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Dytiscus marginalis
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Copyright: Marx Kol (Marx44)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-07-20 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Fuji Finepix S20 Pro, Hoya 55mm UV |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 30 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-07-27 11:48 |
| Viewed: 820 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish] |
The great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) is a large aquatic diving beetle native to Europe and northern Asia, and is particularly common in England.
The great diving beetle, true to its name, is a rather sizable insect. The larvae can grow up to 60 mm in length, while the adults are generally between 27-35 mm. They are dark-colored (brown to black) on their back and wing cases (elytra) and yellow on their abdomen and legs. A voracious predator, this beetle hunts a wide variety of prey, including other insects, tadpoles, and small fish.
(From Wikipedia) |
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Interesting POV! I have never seen so much detail in a beetle's belly! :) It is ashame you couldn't keep the whole beetle in focus... I have trouble with that, too. Thanks for posting! -laurita
- klemmg
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(1719) - [2005-07-27 17:01]
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Wow, that's great! The blurred coloured BG well sets of the glossy brown bug. Good details and exposure. Nice DOF (could be a tad more, with f/2.8 there would have been some room, though the light probably did not permit it). Some blur is probably due to motion (1/30s is quite long), again light is the restricting factor. Could probably not have been improved by a regular flash, as it would create unwanted highlights on the glossy thing. A ring flash might have worked, though I found it is not really trivial to get it to work as desired (recently bought one and am still trying without quite getting there).
Thanks for the great picture,
Gabi
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