Beetle : "I think you are too close to me!" -- Macro in photography-on-the.net forums

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Mar 13, 2009 19:33 | #1

a long-horned

1. trying my best for composition, as this guy too big (this was shot with 1:1)

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2. standard portrait (must have

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3. mpe must have half face portrait (~3:1) and next time macro the orange guy

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Mar 13, 2009 20:03 | #2

great series, WOW last shot really puts the beetle into size

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Mar 13, 2009 20:06 | #3

spidermanrbryce2006 wrote in post #7519266

great series, WOW last shot really puts the beetle into size

thanks Bryce

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Mar 13, 2009 21:01 as a reply to @ liewwk's post | #4

Love the first one,all are great,I hope the day will come when I can get a shot looking like the first one.

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Mar 13, 2009 21:47 | #5

Sharon S wrote in post #7519513

Love the first one,all are great,I hope the day will come when I can get a shot looking like the first one.

thanks Sharon,.. i am sure u can

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Mar 13, 2009 22:01 | #6

That is amazing, the details we see on the face of the beetle in the 3rd shot is very impresive.

Great photography Liewwk

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Mar 13, 2009 22:10 | #7

Rickinferno wrote in post #7519795

That is amazing, the details we see on the face of the beetle in the 3rd shot is very impresive.

Great photography Liewwk

thanks .. and congraz that u got the 100mm USM macro

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Mar 13, 2009 22:15 | #8

Excellent work on these, when I got this close to one very similar to this one, he started Hissing at me. Imagine my surprise.

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Mar 13, 2009 22:17 | #9

Bald Eagle wrote in post #7519866

Excellent work on these, when I got this close to one very similar to this one, he started Hissing at me. Imagine my surprise.

thanks ... beetle bite ... I think Kurt bite by one of them same outing with me

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Mar 13, 2009 23:51 as a reply to @ liewwk's post | #10

number 2 is amazing.

Its a good thing bugs have lots of eyeballs. looks like that things been threw a war .

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Mar 14, 2009 00:00 | #11

FireDragon wrote in post #7520376

number 2 is amazing.

Its a good thing bugs have lots of eyeballs. looks like that things been threw a war .

thanks

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Mar 14, 2009 00:13 | #12

Excellent work. I love the beaten look on the face in #3. War torn even.

I'm in Canada. Isn't that weird!

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Mar 14, 2009 01:03 | #13

XboxWeasel wrote in post #7520489

Excellent work. I love the beaten look on the face in #3. War torn even.

thanks

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Mar 14, 2009 01:21 as a reply to @ great_eagle's post | #15

I love them all.. wonderful detail. This beetle looks really menacing.. I wouldn't want to get that close to one :confused:

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