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Wildberry beetle
Wildberry beetle
MjrTom


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: In the Garden (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: My home garden
Date: Jul 24, 2003
Aperture: 3.3
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2003

First I was a bit dissappointed about the minimum macro distance on my new Canon G5, but 5 Mpixel solves it. Unfortunately the focus was majorly on the wild strawberry and not on the beetle. This picture has been cropped, downsized to DpChallenge rules and a bit boosted in saturation.

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Place: 167 out of 350
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Avg (commenters): 4.3333
Avg (participants): 4.9781
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Views since voting: 1031
Votes: 222
Comments: 8
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AuthorThread
08/06/2003 05:27:13 AM
Hi guys! Thanks for your comments on this picture. I should have titled it "Wildberry bug". I knew the berry could be taken for a flower which would violate submission rules. I guess the photo wasn't that unique - as first post says "Bug on flower". Anyway - thanks for your comments. I have them in mind in future; rule of thirds (a bit more "uncentered"), lower contrast and lighten up background.

See you around...

BR /Tom
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/05/2003 04:09:50 PM
that flower is one of the main component of your picture => it doesn't really meet the challenge then.
08/05/2003 08:00:02 AM
Not a beetle, Its actually is a bug! Makes a refreshing change from calling beetles bugs. A young sheildbug or squashbug. Pic needs some composition, everything is just stuck in the middle, try rule of thirds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/04/2003 07:39:39 PM
Good colors, just a bit bright
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/02/2003 10:21:03 AM
too centered in the composition imo,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/01/2003 01:08:50 AM
that's a cool bug
07/30/2003 01:19:23 PM
The shot in my opinion, could have been improved by two things. one- a less shallow dof and two, i think theres too much contrast- maybe a fill in flash to soften the shadows in the background. 4
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/30/2003 12:29:03 PM
bug on flower = 3


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