Chrysochroa buqueti (Metallic woodborer beetle), detail.

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:46 pm

Views of carapace details just behind the eye of this beetle. These intense iridescence colors are an excellent example of "structural color" in nature.

Nikon MM-11 microscope. Olympus LMPLFL N 20/0.40 objective. Olympus U-SWTR-3. Canon T3i camera.

Nikon MM-11 microscope. Olympus 50/0.50 LMPlanFL N objective. Olympus U-SWTR-3. Canon T3i camera.

JH · Post by JH » Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:06 pm

Amazing!

Cactusdave · Post by **Cactusdave** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:15 pm

Great subject + great setup + great photographer = something special

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 5:49 am

Ecki · Post by **Ecki** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:14 am

Just beautiful

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:32 am

Wow, beautiful!

Rogelio

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:01 am

Next year's Bioscapes / Small World winner.

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:54 pm

Charlie,

Simply incredible shots !!!

I agree with Waldo - these shots are the first candidates to the highest awards. Thay are simply breathtaking. The technical aspects and the composition are perfect.

Your skills are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Marek

flyer2o12 · Post by **flyer2o12** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:26 pm

pwnell wrote:Next year's Bioscapes / Small World winner.

Absolutely!! These are amazing!! I would love to hang these in my office!

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:10 pm

Wonderful

Fredlab · Post by **Fredlab** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:30 am

Exceptionnel.

Planapo · Post by **Planapo** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:59 pm

Wow, stunning and perplexing!
I'm seeing fantasy penguins or narwhales surfacing amidst a colourfully backlit, rippled ocean.

(No drugs involved, and I never

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--Betty

oxkarthemighty · Post by **oxkarthemighty** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 6:54 pm

My gosh Krebs, these are beautiful! You’re a master at taming those highlights that you often get from those iridescent insects, and still retain beautiful lighting.

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:28 am

Superb job, as usual

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:19 am

nothing more to be said here - top 3 of any conquest is guaranteed (: pleasure to watch.