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Rhinoceros beetle

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 4, 2009344 views9 comments

Still a warm autumn here in Holland. Normaly this beetle hides in the sand during winter time but I was very lucky to find a young male. They are very rare over here. The autumn colors are nice at the moment so they make a perfect background.

Iso 200 1/10 sec. F13

Edwin Kats

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9 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on November 4, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Beautiful, I love the colors of the background as well as the detail in the subject. Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on November 4, 2009 at 5:51 PM

This is a spectacular image. Love the detail of the beetle and terrific colours. For me, this is one of my favourite invertebrate images I have seen. Very well done!!

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Borzynski on November 4, 2009 at 7:02 PM

That is a really beautiful image of this insect. The color in the background really makes this image work.

As a nit, I'd like to see the back of the insect better lit, but is it is still a nice image as it.

Thanks for posting.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 109 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on November 4, 2009 at 11:24 PM

Nice find and a great comp for habitat.

Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 5, 2009 at 1:20 AM

Fantastic shot. The background really makes the image surreal, like lava squirting out of the volcano. The effect would be perfect without the foreground leaves; ?cropping out the leaves might give the picture a prehistoric feel . In any case still a great image as it is. Well done. Really love this.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on November 5, 2009 at 3:23 AM

Great details and angle of view. I don't mind the leaves, since they go so well with the bg colour-wise. Excellent shot!

Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments

Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on November 5, 2009 at 5:27 AM

Wonderful subject !!

Great colors and sharpen