Possible ID: Anthaxia fulgurans
Metallic Beetle by John Kimbler, on Flickr
Metallic Beetle II by John Kimbler, on FlickrMetallic Beetle
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Metallic Beetle
Posting these here cause I was using a "field studio" -flower held in a clamp with an artificial flower in the background to keep it from being black. Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering). These are single, uncropped, frames taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Clarity in that order on the first image, but on the second I thought that the sharpening in Denoise Ai looked good so I used it instead of Sharpen AI.
Possible ID: Anthaxia fulgurans
Metallic Beetle by John Kimbler, on Flickr
Metallic Beetle II by John Kimbler, on Flickr
Possible ID: Anthaxia fulgurans
Metallic Beetle by John Kimbler, on FlickrMetallic Beetle II by John Kimbler, on Flickr