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    This is a very young larva (about 1 inch long) of a Predaceous Diving Beetle (Dytiscus sp.). Despite its small size, it already has the temperament and ferocity of older larvae many times larger. Here it is suspended in mid-water shortly before it floated up to the surface to breath air through the tip of its abdomen. 2.5 gal aquarium setup, 1D IV, 100 mm macro, 1/160, f/16, ISO 100, 2 remotely fired 430 EX flashes (diffused), HH, AF. I chose to leave some of the visible small particles that can be seen in the water. I applied some nr to the background. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

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    I always enjoy your images of aquatic critters. Fascinating window into another world. Consistently technically & artistically right on. TFS.

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    Wow this is a superb image, i like the concept and the composition is superb too
    i love the details captured here. Looks wonderful

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    Steve super detail great pose and yes you guessed it I like the little bits of debris in the water. The DOF is just perfect, the only thing I would question is the (beautiful) blue background, I would have expected a grey/brown colour.
    Some folks have set ups like these and also put a second tank behind the critter tank, the critter being in clean water and the rear tank in less clean so you get good detail and a credible background that does not interfere with detail.

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    Wow! beautiful capture Steve. Love the details, lighting, etc... really interesting subject too.................. -- Allen

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    Thanks for the comments folks!
    Jon - I was thinking of you when I left some of those bits of debris in the background. I also agree that the background is a little too blue to look "natural" and I'll be doing some experimenting to get a different look - use of a second tank sounds intriguing. (In the meantime, I have a couple more shots to share that have the bluish background. )

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