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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Dead Log Beetles (Pythidae) » Pytho » Pytho americanus
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Beetle - Pytho americanus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Beetle - Pytho americanus
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 4, 2006
Size: 12mm
I just got a new camera and flash unit, and this is the first picture I've taken with it. I'm hoping the results are better. I've had this beetle chilled for over 2 weeks, and took it out to photograph, now I'll let it go.

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Contributed by tom murray on 21 February, 2006 - 7:12pm
Last updated 17 March, 2014 - 12:25pm

Moved
Moved from Pytho planus.
… Maury J. Heiman, 17 March, 2014 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

Canon 20D
with a Canon MT 24-EX dual head ring flash. I'll try using diffusers on the flash to reduce the glare. I'll have to play around with the new features to see what works best.
Thanks for the nice comments.
… tom murray, 22 February, 2006 - 6:14am login or register to post comments

Hard to tell at 560 pixels.
Maybe a bounced flash would reduce bright points and permit more detail. What make/model is your new camera setup?
… Jim McClarin, 22 February, 2006 - 4:30am login or register to post comments

Fantastic
Great results with your new camera, sharp, detailed, and well-lit!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 22 February, 2006 - 4:27am login or register to post comments

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