Pic I took of a dead rhino beetle

[J.E.D]

 

[syrenn]

I have always loved the iridescence of these bugs.

 

[MikeK]

Good close-up.

 

[Mr. H.]

I thought those things had pincers.

 

[J.E.D]

Good close-up.

Thanks. He was about a half inch in length.

 

[Dabs]

How did it die??
It doesn't appear smushed....I see no guts or anything.

 

[Mr. H.]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tjluMjJYIA]Not to mention the pincers... - YouTube[/ame]

 

[J.E.D]

How did it die??
It doesn't appear smushed....I see no guts or anything.

I'm not sure. I found it behind my computer of all places. It was just its time I suppose.

 

[percysunshine]

How did it die??
It doesn't appear smushed....I see no guts or anything.

I'm not sure. I found it behind my computer of all places. It was just its time I suppose.

It must have been electro-magnetic induction.

How close do you sit to the computer?

 

[agraw]

You should get the outdoor shooting.

 

[Mr. H.]

If I take off my glasses, the blurry image almost looks like a primo bud of kick-ass sensimilla.

 

[Mr. H.]

Smoke it- let us know what kind of buzz ya get.

 

[laughinReaper]

Cool pic.

 

[George Costanza]

What kind of lens? Macro, I assume? Any tips on technique? I have a macro lens but haven't the slightest idea how to use it.

 

[AVG-JOE]

If I take off my glasses, the blurry image almost looks like a primo bud of kick-ass sensimilla.

Be careful what you stuff in your pipe when flying blind. That's my advice.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Good close up. The thing probably just died like flies do when they wear themselves out on your window and end up laying whole on your windowsill.

 

[Dabs]

A bunch of us folks getting a thrill out of looking at a dead bug....who'd a thunk it ~LoL~

 

[J.E.D]

What kind of lens? Macro, I assume? Any tips on technique? I have a macro lens but haven't the slightest idea how to use it.

Off the top of my head I can't remember the lens specifics; but it's a Nikon lens, used with my Nikon D50 digital SLR. On the lens I used a macro attachment plus a magnifying filter. At that range, any movement will screw it up; so, it's imperative that you use a tripod or keep the camera still somehow. Also, I took the pic at a long exposure; so, I would have had to keep the camera steady anyway.

 

[J.E.D]

Good close up. The thing probably just died like flies do when they wear themselves out on your window and end up laying whole on your windowsill.

Thanks. That's what i figured, too. I started another thread to share some random pics, but they're not displaying. I'm not sure what's going on there.

 

[J.E.D]

This shot actually came out better