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Minotaur Beetle

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Posted by Guy Rogers on March 23, 2012 at 2:59 PM
Minotaur Beetle
Canon 1D MK 1V, Sigma 180mm, iso 200, f16, 1.3ss, MLU, cable release, tripod,

three images stacked.

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Posted by John Robinson on March 23, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Great stuff !
Good to see some stacking again.
I think if the mush was a teeny bit lower it would help but no big deal.
JR
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 23, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Never seen one of these before, so thanks for sharing this one, Guy. The head structure is very cool, it almost looks like a Triceratops. No nits from me :cool:

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on March 23, 2012 at 3:14 PM
a fantastic shot Guy, flawless as far as I'm concerned. I would love to find one of these!

Matt :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 23, 2012 at 3:21 PM
What a stuuning shot of a simply stunning beetle! I have never heard of a minotaur beetle before never mind seen one so many thanks for sharing it.

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 23, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Hi Guy, just goes to show, getting a low perspective pays out, lovely. I like the sheen and imperfection on the outer shell. BTW, what is the white 'blob' on the rear of the shell, just catches my eye?

Great habitat setting, nicely framed, well executed. :toast:

TFS
Steve
Posted by Bob Johnson on March 24, 2012 at 4:28 AM
Popped out at me this one Guy. Plenty of detail but I agree with Steve on the white bit :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on March 24, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Fabulous image, and I love the detail on the elytrum. It is good to see stacking used in this way, but how on earth did you manage to keep the beetle still?

David
Posted by Barry Southon on March 24, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Guy

An absolute cracker.
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Posted by keith mitchell on March 24, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Guy it looks really good perfect detail and the sheen on the beetle is great,David has a point how did you keep it still?

Keith :smile:
Posted by Guy Rogers on March 25, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Hello and thank you for your comments.

Not sure what the white blob is but it as now been removed on the full size image.

The beetle was taken towards the end of the day when it was getting cooler and was not moving very quickly and would pause ever now and again and this is when the images was taken.

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Posted by Rene de Heer on March 25, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Perfect image. Excellent!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 26, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Super shot Guy :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey: