The Mighty Hercules

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• TAZ (10922)
• [2006-06-17 0:48]

Wooooooow ! What a wonderful and impressive insect that you have very well captured ! I would like to see in real... Composition, colors, exposure, DOF and sharpness are great ! I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Paul and thanks for sharing with us.

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• Janice (17726)
• [2006-06-17 1:14]
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Yes, a very impressive beetle Paul! Is this one 8 inches? What a monster! The colours and details are nice and sharp. Very good capture, thank you,
Janice

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• phlr (2804)
• [2006-06-17 3:54]

Fantastic photo of this insect!
I like the bright!
Very good on colours!
Excellent on details and DOF!
Very good POV!
5* and TFS!

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• thistle (9264)
• [2006-06-17 4:02]

Hello Paul,
Since I think in centimetres I had to check how cm 8 inches have. It seems it's about 20. I never know they can be so huge. I wish you had a picture of one on your hand.
Anyway, this shot is great technically and very nicely framed.
VERY WELL DONE!

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• loot (9335)
• [2006-06-17 4:45]

Hi Paul
The mighty conqueror standing at the top of the world. Size by size this is the strongest animal in the world even out performing an elephant. If you were to close your hand on one of these you would be exposed to that strength as there is no way how you will be able to contain it. It will force your hand open with a 'smile' on that horny face.
I like this vertical composition and POV showing lovely natural colours and great details, The well removed OOF BG compliments the insect and the spot-on exposure shows excellent contrasts on its shiny black surface.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-06-17 5:29]

Hello Paul,
Excellent close up.Details are crisp clear and razorsharp.POV,
lighting,colors,BG and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

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• AndyB (3980)
• [2006-06-17 5:40]

hello Paul,
An excellent capture of this beastie.
No need for a macro lens on this one then! :-)
Good lighting,excellent detail and a great POV.
I've note seen one of these before.
Great shot,very well done.

TFS

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• extramundi (12764)
• [2006-06-17 6:35]

Just impressing.
I would love to hold it in my hand and feel the mass of this beast.
The shot is really lovely, sharp x 2, very good pose, excellent textures and very descriptive.
Very well done.

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• soccer (1927)
• [2006-06-17 6:47]

Paul,
Excellent vertical composition, Sharpness, BG and detail of the subject. TFS,
Sheriff

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• jmp (8406)
• [2006-06-17 8:32]

Hi Paul,
Yes, it's a impressive beetle and the shot is impressive too! 8 inches is a real great length!!!
TFS, José M.

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• puciu (2599)
• [2006-06-17 9:43]

Fantastyczny owad, świetne zdjęcie kompozycja dobra i bardzo dobra ostrość. Idealna ekspozycja.

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• ddg (5013)
• [2006-06-17 11:03]

Hello Paul, great macro with this strange bug!!Excellent POV and great colors, TFS, Didier.

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-06-17 17:21]

This is one big Beetle Paul,

Good detail, colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV and composition.

Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

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• Dando (3080)
• [2006-06-17 17:31]

Hi Paul, excellent close-up of this Hercules Beetle. I must abmit he looks very impressive. You have captured him very well with good lighting, exposure, colours and detail. I also like very much the way you handled the composition, very well done and TFS.
Dean.

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• glazzaro (4497)
• [2006-06-18 0:13]

Detail is excellent and nice job on the comp too!

Greg

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• PDP (11761)
• [2006-06-18 4:39]

Nice shot, don't know about a macro lens, a wide angle might have been better! Good image, nice composition and details - well done.

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-06-18 15:56]

Excellent shot Paul. Sharply exposed and good POV. Well composed and nice dof. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• peter_stoeckl (9375)
• [2006-06-18 16:40]

Hi Paul,
spectacular document!
Wonderful pose, perfectly taken.
Looks really adventurous.
Your image and notes tell an exciting story!
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

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• jossim (11890)
• [2006-06-18 21:41]

Bonjour Paul!

Félicitations pour la netteté et l'éclairage.
Le sujet est surprenant.
Merci.
Joseph

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• gerhardt (11541)
• [2006-06-19 10:18]

Brilliant capture. the exposure on the blacks are perfect. nice DOF and compo. Love to this one in real life.

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-06-19 15:30]

Hi Paul,
Wow! At what size does a bug stop being a bug? :-) This is huge! Great shot, perfect detail, excellent colours and great POV showing us a hint of the bright orange underside. Excellent shot.
Cheers,
Adrian

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• Xplorator (7614)
• [2006-07-15 4:36]

COME OUT, COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE!

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• a_christoforos (190)
• [2007-03-21 20:34]

φοβερό!!! Τέλεια απο τεχνική άποψη αλλά και ωραία θέση λήψης.

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• marhowie (34859)
• [2007-09-09 3:18]

Hey Paul,
A length of up to 8 inches..half of it comes from this magnificent head-gear I see :)
Perfect sharpness, detail, DOF, color, exposure, etc, etc..
This is an outstanding macro, and second to none!
Very well done.
Howard