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Law of Attraction
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX APO OS for Canon
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Date: May 28, 2007
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1250 s
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: May 28, 2007

A bumble bee on a butterfly bush in my back yard. This was taken with a 30D and a Sigma 80-400mm lens at 400mm. I used a 36mm extension tube to aid in the close focusing.

Post processing: Sharpened, saturated, run through neat image, saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 295 out of 617
Avg (all users): 5.6485
Avg (commenters): 5.8889
Avg (participants): 5.5940
Avg (non-participants): 5.8750
Views since voting: 756
Views during voting: 214
Votes: 165
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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06/08/2007 05:21:25 AM
Highway robbery, should have Scored Much Higher!!! Great Photo
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2007 09:41:19 PM
great job with the focus on the bees face - but the flower seems a bit odd out of focus like it is
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06/07/2007 07:14:49 PM
excellent detail 8
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06/07/2007 06:31:04 PM
you have made a good job of a subject that abounds in this free study (insects)the bee looks nice and sharp.
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06/05/2007 04:35:09 PM
A bit larger DOF would have been better, making the whole flower in focus, but keeping the background out of focus.
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06/04/2007 08:16:59 PM
Nice job although the flowers being focus would have been better for me.
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06/04/2007 08:00:16 PM
Good macro shot....
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06/03/2007 09:16:20 PM
very clear, the detail on the bee is wonderful
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06/02/2007 11:34:58 PM
HOLY CRAP... Great macro....
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06/01/2007 04:14:21 PM
Nice subject and clarity.
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