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Golden beetle


Golden beetle
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Copyright: Monika MvJ (thistle) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1317 W: 77 N: 3012] (9272)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-13
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4200, Nikkor ED 38-114 F/2.8-4.8
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/458 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-17 4:14
Viewed: 863
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Probably one of the most beauitful beetles that can be found in my neighbourhood.

It is one of the Reed Beetles (Donacia sp.) probably Donacia bicolor judging on it's golden colouration.

Reed bettles are quite distinctive group of spectacularly coloured beetles having metallic sheen over whole body. This one is golden, but last year I've seen also some other colourations like deep violet or burgund red. I'll try to photograph them as soon as I'll find them again.

Reed bettles as the name suggest can be found on vegetation, preferably sedges or leaves of cattail, at the margins of open water such as lakes and fens.I found this one on the bank of my pond.

These beetles are aquatic. The larvae feed in air-filled galls on the submerged parts of plants, which grow along the edges of lakes. Adults appear in May and June.

extramundi, wallhalla15, eruyanik, jcoowanitwong, TAZ, marhowie, hekcik, scottevers7, liziafa, dew77, Gudule, Kaszek, ramthakur has marked this note useful
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Clear an detailed, with beautiful textures and a very nice composition. DOF is on the limit, but shows off the body very nicely.
Thanks very much, Monika.
regards, Felipe.

Very nice macro Monika. Great composition with very good sharpness and very good details. Very good job. Well done. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

Great shot Monika! Perfect pov, it's important for me you know already, I like the pov especially, this is different really. Focusing, sharpness, details, lighting on the golden beetle are just wonderful. Incredible bg also. Thank you,
Ersin

Hi Monika,
Excellent display of this beetle. Sharp and clear picture. Very well done and TFS.
JC

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-05-17 4:58]

Wooow ! What a wonderful and interesting close-up that you have very well done ! I appreciate the smart diagonal composition. Colors are vivid, sharpness and DOF are perfect... Congratulations Monika and thanks for sharing.

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-05-17 5:30]

Hi Monika
Beautiful gold colours. Great details, sharpnes, light, colours, DOF, BG and POV. also good note.
Well done

osse

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-05-17 6:36]

The golden colour makes it look like a brooch we could wear! Good find Monika, nice and sharp showing off all its details. Well done,
Janice

Witaj,

ehhhhh, co tu pisać... jak zawsze... PERFEKT!!!
Podoba się bardzo!

Pozdrówka,
Norbert

Hi Monika,
Excellent composition as always :)
Very good sharpness, detail, light, DOF, gold color, POV, and blurred BG...
Very well done!

Hi Monika,
An excellent macro! The overall composition is superb. Spot on exposure has rendered beautiful saturated colors. Detail is very sharp.You can almost reach out and feel the textures in this guy.
Scott

hi monika
je viens de voir un insecte de metal ordinaire mais celui-ci est en or? non?
en tout cas cela fait un beau cliché.
laurent

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-05-17 10:56]

it's a nice one monika,
the pov is great even as the well taken composition, very good details, good job.
gr. jaap

Hello Monika,
Very crisp focus and focal point to take this Reed Beetle. Interesting pattern on is back and wings, good DoF also.
Steve

Witaj,
Kolejne piękne makro. Bardzo dobra GO, kadr i kolory.
Pozdrawiam Malgosia

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-05-17 14:58]

Hello Monika!
Very interesting beetle,it's new to me.Golden color,POV,clear and razorsharp details and composition are wonderful.TFS...:-)

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  • Gudule Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 248 W: 11 N: 288] (1204)
  • [2006-05-17 15:18]

This is a very, very sharp macro, Monika, with so interesting details. Colors are so natural, too. Congratulations. TFS.

JN.

Hello Monika,
Another nice job from you. I love the composition, its delicate colours and details.
thanks for sharing!!
Hernįn

Cudo! Wspanialy okaz. Zdjecie - majstersztyk :) Swietna glebia. Super robota!

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2006-05-18 6:48]

very nice bug! amazing focus and details on it! also great diagonal composition. lobely colors. tfs

What a pleasure to get back to this great image I had missed due to my absence from the net for a couple of days.
The beetle is really very interesting and looks as if cast from gold.
Superb image, Monika, and thanks for sharing it.

Excellent detail on this nicely composed shot, the overall exposure has been bullseyed perfectly. :)

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-05-20 6:56]

Hi Monika,
Beautiful shot, what an amazing looking Beetle. It's shell looks like the golden jewellery from North Africa (the Moors I think!). Excellent shot again, perfect diagonal composition. Great work.
Cheers,
Adrian

Great capture Monika,
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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