Beetle Portrait

Posted by Mike Maples on Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:52 pm

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I found a couple of these "unknown to me" beetles hanging around so I volunteered them for portraits! They really have a rich honey blonde color to them and, although somewhat plain, I find them quite attractive.

Nikon D70
Sigma 150mm macro w/1.4x TC
f/22
1/3 sec
ISO 400
abmient late afternoon light

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by Tom Whelan on Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:12 pm

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Excellent beetle head shot. Can't help with the ID, I'm not up on beetles.

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by Wil Hershberger on Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:30 pm

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Cool. Very interesting bettle and an excellent shot.
Thanks for posting,

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by Mike Maples on Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:02 pm

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Here's a full body image for help with ID. They are about an inch long so fairly large for an average beetle around Middle TN. Anybody know what it is?