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Unknown Pollen lover


Unknown Pollen lover
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3387 W: 343 N: 9480] (30807)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-31
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 100-300 /4 HSM, Digital RAW 200, 1.4 X converter
Exposure: f/11, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-04 10:24
Viewed: 1207
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This little beetle loves pollen, look at his long jaws,
when it try to clip off the pollen. I found it in a dandelion. No ID for this, I think it is a kind of flower beetle.

Sigma 180 Macro EX HSM, Kenko converter 1.4X, Handheld
ISO 200, Raw-format -1/3 ev.
Converted, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels , USM. I used Adobe Photoshop CS2 for PP

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Great picture, excellent colours and beautiful colours, the yellow around the bug is creating a very good picture, well done!

Excelent shot, Gert.
Well done on the composition and details. Excelent warm tones.

Mike

Try the Oedemera family.

Hello Gert, Excellent warm yellow color-tones that really help to make your black beetle stand out nicely..Excellent details and sharpness..The small pollen grains that cover add to the shot and give the viewer an idea of the very small size of this subject. Very well done my friend!

I've have a very quick glace thru my books and it looks like some kind of click beetle....Having said that, I really could miles off!
Very nice shot indeed with good DOF, like the way the grains of pollen show up on the black body....Regards...Ade

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-06-04 13:18]

Hahaha, I always love the photos on TN with bugs covered in pollen! It looks great. Details are razorsharp and the colors are superb, Gert. Well done on the composition. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2005-06-04 13:48]

Photo magnifique Gert, tout est bon !!Félicitations Didier.

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 382 W: 27 N: 5] (40)
  • [2005-06-04 13:50]

Hi Gert, excellent details on this close-up. Very good use of Dof. Well composed with warm tones of yellow.
Well done.

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  • pgmoni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 342 W: 95 N: 610] (2556)
  • [2005-06-04 14:53]

Excellent picture, the pose and POV are outstanding. I believe your pollen lover could be Arhopalus rusticus, a longhorn (cerambycidae) beetle. If you ae interested, you'll find some pictures of it at
http://www.koleopterologie.de/gallery/

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2005-06-04 15:47]

An excellent capture Gert,
Nice detail of it taking the pollen,great tones of colours and excellent composition.
Good work,very well done.

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  • Ina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 111 W: 6 N: 101] (767)
  • [2005-06-04 16:24]

WOW this is sure impressing... I love these strong contrast colors... Sharpnes, composition and focus looks very fine ...TFS... Ina...

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-06-05 0:40]

Excellent composition Gert, and the focus and details are so sharp and clear. Very golden tones. Thank you, well done.

stunning macro shot! crystal clear sharp, excellent colours and composition.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-06-05 3:39]

Bel insecte bien mis en valeur dans cette composition photographique aux jolies couleurs orangées, bon point de vue et bonne netteté.
Nice composition with warm & beautiful orange colors !

Nice warm colours. A great moment you catched here.
Well done
Guy

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-06-05 12:59]

Funny capture Gert! This little beetle looks like pollen eating machine ;-) Great colours and composition. Lots of details.

Very interesting bug you have here Gert. Tack sharp and soooo close. :) Excellent, great shot my friend.

Nice shot Gert,
Well captured, good detail and colours.
Thanks for posting

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