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Taken in Wat Tyler Country Park on 21st July 2012. In a specialist photography tank and returned to the pond afterwards.
· Date: Sat July 21, 2012 · Views: 485
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Keywords: Backswimmer Notonecta sp.
Camera Information: Nikon D300 with Sigma 150mm macro lens.
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matt_xyz
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Sun July 22, 2012 2:56pm

these are great Dave, I particularly like this one.



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Ian Gray
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Mon July 23, 2012 1:59pm

not something you see every day, nice one Dave.



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Fri July 27, 2012 12:25am

Fabulous shot almost alien if the viewer didn't know what it was and had never seen one before!

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Tue July 31, 2012 8:18am

Thanks everyone.

It's not an easy technique even with the subject controlled in a tank. Now that I've tried it I'm even more impressed with Matt's "Meet Your Neighbours" work!

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