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Tattered & Torn
Tattered & Torn
trevytrev


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Challenge: Wings (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Monroe City Missouri
Date: Aug 16, 2007
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2007

 Saw this poor guy whle shooting pics at my property. Not sure how it will be recieved but I think his wings tell a pretty cool story.
Raw
Curves
Levels
Layer for Noise reduction
Layer for burn on the tail and wing for blown highlights
Layer for clone out of a twig
Layer for Sharpening
Border
resize
slight sharpen sharpen
save for webb


Statistics
Place: 49 out of 174
Avg (all users): 5.9541
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.5455
Avg (non-participants): 6.2185
Views since voting: 792
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 196
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/27/2007 09:31:02 PM
Awwwww. . . . poor guy. I don't even care for bugs, but I find myself really feeling compassion for that little thing. This is a really cool take on a wings challenge!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/25/2007 11:03:28 PM
Neat shot. Poor fellow really has some wing problems. Good dof.
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 08/25/2007 04:58:09 PM
wow, this guy is a bit torn! Nice
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 08/24/2007 07:05:34 PM
this poor fella looks in hard shape
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 08/24/2007 01:42:30 PM
Wow. Very different to your standard dragonfly shot. There's something quite sad about seeing these wings in decay. If I have one criticism it's that the blue body seems a little too bright, perhaps this could have been toned down a bit? Overall I love the shot.
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 08/24/2007 07:09:33 AM
Really neat. Don't see photos like this everyday. 9.
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 08/24/2007 07:08:11 AM
Oh poor little thing! Likes like a survivor of Hurricane Dean! Great irridiscent colours and I love the uncluttered, pastel background.
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 08/23/2007 03:03:49 AM
Looks like he's been around the block, hey? Great clarity!
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 08/22/2007 11:39:46 PM
Wonderful. Wish I could do it.
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 08/22/2007 10:37:19 PM
and still flying i bet...
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 08/22/2007 09:59:46 PM
Like an old WWII bomber.
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 08/22/2007 03:54:10 PM
Aw :( What had happened to it? Was it still alive? Good shot.
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 08/22/2007 01:03:34 PM
Definitely a good time! Was this little guy alive? Think it'd be rather hard to fly. I like the centered composition, very nice.
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 08/21/2007 10:56:12 AM
It never ceases to amaze me how they can survive in with this, or what made them get to this condition. Nice capture and good focus.
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 08/21/2007 09:48:20 AM
That dragon fly sure has seen better days!
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 08/20/2007 08:50:55 PM
Excellent detail and exposure on this specimen.
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 08/20/2007 04:26:16 PM
Time to hit garage for repairs. lol nice psart 8
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 08/20/2007 05:22:09 AM
Certainly not pretty any more. Nice focus on the wings but OOF on the tail. GL
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