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    I photographed this Blister Beetle (Family Meloidae, likely Meloe sp.) in my lightbox setup. I liked the head turn it gave me. 1D IV, 100mm macro, 1/160, f/16, ISO 100, 2 remotely fired 430EX flashes provided reflected lighting off the inside of the box, AF, HH. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

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    Simplicity rocks! I too love the killer head turn as well as the high key look, the pose, the sharpness and texture, and the perfect exposure. Way to go!
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    Outstanding Steve the detail is just amazing - everything looks optimal to me well done.

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    nice capture,sharp with nice detail,nice head angle.

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    I love these insect portraits that you do. You could make a book out of them. This little critter seems to be sneering at me and saying, "Oh yeah!" Excellent detail in those dark colors. Love the white bg. Excellent.

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    Thanks everyone for your comments!

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    Simplicity - great choice Artie, and you took the works right out of my mouth on this one when I saw it. Simplicity is not always the easiest to achieve, but this certainly 'rocks', love it Steve. The sheen and indentations in the outer casing is excellent, although perhaps a little less head turn may have exposed the eye even more, LOL. Must try Macro at some point, but think the Canon 180 may need a dust blower on it first.

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    Thanks Steve!

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