Mating Viburnum Beetles

[GardenersHelper]

Captured in August in our garden with a Raynox 150 on an FZ200 bridge camera with KX800 twin flash. Post processed in DXO Optics Pro 11 and Silkypix Developer 7 Pro. There are 1300 pixel high versions in this album at Flickr.

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0995 38 2016_08_23 P1290630_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0995 39 2016_08_23 P1290649_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0995 41 2016_08_23 P1290626_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0995 43 2016_08_23 P1290655_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0995 44 2016_08_23 P1290656_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0995 45 2016_08_23 P1290662_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0995 46 2016_08_23 P1290667_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0995 48 2016_08_23 P1290702_DxO RAW 01a 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[mattd85]

I can safely say I've never seen this little beauty before.

Nice work.

 

[GardenersHelper]

I can safely say I've never seen this little beauty before.

Nice work.

Thanks Matt. Our Viburnum bush sees a bit too much of them. They are pretty destructive. It's not just the odd leaf here and there. Still, they do make nice subjects though.

 

[Graham]

5 and 6 show so much focus detail, A lovely find Nick

 

[GardenersHelper]

5 and 6 show so much focus detail, A lovely find Nick

Thanks Graham.

 

[alfbranch]

Very nice as usual Nick

 

[GardenersHelper]

Very nice as usual Nick

Thanks Alf.

 

[ChrisA]

Lovely shots of the beetles.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Lovely shots of the beetles.

Thanks Chris.