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Challenge: Insects (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: My backyard
Date: Sep 7, 2003
Aperture: f/4.6
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/432.9
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2003

 Hornets like to perch under the toolshed in my backyard. My camera was set on Auto and I took about 100 shots. Post-shot adjustments: Crop & Rotate.

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 09/15/2003 01:57:20 PM
Wow! I want to thank everyone for their comments! This is my first entry and I am very pleased to have done as well as I did. I've only had my Nikon 5700 camera for a few weeks and am still in a huge learning curve. I agree that this is a bit fuzzy, and I think I may have cropped it too much. The metering was the default auto setting. I did really like the contrast in this shot, but agree that it looks overexposed.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/14/2003 10:22:27 PM
I like your idea here and how the insect mimics the duotone wooden background.
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 09/13/2003 08:11:12 PM
If I were to shoot this subject, I would try to position the camera so it looks like we are at the wasp's level rather than above it. The highlights are a bit blown-out.
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 09/11/2003 10:00:40 AM
The lighting is a little bright. I like the black and wood background. The insect could be a little sharper.
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 09/09/2003 04:58:11 PM
this is a very interesting shot that doesn't quite make it for me - the light division is too sharp and costs a bit in focus as well as loss of detail
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 09/09/2003 03:09:15 PM
Good one!
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 09/08/2003 03:57:28 AM
Nearly a good shot - not quite in focus and a little overexposed on the abdome and leg. Shooting with a half-bright and half-dark background makes it difficult. Did you (could you) try centre-weighted metering?
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 09/08/2003 12:16:35 AM
great pic, Love the divided background.
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