Cardinal Beetle (I believe) preparing for take-off

[Son_of_Thor]

Spotted this on my dog-walk this morning and managed to capture the moment just before take-off

Cardinal Beetle preparing for takeoff by Simon Lundbeck, on Flickr

 

[alfbranch]

Nicely caught Si

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Great timing

 

[Testudo Man]

Its all about the timing for this type of shot, an you nailed it.
I love the way Beetles flick their wing cases open, just before take off.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Composition and colours work really well Si.

Paul.

 

[Son_of_Thor]

Nicely caught Si

Great timing

Its all about the timing for this type of shot, an you nailed it.
I love the way Beetles flick their wing cases open, just before take off.

Composition and colours work really well Si.
Paul.

Thanks guys, makes it worthwhile when you come back with something nice

You can't really miss these amongst the greens and I got the timing right for once!) I did get a couple of it in flight shortly after take-off, but nothing acceptably sharp - wrong SS for a flight shot grrr!

 

[dragonfly]

Nice capture. Shadow area could do with a slight lift. Picture perfect pose.

 

[Son_of_Thor]

Nice capture. Shadow area could do with a slight lift. Picture perfect pose.

Thanks Des. Its already had a bit of a shadow lift, but I'll take another look

 

[Deleted member 34016]

I agree its a tad dark in places- still a craking shot though Si

Les