Flower Beetle
by sulamk

Comment by BeckyT:
wow that is a very interesting beetle. Wonderful capture.

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by sulamk

Comment by tvsometime:
Effective avarian action.

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by sulamk

Comment by sfalice:
I'm so glad you are in this side-challenge, sulamk. Your images tend to be magical.
Magical is good.
:)

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by sulamk

Comment by Abra:
A great capture of a bird on the hunt. The noise is a little distracting but I wonder if it was to be converted to B&W the noise may actually add to the image.

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by sulamk

Comment by Ann:
Oh, yeah. A sweet shot that's hard to get. I love shooting birds, I just wish it weren't so damn hard, especially with the kind of equipment that us mere mortals can afford. I like how the bird is nicely isolated from the background. I *might* crop a bit off the top and look at it a second time.

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by sulamk

Comment by HarveyG:
Lovely BiF, showing the hovering intent look of the bird after prey. BG is perfect for this with little distractions but enough detail to show an "In the wild" shot. Yes the "noise" is distracting but as Sandy mentioned it's environment aka mist. I'll have a go at reducing it in Post if I may? :) I think the bird is too central on the horizontal (fine on the vertical) and I would have placed him/her a tad higher on the upper one third horizontal. That might have then also changed the orientation to portrait. Only seeing the original would allow me to make that call.

Overall great camera/lens control and patience to get the shot. Please post EXIF! (ISO S/S Aperture)

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by sulamk

Comment by MattO:
Nice capture, but the noise/grain really distracts. Not sure if its over sharpening, large crop, or just plain noise from high ISO.

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Comment by PennyStreet:
The colors and bokeh are just beautiful.

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by sulamk

Comment by PennyStreet:
Gorgeous capture.

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Comment by pixelpig:
Not an easy shot to get. Well done. A treat for my eyes.