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Tiger beetle

This tiger beetle was hunting flies on the beach in the middle of the rain forest.

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Tammy Bergström 8 months ago

Ahhh, fantastic shot Johan!! Amazing details and super color :o)

/Tammy

Johan Lind Thanks!
/Johan

photo21c 12 months ago

GOOD...;)

Johan Lind Thanks :-)
/Johan

Peter Olexa 1 year ago

Great photo :) I like it
Carried in Cruzine: http://www.cruzine.com/2010/12/13/insect-photography/

Johan Lind Thanks Peter for your comment.
/Johan

AimishBoy 2 years ago

Johan Lind :-)

~~Marta Grzesiak ¸.·´¯) 2 years ago

ciekawy owad :)

Johan Lind Zgadzam sie :-)

Dziekuje!
/johan

Oskar Henriksson 3 years ago

Nice work Johan.

Johan Lind En tackar :-)
/johan

Bayu Sahaja 3 years ago

Sharp with a great detil...

Johan Lind Thanks Bayu for your comment :-)
/johan

Roeselien Raimond 3 years ago

He looks like some kind of metallic wind up toy;)
Very noce macro.

Grtz,
Roeselien

Johan Lind You're right, in some way they also move like that. Still, still, still, then they suddenly take flight and then land to be still for some time again. Thanks for your comment Roeselien!
/johan

eyelife 3 years ago

wow! amazing shot! the colors are great, sharpness is perfect. well done!

Johan Lind Thanks, appreciate it!
/johan

Morkel Erasmus 3 years ago

great colours, angle and DOF Johan...

Johan Lind Thanks Morkel! These tiger beetles are extremely photogenic :-)
/johan

eopatar 3 years ago

Wonderful depth of field.
Congs.

Johan Lind Thanks for your comment :-)
/johan

Cheron 3 years ago

Yes - very nice beetle - and photo too

Johan Lind Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!
/johan

Song Yao 3 years ago

How did you manage to get it to stand so still Johan? Lovely work as always.

Johan Lind Hi Song,

For this kind of insect it really helps with the "long" working distance you get from the Canon 180 f/3.5L. But you still have to get close. So patience, waiting and slooow movements help a lot! Fortunately tiger beetles are in general quite stationary, so if you find a place which they consider a good spot, they rarely leave the area so you'll get quite a few opportunities.

/johan

Song Yao Thanks for the explanation Johan. I'll leave macro work to the experts :)
Cheers, Song.

Yavuz Sariyildiz 3 years ago

it is so beatiful...very very good...regards...

Johan Lind Thanks :-)
/johan

Lars Klottrup 3 years ago

Beautiful colours...! :-)

Johan Lind Lars - Mange tak! I owe thanks to the beetle for this one.
/johan

Niels Christian Wulff 3 years ago

Very nice..!
/Wulff

Johan Lind Thanks, appreciate it!
/johan

Sinisa Zjacic 3 years ago

Colors and subject are amazing

Johan Lind "Cicindela" beetles are truly fantastic. Even though our northern European species are stunning, the tropical species like this one are simply amazing.

Thanks for your comment!
/johan