Colossus Duel

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• fyapici (6126)
• [2006-08-22 6:49]
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Hi Ricardo. Very good capture. You have done it very well. Clear and sharp details. TFS.
TECHNIQUE
Composition : 5
Sharpness : 5
Colour : 5
Depth Of Field: 5
Point Of View : 5
Background : 5
Contrast : 5
Focus : 5

PRESENTATION
Framework : 5
Note : 5

Selamlar / Regards.
Fevzi.

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• batu (11046)
• [2006-08-22 6:49]

Hallo Ricardo
a fascinating scene which you captured. Great depth of field and sharpness.
A valuable (Trek)nature-document!
Best wishes, Peter

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• carper (8208)
• [2006-08-22 6:50]

What a fight Ricardo,
Fantastic bugs, the action shot is well taken with fine details and in a good composition, very nice to look at, well done.
gr. jaap

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• uleko (23588)
• [2006-08-22 7:04]

Fantastic shot of these fighting Rhinoceros beetles! Looks very vicious! Very sharp and the lighting is excellent.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-08-22 7:04]

Hi Ricardo,
This look great! Very unique looking insects. The fill flash exposure looks excellent. Nice colors and sharp detail. Very well done capturing this battle.
Scott

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• greghume (1776)
• [2006-08-22 7:11]

Hello Ricardo
Nature tooth and claw. Ferocious battle well seen and captured. Regards.
Greg

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• pione (542)
• [2006-08-22 7:13]

Eres de verdad un maestro!! Parese un partido entre gigantes, pero todo es en 5/6 centimetros!!!
Ciao Paolo

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-08-22 7:37]

Hello Ricardo,

And let the fight began, Excllent colors, Bg, POV DOF Perfect details, perfect colors, very nice work, TFS Kyle

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• sandpiper2 (11475)
• [2006-08-22 7:46]

Well done Ricardo.
The rhino's of the insect world in battle, excellent post.
Great composition and sharpness.

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• Alex99 (14679)
• [2006-08-22 7:56]

Hi Ricardo.
This is fantastic. Great moment was captured. Outstanding sharpness and details of the insects and a branch. DOF and BG are excellent also POV and exposure. BRAVO and TFS.
Alexei.

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• takos1 (2571)
• [2006-08-22 8:05]

Formidabile foto Ricardo!
Dettagli molto precisi, ottimi i colori e composizione, bravo!

Ciao.
Franco

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2006-08-22 8:47]

Hi Ricardo !
You have captured a fantastic battle scene ! Your timing was perfect ! These beetles look huge, and very impressive. Excellent details, colors, composition and POV. Very well done !
Valérie.

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• ddg (4997)
• [2006-08-22 8:58]

Bonjour Ricardo, amazing macro-shot with an excellent timing and a great composition also. Razorshape details and very nice colors, well done, Didier.

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• saguzar (6637)
• [2006-08-22 9:19]

Hola Ricardo,
Monumental pelea de colosos :) La verdad es que los he visto en cantidades, pero nunca pelendo entre si, tendre que esperar al verano para ver si tengo oportunidades.
La foto es estupenda, con unos detalles, uso del flash y composicion barbaros. Esta de 10.
Saludos
Hernan

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• Aramok (4799)
• [2006-08-22 10:23]

what a stunning picture of these 2 beetles you have captured there.

DOF, colours, sharpness are all excellent.

TFS
Emma

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• horia (12498)
• [2006-08-22 10:24]

Hi Ricardo

Waht an interesting moment you managed to capture here!
Excellent timing above all! Also very good are the POV, sharpness and DOF. Nice light, colors and fraing, make this post a very good one.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• jeanpaul (13845)
• [2006-08-22 10:28]

Salut Ricardo
Félicitation pour cette belle composition avec cette bataille de titan avec ces deux rhinos beetles.les couleurs et les détails sont magnifiques.
Merci et au revoir...JP

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• marhowie (34593)
• [2006-08-22 10:28]
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Hello Ricardo,
Great drama :) Perfect title..
As usual, an exceptional POV & well framed.
Exposure, color, DOF, and sharpness are all very good as well. I like it!
Very well done.

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• jmp (8400)
• [2006-08-22 12:13]

Hola Ricardo,
Sorprende ver lo poco agarrado que está el coloso de la derecha y que no se caiga. Parece que el cuerno no sirve para la pelea, entonces ¿se impresiona el rival?
Excelente reproducción de las superfices negras brillantes y magnífica captura de acción. Gran composición, nitidez y punto de vista.
Un saludo, José M.

