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John Robinson
06-14-2016, 11:29 AM
Dytiscus marginalis.
Not one of my best but the only one I got in this position. Must try again. Had too do a fair bit of cleaning up on this one.
Beetle too fast to use stacking or could have got bubble in focus.
D7000
Sigma 50mm macro
640 ISO 125th @f10
Glass tankk- with card BG.
Cheers
JohnR

Nancy Bell
06-14-2016, 04:17 PM
Great details and I like the near symmetry this position shows! I think the horizontal water line and the bubble above make for an interesting composition.

Steve Maxson
06-15-2016, 10:53 AM
A nice clean studio look to this one, John. Good view of the sharp sickle-shaped mandibles. The long middle legs and mouthparts are sharp, but the top of the head looks soft. I'm not sure if this is a DOF issue or something else. (?) Also, there appear to be some faint horizontal streaks in that area - maybe marks on the glass?

John Robinson
06-15-2016, 11:57 AM
Thanks both
Steve- I reckon the focus poit was a bit off from the front. In couldn't work out the lines but I did assume is was the glass, but I am usually pretty careful. Senior moment maybe !!
John

Jerry van Dijk
06-16-2016, 02:10 PM
Very cool pose. I think it will be worth trying for another one of these with a bit better IQ. I would use a different background too. Those streaks look like reflections or imperfections in the glass to me.