Beetle set on an LCD watch purposely set to date and time that predate the challenge submission window in an attempt to appear not to meet the challenge by seeming to break the rules...or something like that.
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I like the composition but a bit more diffuse light would have been nicer. The blown portion of the beetles carapace is blinding. The DNMC/DQ date is funny.
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