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11/06/2005 04:36:52 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
A facinating find for a subject! Your notes add to the appreciation of the subject. It is an unusual sight.
The composition has a clearly defined subject and focal point. The bugs attention converge on a complex part of the flower. The background is appropriately out of focus helping to isolate the subjects. All the necessary pieces and well captured in arrangement.
The lighting is a bit harsh resulting in hot spots on the beetle's back which detract slightly. The colors are strong to the yellow side--I can't help but think there is color detail sacrificed for the sake of saturation, but the monochromatic quality of the tones helps unify the subjects. A little less yellow might have provided a more realistic rendering for the eye. It's bending toward feeling a bit sickly, especially where the beetle is concerned. The harsh light also has created a difficult situation for trying to maintain detail in both the brights and the darks--the darks lost out a bit--and yet the petals seemed to have little detail in the mid-tones. Not sure what to offer by way of suggestion, unless your prepared to have an assistant walk around holding a diffuser for you. :)
The depth of field was necessary in a macro such as this. However, it seems that the focus needs to be a bit more uniform throughout the critical point of interest where the bugs meet on the flower head. Instead the focus seems to be on the near parts of the flower.
Overall an interesting subject with a great deal of appeal for the naturalist and curious alike. As it placed weel in the challenge, there is little to quibble with the voters over concerning the topicality of your image.
Good luck in future challenges!
Keep shooting!
--Kadi |
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11/01/2005 07:38:08 PM |
| Beautiful colors and nicely done. |
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10/30/2005 08:46:56 PM |
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10/29/2005 07:36:57 PM |
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10/28/2005 12:57:55 PM |
| I like the incorporation of 3 different yet fragile species. |
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10/27/2005 07:54:54 PM |
| Great capture. The moth seems a bit overexposed. |
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10/26/2005 04:32:17 PM |
| Its a very neat photo it almost looks like the beetle and the buterfly are competing for the flower. |
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10/26/2005 03:55:38 PM |
| Good capture with both insects at the same time. The detail on the moth/butterfly is wonderful, although the beetle/ladybug looks slightly out of focus, but might just be me! |
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10/26/2005 08:10:32 AM |
| now how many chances would have to get a shot like that? |
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