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Day 05
Day 05
darnok


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: South Africa, Pretoria
Date: May 5, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Black and White, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 5, 2007

Viewed: 196
Comments: 8
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 Reverse mounted 50mm f/1.8. Taken while I was getting my shot for Week 18 of my macro PaW.

Black and white conversion, channel mixer with 50% red and 50% green. Levels to set the white point and curves for some more contrast.

jaysonmc: This is not an old shot. I managed to get two decent photos while shooting for my macro PaW, and decided to try one in B&W. The bug was a fairly muted colour, and the purple flower in the background was distracting, so I converted it this one to black & white.

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 05/06/2007 01:05:06 PM
very nice capture. i like the motion blur on his wings, gives the feeling of busy bee really.
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 05/06/2007 12:50:00 AM
I like the soft DOF background but not sure of the moving bug or bee, but I do like the image a lot re its abstract qualities.....
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 05/06/2007 12:41:30 AM
I like that the shot is somewhat "busy" - really emphasizes the "busy bee" part of it, and I really like the wings in motion. Great capture!
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 05/05/2007 08:19:00 PM
Terrific action + macro combined! Very edging in my opinion. Terrific lighting. Would have been more impressed if you actual took it today, rather than through a previous entry. Still a stunner and a one in a million type of photo.
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 05/05/2007 06:24:42 PM
just excellent ... love the movement of the wings .. great in b&w ... love the dof ... looked to see shutter speed .. 1/640 ... wow .. can you imagine just how fast those wings are moving ... amazing ..
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 05/05/2007 05:54:10 PM
WOW - I LOVE the movement of the wings and that 'horn' makes him look fierce.

Amazing capture.
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 05/05/2007 04:54:32 PM
This image sort of rides the line between abstract and bug macro. Little too much detail for abstract, not quite enough for a good macro. Not sure what to think. Don't hate it, not falling in love with it. But I'm still looking at it...
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 05/05/2007 02:52:41 PM
I'm going to have to get a coupling ring to try this. I finally got a lens with the same thread as my 50mm f/1.7 (a 135mm). Probably won't be as good as a true macro lens (focusing distance is waaaay far), but I'd love to try it.

It's the motion on the wings here that really does it for me. While I think the subject at hand would be much better left in color (eg. it's not really a true B&W subject), you've done a pretty nice conversion. Unfortunately, a lot of the edge detail with the bee blends too well with the background because of the monochrome (where colors would have set it apart), showing that it's one of those subjects that just works better in color. IMO.
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