shane Hermans, Christmas beetle Macro-pano (April theme: Detail)

This is a 39mp Macro-Panoramic of an Australian Christmas beetle, comprising 5 images all shot at a magnification greater than 1:1. This allows for strong details to remain present even when zoomed in, in some sections you can even see the hairs protruding from the carapace. the subject was handled quickly and released within 5 minutes into the location it was found originally as a p[ortable macro studio was used.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.