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Dark matter!
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 388 W: 63 N: 1144] (3523)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-29
Categories: Insects
Camera: Konika Minolta Dynax 7D, Minolta AF 100 Macro
Exposure: f/16, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-03 6:56
Viewed: 430
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lesser known backyard inhabitants:

Since I always keep a stack of rotten wood in the yard I experience some nice encounters from time to time. Here it is the 20 mm long female of the Lesser stagbeetle (Coleoptera; Lucanidae; Dorcus parallelopipedus; Balkenschröter). Its larvae burrow inside rotten beech or other leafy wood. The male has big mandibles with which it can engage other males in a wrestling match, stag-beetle like.
It is one of the 6 Lucanidae species that are known for Central Europe.
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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1010 W: 285 N: 3341] (11046)
  • [2008-06-03 7:13]

Hallo Dietrich,
du hast einen geeigneten Blickwinkel gewählt, um die Proportionen des Käfers
deutlich zu zeigen - breit und platt ... und bissig. Die Strukturen der dunklen Oberflächen kommen auch gut heraus.
Beste Grüße, Peter

Hi Dietrich, superb detailed macro capture of this interesting and also beautiful coleopteran Lesser stagbeetle. Details of mandibles are astonishing! Perfect composition with superb DOF my friend! TFS. Cheers,

Bayram

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1174 W: 0 N: 1980] (8393)
  • [2008-06-03 10:46]
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Lieber Dieter,
Hübsch ist sie deine "Balkenschröterin". Ich frage mich nur, wie gross sie ist? Schöne, dezentrierte Darstellung mit idealer Beleuchtung auf dem Käfer.
Du findest wirklich immer wieder etwas Neues!
Gehe morgen nicht ins Wallis, das Wetter macht mir einen Strich durch die Rechnung.
Einen schönen Abend noch
Herzliche Grüsse
Anne

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
  • [2008-06-03 11:36]

Hi Dietrich. A very good well detaied close up of the Beetle. You have captured all the markings so well. with sharp focusing and natural looking colours. i like the texture on the old log. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 276 W: 0 N: 404] (1653)
  • [2008-06-03 20:13]

Hello Dietrich,

You did a nice clean photo of the stagbeetle. The image quality is very good rendering even fine details of the insect. As this is a big insect DOF is immpresing as there are clear details from inscet's back till the wood beneath.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1003 W: 6 N: 2707] (10057)
  • [2008-06-04 2:21]

Hi Dietrich,1st class macro,we can see all the little details of this coleopterus,not easy to show so perfectly a body that many times have a terribles reflections,my best best compliments,Luciano

Hello Dietrich,

Excellent sharp picture of this bettle in its environment. Excellent composition. very good POV and DOF. Beautiful natural colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Lieber Dieter,
erstklassiges, gestochen scharfes, natürlich ausgeleuchtetes und wohlkomponiertes Portrait des Balkenschröters. Sehr schwierig, die hart glänzende sehr dunkle Oberfläche dieses Käfers so perfekt wiederzugeben. Und der gewählte Blickwinkel der Annäherung gefällt mir sehr.
Mit Dank und herzlichen Grüßen,
Peter

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