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Challenge: Diagonal IV (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2025 - CHALLENGES and associated
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
Date: Jan 28, 2025
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2025

 Anoplognathus brunnipennis (Green-tailed Christmas beetle)

after rollover ..
i nearly didnt enter this .. although it was taken for the challenge ..

felt the beetle looked too perfect to be real .. which has nothing to do with my photography ..

also looks like it could be staged .. which it wasnt ..

it was actually crawling up the blade of grass .. fortunately very slowly . !! . ;)

thankyou so much for the blue .. a lovely surprise .. :)

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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 02/07/2025 06:30:57 AM
I'm really glad you decided to enter this beautiful macro. You display such a wide variety of insects. It's a real treat to see what you will enter next. It doesn't bother me a bit if you "stage" a composition. Some may object but I feel it adds to the imagination and creativity of the art of photography.
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 02/06/2025 02:56:17 AM
Gorgeous macro Roz. Well done.
I have been so tempted to go Olympus/OM System for years, based on the quality of glass and the design of the Micro 4/3rds and the reduction in weight and physical lens size, but have to sell all my Nikon kit first.
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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 02/05/2025 01:39:16 PM
Congratulations on your win Roz! Nice use of "natural" diagonals
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/05/2025 10:07:20 AM
Congratulations, I love the natural diagonal in your image, the lighting and the detail is perfection!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 02/04/2025 10:38:15 PM
Wow the detail!

Bump.
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 02/03/2025 08:11:27 PM
Love this one!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 02/01/2025 04:20:56 PM
Should get a ribbon.
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