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Favourite of 2007

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 25, 20081,844 views10 comments

Hi Guys,

Weather over here has been awfull the last few weeks and no insects until spring...
So...therefor i have been going through some of the old files and came across these two giant Stag-Beetles who where wrestling and wich i consider to be one of my favourites of 2007.

Hope you like it too....

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark2N
Shutter speed: 1/90 sec
Aperture: F 9,0
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: +1 1 /3
Flash:yes+ diffuser
Flash exposure compensation: -2 1/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Sigma 150mm F2.8 + 12mm Ext tubes
Focal length:195 mm
AF mode: ManualFocus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
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Good things come to those who wait...
Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography

www.jeroenstel.com

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on January 26, 2008 at 3:04 PM

Love it. I'm sure you can start your own circus with these guys.

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on January 26, 2008 at 11:46 PM

Beautiful in every way.

Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments

Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on January 27, 2008 at 10:03 AM

Amazing action well freezed Jeroen

Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on January 27, 2008 at 8:02 PM

Hi Jeroen,
Great action on this one. Amazing that you were able to get a sharp image with all this action going on. All those legs spread open on the top beetle really creates a dramatic scene. Really Nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on January 28, 2008 at 8:43 AM

This was one of my favorite macro-series last year. And this image is a slam dunk or is it a take down?! Regardless...

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 29, 2008 at 3:05 AM

Hand held!

That is sickeningly good! What a shot-- congrats on the EP.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 30, 2008 at 9:16 AM

Awesome ... not only is it impossible to imagine how to capture such a moment, but the quality is stunning as well.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Emil von Maltitz on January 31, 2008 at 1:17 AM

Simply put - spectaular!!