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2006-08-22 12:22]

hi ricardo
tres beau duel,
merci de partager.
laurent

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• osse (7745)
• [2006-08-22 12:27]

Hi Ricardo
Well seen and captured. Good sharpnes, details, colours, light, DOF and POV.
Well done my friend

osse

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• wuta (2034)
• [2006-08-22 13:25]

Hello Ricardo , Fantastic shot ,good timing , good sharpnes details colours pov bg ,very good job ,tfs Greetings Teunie .

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• TAZ (10918)
• [2006-08-22 13:44]

Wooow ! These fighter are impressive. Great actionn shot with a dramatic scene. The quality of this capture is excellent. Bravo Ricardo and TFS.

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• Hil (4839)
• [2006-08-22 14:49]

Hi Ricardo

Great action shot, the detail is superb and the coloues and lighting are excellent. Well Done.
Great links and note too.

TFS
Regards Hilary :)

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2006-08-22 14:50]

Hi Ricardo,
that's a spectacular moment, and with the perfect headline. You have seen a wonderful fight, I like it, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• Signal-Womb (10933)
• [2006-08-22 16:02]

Hi Ricardo,
Yes you caught a great opportune moment as these two battle. Strange looking insects I must say, they look quite large. Very well done.

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-08-22 17:52]

Hello Ricardo,
Great moment you have captured,
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
superb colours, lighting and exposure. DOF is spot on and the POV is good. Timing is excellent.
Well composed and well framed.
Thanks for posting, have a great week.

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• cmarzano (866)
• [2006-08-22 20:32]
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OPORTUNA TOMA DE LOS MACHOS DEL TORITO CON VALOR DOCUMENTAL BIOLOGICO!!!!
SALUDOS
CARLOS

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• jcoowanitwong (11461)
• [2006-08-22 20:46]

Hello Ricardo,
Very good action shot. Well focused with all details clearly seen. Well done and TFS.
JC

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-08-22 21:46]

Hi Ricardo

Very neat image.It looks like a very fierce battle.Excellent POV and DOF .I am betting on the bull bug on the right.Lovely composition and well saturated colours. Great job! TFS

Rob

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• flagman (2381)
• [2006-08-23 4:33]
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Great moment you've captured. Perfect exposure. I think I may have preferred a wider crop just to give them a little more fighting space!

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• vanderschelden (26640)
• [2006-08-23 8:30]

Ricardo,
Thank you for this Star Wars capture...
Amazing fighters...never seen!
TFS
Annick Vanderschelden

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• elefantino (13731)
• [2006-08-23 8:34]

Ola Ricardo, nice fighting moment captured.
It doesn't seems they weight only few grams...
TSF

Andrea

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-08-23 8:50]

Hello Ricardo,
duel, and there I thought they where kissing. ;-).
What an excellent catch, this must have been quite exciting to watch this match. This is an amzing picture with an remarkable composition. POV, detail and sharpnewss is perfect.
TFS..Sky

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• Graal (5002)
• [2006-08-24 4:23]

Hi Ricardo,
good captured scene, excellent quality of photo. Superb colours and sharpness. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander

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• Oz1 (956)
• [2006-08-24 10:58]

Hi Ricardo,
What an impressive moment you cought here!
very well done in all aspects!
best regards
oz

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• hester (10944)
• [2006-08-24 13:51]

I went to leave points on this the other day but had run out. This is a fabulous action shot between two mini-titans. Great POV, excellent details and great light. Fabulous subject

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• claudine (9885)
• [2006-08-26 11:59]

Hi Ricardo,
Great action shot! Details are razor sharp and you did a great composition. I like this title too! Well done and TFS,
Claudine

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• puciu (2599)
• [2006-08-26 16:37]
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Cze¶æ Ricardo. REWELACYJNE MAKRO !!!!!!!!!!!!
Pozdrawiam Robert.

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• livios (16856)
• [2006-08-28 23:05]

Ricardo, duelo colossal, imagem colossal.

Excelente contraste e excelente nitidez para nos mostrar este grande momento.

Parabéns.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-08-29 2:50]

Hello Ricardo,
Amazing action close up.Well caught,framed and composed.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

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• Janice (17486)
• [2006-08-29 6:14]

WOW! Do they fight to the death, or near-death? Poor fellows are losing their horns. They certainly mean business Ricardo.
Super capture, well composed, so good to see. TFS
Janice

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• extramundi (12700)
• [2006-08-30 16:14]

Estuve viendo varios reportajes de megaconstrucciones y estos me recuerdan a las grandes maquinas que hacen las escavaciones :)
Dentro de poco en vez de macro tendras que llevar un gran angular :D
Felicidades por el momento captado, y especialmente por el contraste en los negros.
Saludos amigo.

