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Kingdom of the Ladybugs
Kingdom of the Ladybugs
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Insects II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A205
Location: On my front porch
Date: Apr 14, 2007
Aperture: 4.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/120 sec
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2007

My Mom helped to drop a handful of ladybugs on the castle.
We bought the ladybugs from a plant nursery.
I used my Mom's craft paper for the background. She let me use her tripod so it would not be blurry.

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Place: 168 out of 180
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Views since voting: 656
Views during voting: 345
Votes: 203
Comments: 7
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04/26/2007 11:02:15 PM
Hi from the Critique Club!

There isn't much I can say that hasn't been said by commenters already but I'll try...

Fit: It has bugs so it fits the challenge!

Composition: The "subject" is quite centered and low in the frame. The extra space around the castle doesn't seem to do anything to enhance the image. Getting in closer to fill the frame more may have helped make the bugs stand out more too. It also feel like a leaning castle, is it vertical?

Technical: The lighting is a bit flat. It can be hard to walk the fine line between flat lighting and nasty reflections but in this case we needed more light to pick out the bugs from the castle. You have to really look at the image to find all the bugs.

Feel: I love the idea, antyhing out of the norm is good in my book.

PM me if you have any queries.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/22/2007 11:30:01 PM
Great idea, something different! 7
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04/18/2007 08:29:06 AM
I think a crop of the background at the top would have done made this a much nicer photo.
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04/17/2007 05:07:05 PM
It is tough to see the bugs (I'm sure a lot of that is minimal editing restrictions).
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04/16/2007 01:42:18 PM
I really wish the ladybugs were brighter so they stood out more against the castle. It's a cute setup although I am not fond of the background. A blurred background might be better, you could achieve that with a shallower DOF.
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04/16/2007 01:30:56 PM
Very cute idea! Love the castle. Bugs are a little difficult to see.
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04/16/2007 11:28:35 AM
You might be able to see the ladybugs better if there was more light. Maybe even just a lamp or flashlight would have help...
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