Hardest shot I ever took

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Ever had one of those shots that just took forever to get it right? No editing...just the perfected shot, and maybe a description of what made it hard.

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2746 Beetle Y&B

by Ellas

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This was a hard pic.. these beetles love to hide in the folidge, so I teased it a little for it to come out, then the little bugger wouldn't stop crawling, I waited, finally stood still for me, got the shot I wanted, I have no idea what species it is

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G11
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Submitted:	Monday, 21st March, 2011 00:37 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 10th January, 2011
Focal length:	10.78 mm
Shutter speed:	1/80 sec
Aperture:	F3.5
ISO:	80
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