Green metallic and black beetle on blackberry flower

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MacroLuv
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Green metallic and black beetle on blackberry flower

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They attend flowers, me - fruits. :lol:
Not bad for hand held 1/80 s :wink: , full frame.

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Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 06.06.2007 16:27:39
Shutter speed value 1/80 s
Aperture value f/11
ISO speed ratings ISO 200
Focal length 100 mm
Last edited by MacroLuv on Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by LordV »

Lovely capture. Interesting size and colour differences. Wonder if they are different sexes.
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Post by jmlphoto »

just think those fruits were pollinated by those bugs. good capture though i love eating wild berries.
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Post by cactuspic »

Wonderful shots, Nikola

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Post by MacroLuv »

Thanks guys. :D
Actually they are different species.
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Post by JoanYoung »

Nice shot Nikola.
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Post by Ken Ramos »

The green one sort of reminds me of what we call a "June Bug." Steady hand for 1/80th of a sec. there Nikola, nice! :D

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Post by MacroLuv »

Thanks Joan and Ken. :D
Ken Ramos wrote:... Steady hand for 1/80th of a sec. there Nikola, nice! :D
Yep... but one in a thousand.
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Post by beetleman »

it is always special when you get more than one specimen in your photos and these are two excellent looking critters and a great photo of them. :wink:
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Post by MacroLuv »

Thanks Doug. :D
Here I applied selective noise reduction (only on background) and sharpening (only on bugs and flower).
Is it o.k.? :-k
No cheating? :?
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MacroLuv wrote: Here I applied selective noise reduction (only on background) and sharpening (only on bugs and flower).
Is it o.k.? :-k
No cheating? :?
I just noticed this one. The image looks great! :D

The use of selective noise reduction in some areas, sharpening in others, is not certainly not "cheating".

It is a bit unusual, though, and other people could benefit from knowing about it, so it's a good technique to mention having done.

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