? Great composition and beautiful details.
Quando tivers o material , cuidado contigo. Parabéns.
Teresat

Hi Mario
Excellent macro and composition with beautiful
colored effect.TFS
greetings
H.Ayhan

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  • mbrito Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1631 W: 118 N: 2812] (11336)
  • [2008-08-06 2:58]

Olá Mário,
Apesar de não ser grande apreciador de insectos reconheço uma boa macro, apesar da limitação do material; bom detalhe e compo.
Parabéns, mb

Hello Mario,
Very nice close up, lovely natural colors, good details, excellent sharponess and nice light.
Angla

Hi Dear Mario
Excellent capture and note
Very well done
Thanks
Burak

Merhaba
Good work. Good DOF.
Well done. Thanks for sharring.

Kerem

Ola Mario,
Bonita composicao.Interessante notar o desaparecimento das cigarras.
(Aqui no Brasil).
Parabens e abraco,
Ralf

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  • Kiwis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1273 W: 0 N: 189] (13118)
  • [2008-08-06 7:54]

Hi Mario,
Détails clairs et point de vue intéressant de cette cigale. Very good job with your material.
Regards
Diane

Bonjour Mario,
Tu n'as peut être pas d'outils pour faire de la macro, mais quelle chance d'avoir pu la photographier, elle est superbe ta cigale, avec de magnifiques détails, l'an passé j'ai voulu en photographier une, le temps des réglages, la belle était partie!
Donc Bravo Mario
Amitiés
Odile

Olá Mario,

Gostei muito desta, acho que nunca tinha visto uma cigarra assim :$..

As cores dela são fantasticas!

Parabéns,

um abraço.
Marco

Hi Mario
Nice shot. I think I can hear the song. Excellent macro. I like the size of the photo. Nice framing
Best wishes
Melany

Hi Mario,

I love the sounds they make, I think somehow it is quite relaxing and always reminds me of lazy summers evenings.
However I have never seen one, so thanks for shwoing me.
When you are going to buy a special lens, it is well worth to have a look at what and how Tjutjut makes macro's of insects.

TFS
Els

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  • Niva Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1152 W: 2 N: 842] (10499)
  • [2008-08-08 6:51]

O canto da cigarra! Aqui no Brasil gosto de escutar a cantora Simone interpretando a velha canção da cigarra! Vale ouvir!
Bonita foto, Mário, uma boa nota também.
Um abraço,
Nivaldo

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1422 W: 31 N: 3066] (12438)
  • [2008-08-08 9:12]

HI Mario
I hear them especially in the past few days, but have never seen what they looked like, so to me this intructive.
No wonder I don't see them they blend in so well with the wood.
Good marco shot.
Dot

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  • rewind Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 114 W: 5 N: 128] (1084)
  • [2008-08-08 10:43]

Hi Mario, nice macro of the often heard and rarely seen cicada!
Best regards,
Les

Uma boa macro. Parabéns

Ciao Mario, beautiful macro of splendid cicada, good focus and great details, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2733 W: 412 N: 2987] (32833)
  • [2008-08-09 4:11]

merhaba dear Mario..
wonderful shot and macro..superb colors and focus..bravo..selamlar

and you took very well
in Italy called cicala
wonderful and perfect to remember summer
grea mood and details
thanks
have good day
ciao
Lucio

Bonjour Mario,
Superb macro, excellent POV. and details very well presented and composed with an excellent details, good colors and light, very well done.
Michel

Olá Mario,
Obrigada por me apresentar à Sra. Cigarra que passa o tempo todo a cantar em vez de trabalhar...se eu visse este bichinho sem identificação pensaria que era uma traça!
Bom trabaho.
Esperança

Parabéns! Boa macro!! Uma área a explorar: venha o material!
Excelente sentido de oportunidade. Boas cores!

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1521 W: 123 N: 2178] (20037)
  • [2008-08-10 9:41]

Hello Mario, I like the way you composed this shot, good details and good dof, well done, thanks!

Mario

It is not bad macro at all.It's good pic....Just..problem is background,it's too colorful,and with strong texture..but you will make extra ordinary macro shots,you have eyes and great hand for this :)
Just keep shooting:)

warm regards
biljana

Ola Mario

Bonito tiro da Cigarra
por aqui elas ainda não começaram a cantar
como ainda esta frio, elas estão por ai.
Logo,logo elas estão chegando!
Saudações!

Sergio

Bonsoir Mario,

Très jolie macro, très nette et bonne composition. Les couleurs ainsi que la lumière sont également très bonnes.
Félicitations,

Seb

Hi Pikas!
Very sophisticated work. Original job. Good sharpness.
Cheers!

Excellent macro shot!

Olá Mário,

Excelente captura desta estranha criatura.
Focagem correcta e cores equilibradas.
Um abraço.

Hi Mario,
Very good details on the cicada. The sharpness is very good and bokeh is beautiful. Nicely done Mario.

Regards,
Ramdan.
:) later

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 31 N: 1634] (9994)
  • [2008-09-03 12:49]

Hi Mario

This is a very nice macro shot. I love the framing of the shot, the DOF is perfect as well. Good sharp focus on the insect and nice natural colours

TFS

Karan

Hello Mario. Sharp detail of this chicada in a well framed perspective of the tree bark. Good focus and depth in the shot. Regards. Jusni

ciao Mario !

great macro!

very detailed and well composed!
Congrats!
best wishes
Ania

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