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Stag Beetle

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Posted by Kendall Hetrick on July 15, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Stag Beetle
Found this guy walking down the road. I moved him out of the way of traffic and then shot a few frames. Not much to work with in poses and the BG is not the best but it is a different shot.
70-300 600mm eq Not sure of the rest of the settings handheld no crop.
Posted by Bruce Palla on July 16, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Very cool shot. How big is he?
Posted by Kendall Hetrick on July 16, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Didn't measure but close to two inches long. Looks wicked but was pretty timid.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on July 16, 2009 at 10:20 AM
A wicked looking Beetle to be sure, Kendall. Nice catch!
Posted by Philip Schwarz on July 16, 2009 at 10:35 AM
I've heard of people moving turtles across the road but not beetles. Nice crisp shot. I would have probably looked for a more interesting place to put him down.