ARMOURED IN GOLD

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• PaulH (9450)
• [2008-03-24 12:11]

Hi Radomir,
an excellent first capture of spring! Fine crisp detail, perfect DOF and a very nice mossy setting with great colour. The light relfecting off of the carapace is beautiful.
tfs
Paul

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• Gert-Paassen (4015)
• [2008-03-24 12:16]

Hi Radomir,

What a beautiful beetle.
Good of sharpness with much detail and that in his natural habitat.

regards Gert

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• rdfoto (3058)
• [2008-03-24 12:37]

Bonjour Radomir
Superbe capture macro, excellente netteté et couleurs, très beau sujet. Bravo
Amicalement Robi

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• nglen (18250)
• [2008-03-24 12:52]

Hello Radomir. Firstly The lens has taken a fine macro shot you should be well pleased. This is an excellent close up of the Beetles. Youhave captured finedetail with sharp focusing and rich bright colours. a nice POV on the moss. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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• batu (10080)
• [2008-03-24 12:58]

Hello Radomir,
this is an attractive presentation of auronitens embedded in its natural environment.
Great depth of field, exact focus and pretty good sharpness let us enjoy an attractive view on the entire beetle.
Best wishes, Peter

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• Miss_Piggy (2801)
• [2008-03-24 13:01]

Hallo Radomir
What a delightful looking beetle. You managed to capture this big green and gold beetle in a lovely pose in its natural environment. Your title is just perfect, and so is your image. The details are clearly visible and well displayed. Great focus, great sharpness and great framing. Image presented in a superb manner. The greenery is a perfect background and compliments the beetle well. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

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• abettine (976)
• [2008-03-24 13:08]

Bonjour Radomir
Je ne sais pas quel est l'apport du flash sur cette photo, mais le résultat est magnifique. Bravo !
Antoine.

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• marcellr (3514)
• [2008-03-24 13:45]

Ciao Radomir,
questa è certamente una delle più belle specie di Carabus europee.
La tua splendida foto riesce a mostrare tutta la caratteristica scultura elitrale ed i magnifici colori di questo coleottero.
Davvero un ottimo risultato!
Anch'io uso la lente Raynox DCR-250 e sono molto contento dei risultati ottenuti.
Ciao,
Marcello

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• gracious (10973)
• [2008-03-24 18:08]

Hello Radomir,
This is a very fine and beautiful macro well captured and composed!
perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
the exposure and focus is spot on!
well done and many thanks for sharing
cheers
Tony

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• ramthakur (23125)
• [2008-03-24 18:51]
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Your Raynox has done a great job, indeed, Radomir, but a lens does not do things by itself. It is Radomir behind it that deserves all the credit for capturing this technically and aesthetically super image.
Congratulations on both accounts -- for a new lens and for your first great macro of the season.
TFS
Ram

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• Mana (15476)
• [2008-03-24 19:51]

Hi Radomir,
Outstanding macro shot with such fabulous colours and sharpness. This ground beetle looks awesome and I like the natural surrounding. Perfect lighting and exposure and the focus is spot-on. A precise DOF and a well chosen low POV to portray it. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• manyee (19540)
• [2008-03-24 22:45]

Wonderful shot, Radomir.
You really caught the irridescence on the carapace of this beautiful beetle.
Very sharp details and an interesting pose of this insect.
Love those beautiful golden legs.
TFS. : )

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• dejo (2048)
• [2008-03-25 1:27]

Hello Radomir,
Great work with your Raynox!
This is fantastic shot of this beautiful beetle, amazing clarity and details!
Colors are really beautiful!
I like the composition too!
best regards,
Dejan

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• mariki (6903)
• [2008-03-25 2:32]
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Hello Radomir,

Excellent sharp picture. Superb colours. I just wonder why, as you use a fill-flash, it is so dark on the abdomen of the insect. Anyway that is a fantastic picture.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• matatur (2386)
• [2008-03-25 2:47]
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Your new lens works perfectly and your roving eye finds the most pleasant macro-scenes easily Radomir, this is an expert capture of a beautiful bug with iridescent colorings in fine focus, great detail and nice composition. Thank you for sharing this fine scene with us indeed!
Mehmet

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• Ena (2319)
• [2008-03-25 2:50]

Hi Radomir
Beautiful shot!
Lovely combination of the green tones!
TFS
Ena

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• sandpiper2 (10820)
• [2008-03-25 4:57]

Hi Radomir

A very colourful beetle, perfectly positioned amongst the moss.
The Raybox has worked very well, I'm surprised you retained such good DOF
Long exposure is very good and sharpness is very good, great details.

