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Jun 13, 2010 14:43 |  #1

A coworker captured two Stag Beetles for me this last week so I could photograph these impressive creatures. Here are a couple of shots, this one was a little over 50mm/2" long.


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Jun 13, 2010 14:46 |  #2

Impressive indeed!

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Jun 13, 2010 19:07 |  #3

beautiful beetle

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Jun 13, 2010 19:24 |  #4

cool!

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Jun 13, 2010 19:27 as a reply to  @ Compact Diss's post |  #5

Very good shots, very sharp.
Were they handheld?
What lense and settings did you use?
Regular flash or ringflash?

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Jun 13, 2010 19:48 |  #6

very nice... impressive creatures... never thought you had these in Missouri!

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Jun 13, 2010 21:08 |  #7

Nice shots..esp like 2. Awesome beetle!

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Jun 13, 2010 22:13 as a reply to  @ orionmystery's post |  #8

Thanks guys!

@Canon Shooter...here are the stats from my exif:
Camera: Canon EOS 40D (external link) Exposure: 1 Aperture: f/16.0 Focal Length: 100 mm ISO Speed: 100 Exposure Bias: 0 EV Flash: On, Fired
I used a tripod to take the shot with one flash (430ex) on camera bouncing it and one radio triggered to the right of my camera. I put a piece of driftwood in my lightbox and shot him there...they can fly so I didn't want to chance him flying off on me so I shot him indoors. I am supposed to bring him back to my coworker who is donating the beetle to a local museum for kids.

The lens used was a Tokina 100mm f2.8 AT-X Pro D.
Thanks for checking them out!

oh...I guess I did have one hand held shot :) Hand held and hand held camera shot!

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Jun 14, 2010 00:47 |  #9

great shot, certainly a beauty

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Jun 14, 2010 01:06 |  #10

Wonderful shots of magnificent beetles
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Jun 14, 2010 21:01 |  #11

Thanks guys for comments!

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Jun 23, 2010 11:07 |  #12

Very nice stag beetle!
I guess it's a Lucanus elaphus? ;)

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Jun 23, 2010 12:58 |  #13

is this a pet?

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Jun 23, 2010 16:13 |  #14

good setting to show him off, logs are their thing. Had a female fly in the room tonight but too absorbed by tennis on TV to take very good shots.

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