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• red45 (26863)
• [2006-09-01 15:56]

Unique picture my friend. I can only dream about meeting with such great beetle and you took photo of two of them, fighting... :-) Perfect scene, great subjects. They're real colossus of insects' world.

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• eruyanik (4648)
• [2006-09-02 6:38]

What an interesting species they are! Amazing scene also! Great pov, framing, sharpness and beautiful composition with that branchs.
Great post!
Ersin

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• markula (870)
• [2006-09-03 20:31]

Hello Ricardo!
Very interesting bugs you captured at not too often seen activity. The DOF, light and details are excellent. Congratulations,
Mark

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• marjan (2631)
• [2006-09-10 2:41]

hi Ricarco, thisis excelent shot. Fantastic moment for final fight on the branch. New discipline in insect Olimpic game :-)
Photo is very good , colouresare vivid and cleare, Good details and sharpnes. TFS
Marjan

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• metcher (4115)
• [2006-09-10 3:08]

Hi, Ricardo.
This is very interesting! Great episode. Very sharp. Good DOF and exposure.

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2006-09-17 16:09]

wow
Impressing capture! Excellent details, colours, DOV, POV, light .....
Take care Ana:)

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• Xplorator (7612)
• [2006-09-25 11:34]

WOW, what an amazing capture Ricardo!

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• pitai (1197)
• [2006-09-26 15:12]

wow Ricardo. Una de mis imagines favoritas. Que momento único. Excelentemente captado. Buenos colores y definición. Casualmente pille hoy uno de estos insectos. Bien los describes como colosos!!! Felicidades por el buen trabajo!!!

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• captainsgirl (4078)
• [2006-10-03 8:57]
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oh wow! your so close it looks like they are dinosaurs! neat photo!..great macro..TFS
Donna :o)

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• h_sedghi (421)
• [2006-10-04 4:48]

Hi Ricardo,
you did a wonderful job.
Hamid

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• thor68 (4597)
• [2006-10-10 16:06]
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wow, what an amazing capture of those 2 fighting giants, ricardo! :-)
looks like the right one is winning.
wonderful frozen action, perfect sharpness and awesome details
on the two fighters.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

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• Alex_Strugariu (649)
• [2006-10-13 14:20]

Hi Ricardo,

This a wonderful shot, gorgeus actualy!
Splendid insects, POV, colors, details and composition!
Keep them commin!
Thanks for sharing,

All the best,
Alex

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• Pentaxfriend (5511)
• [2006-10-26 18:30]
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Hi Ricardo,

Exellent sharp details
Good colours,POV and DOF
nice frame

TFS Thijs

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• sily (1859)
• [2006-11-02 15:05]

Hi Ricardo!
Funny bugs,but grat moment to make a photo, good PoV and well chosen motive, great sharpnes and details, the light is also good, nice shot!

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• mikou (5265)
• [2006-11-12 13:08]

Hi Ricardo.
Is very much pleasant browse pictures in your picture gallery.Among others these splendid views into macro world.
This kind beetle is near us rare and occurs only on several places.I like interception moment.Used very good POV pretty picture all scene in good sharpness.I like too very good composition.
Thank you under beautiful picture from life hereof interesting beetle.
Greetings Milos

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• Adam73 (2069)
• [2006-12-13 11:08]

What a wonderful photo. DOF is perfect. Lighting and exposure is spot on, and the color and contrast is wonderful. The only gripe I have is the leaf in the background but not much you can do about nature like this. Just a beautiful photo.

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-12-27 11:47]

Hello Ricardo,
I think this is quite exceptional shot. I don't remember seeing on TN a capture of a fight of these beetles before. Your is superb! Perfect details, very clean frame with lovely light and natural colours.
Excelent job!

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• cicindela (6980)
• [2007-01-11 16:15]
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Hi Ricardo!
I will not comment the technique of this picture (many nice words were written before me :>) but I would like to say someting about the beetles. The species on your picture belongs to family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Dynastinae. Great part of these species are known from the tropics. Two males on the photo probably are fighting about female. This is a kind of test for them. This of them which is better (stronger ect.) will be a father of her children :>
Anyway, nice and interesting photo also from the biological point of view.
Regards,
Radomir

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• Shoot_Score (2364)
• [2007-02-07 17:22]

Ole Ricardo!!! Looks like a bull fight by two unihorn bull-beetles!

Which beetle had the advantage here? A moment of suspense, well caught by you and your camera! Excellent macro! J.