Chris

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• joey (17959)
• [2008-03-25 5:14]

Wow! What a gorgeous beetle!
The iridescent green colouring is beautiful!
It fits perfectly with the lush-green moss.
Razor-sharp with superb clarity.
Congratulations on getting the Raynox 250. It is a gem of a lens!
Well done Radomir,
Joe

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• haraprasan (11593)
• [2008-03-25 8:05]

Hi Radek,
CONGRATS on owning the DCR 250. A lovely capture of this carabidae. Excellent sharp details and a fine composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• gannu (8608)
• [2008-03-25 9:50]

Radomir, Wow great shot and superb color. Sharp details and lovely view. Ganesh

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• jmp (8394)
• [2008-03-25 11:09]

Hi Radomir,
What a sharpness capture! Wonderful beetle with beautiful metallic reflections. Excellent pov, pose and composition.
TFS, José M.

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• SelenE (13345)
• [2008-03-26 1:46]

Hello Radomir,
Very good macro shot. I liked the lighting, colors, contrast, focus, sharpness, POV, composition and the details a lot. Well done and TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• Silvio2006 (21519)
• [2008-03-26 7:22]

Hi Radomir, fantastic macro of fascinating bug with splendid metallic colors, superb details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• uleko (21146)
• [2008-03-26 10:57]
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Hello Radomir,
Back to green and this is a lovely capture!! Fantastic sharp focus on all parts of this beautiful ground Beetle in lovely metallic colours. Beautiful legs too! It must have a job to climb these mosses! :-)
Thanks a lot and also for the interesting note.
Kind regards, Ulla

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• marhowie (34121)
• [2008-03-27 5:22]

Hi Radomir,
Very good detail, color, and use of flash. I like the POV and you've got great DOF..The green environment works well for this "armoured in gold" beetle :)
Nice work @ 1/2 second. How did you gain support for your camera?
Howard

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• marmottelolo (14335)
• [2008-03-27 10:18]

bonjour radomir
une bonne profondeur de champ et des couleurs naturelles.
la netetté est parfaite.
laurent

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• cataclysta (4092)
• [2008-04-02 5:36]

Czesc Radziu
Super fota. Fajne naturalne otoczenia, idealne glebia ostrosci swiaetne swiatlo i kolory Bardzo mi sie podoba
Krzysiek

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• Alex99 (13775)
• [2008-04-03 10:03]

Hi Radomir.
Once more amazing in every respect shot of wonderful specimen. Despite use the macro converter you managed to get so wide DOF. Sharpness of the insect as well as the FG are superb. Lights and colours are amazing too. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

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• fartash (10025)
• [2008-04-03 10:10]

Hello Radomir
Very intersting spieces to shoot,
Perfect focusing,DOF and composition. Superb shot my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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• boreocypriensis (9906)
• [2008-04-04 8:57]

Hi Radek, My beloved friend!
Superb shot of this beauty in all aspects! TFS. Have nice weeks in TN without me during our trips! All the best!
Cheers,
Bayram

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• meyerd (3009)
• [2008-04-07 11:48]

Hi Radomir,
unfortunately I rarely check your pictures but each time I do I'm really impressed by what you show. This Carabus is a good example: you made the definitive portrait of the beautiful and lively beetle. I am particularly amazed about the light, slightly reflecting on the elytrae, shining through the legs: you are one hell of a photographer, Radomir!
My best wishes,
Dietrich

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• TAZ (10896)
• [2008-04-18 9:11]

Hello Radomir,
Great and interesting macro, it is a pleasure for my eyes !
The "+++" : composition, nice subject, POV, sharpness, DOF, blurred BG, natural environment, exposure, vivid colors, useful complementary note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing,
Christian

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• JORAPAVI (9689)
• [2008-04-20 4:05]

Hola Radomir,
Precioso el escarabajo que nos muestras con tan magníficos detalles, nitidez, textura y muy cuidada luz, muy bien logradas estas irisaciones tan bonitas, TFS, saludos
José Ramón

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• extramundi (12676)
• [2008-05-06 12:36]
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Hello Radomir!
Very beautiful shot of this green beast in the middle of the "salad" :)
The exposure is very nice and the tight crop offers plenty of descriptive details. I will send you a photo of one of this beasts which I often find around my new house to see if you can help me.
Thanks and regards, Felipe.

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• peter_stoeckl (9245)
• [2008-05-17 0:45]

Dear Radomir,
a wonderful, perfect presentation of flashy Carabus auronitens. Your ideal approach from a low frontal point of view makes it a very lively, even dramatical encounter. Perfect sharpness, beautiful shining natural colours, wonderful lush surroundings. Thank you!
My best regards,
Peter