Small Red Mite

Critiques and constructive suggestions are very welcome and

appreciated. This red mite was so small that I almost missed it (if it

wasn't bright red I might have). I took this at 1:1 and still had to

crop pretty heavily. I would like to go back and try to get a photo of

these guys at larger than 1:1 sometime.

Thank you for taking the time to view my photo and comment.

stunning color, nice focus (considering how tiny these guys are)  and his carapace texture is wonderfull. Where did you find this little guy?

i have been trying to find /photograph a red velvet mite for the longest time. maybe im just missing them because they are so small

either way. well done!

best regards

Thank you for the comment Chris. These guys are extremely small indeed. I actually found him by accident, I was working out in the yard (I live in Nevada so dry desert climate) and I was moving a wood pile. When I flipped over a piece of plywood I saw this guy clinging to the underside. I only noticed him because his color was so vibrant compared to the wood. I hope you can find a red mite of your own to photograph.

Cheers

really great detail on the mite...not sure how big this one is compared to the ones I have tried to shoot, but at 1:1 mine are nearly too small to resolve this kind of detail...amazing shot!

Here in alabama they are quite common on plants...you have to just pick a bush or something and scan it for a while...you'll find one....but also you see them often here frequently on brick walls, moving around on concrete...I am getting extension tubes pretty soon and when I do these colorful things are on my hit list...I have a crappier attempt at a red spider mite in my macro portfolio...this appears to be a different species though than mine. 

Very nicely composed, and I appreciate you got as much in focus as you did.  I wish you could have just gotten the backside of the mite in focus too, but that's asking a lot at these magnifications.  Thanks for sharing.