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On a Leaf
On a Leaf
darnok


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: South Africa, Pretoria
Date: Sep 29, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2007

 Reversed 50mm f/1.8 lens macro.

Converted from RAW. Curves adjustment layer (luminosity blending mode) to increase contrast a little. Resize, Luko sharpening and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 300 out of 503
Avg (all users): 5.6829
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.5543
Avg (non-participants): 6.0645
Views since voting: 611
Views during voting: 170
Votes: 123
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 03:39:55 PM
Great closeup. A little closer croping would help. There is a little bit too much on the left.
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 10/05/2007 10:36:10 PM
nice detail...great work
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 10/05/2007 10:26:13 AM
Nice macro shoot..
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 10/04/2007 06:57:00 PM
good focus on the fly, the leaf is a bit hot in some areas
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 10/04/2007 02:45:24 PM
I love the contrast between the red eyes and the green of the body and leaf. A gretaer depth of field may have helped here to bring more of the great texture of the leaf into sight (love the hairs around the edge), and it would obviously benefit from toning down the burnt out area through the centre of the leaf.

Very good try on a tough subject though. well done.
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 10/04/2007 01:11:18 PM
Great macro! Vivid colors!
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 10/03/2007 02:00:30 PM
Nice detail and colors.
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 10/02/2007 11:11:46 PM
Somehow, these guys look better cloesup than at normal range. Good composition and I like the highlights on the fly too.
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 10/01/2007 07:26:04 PM
Wonderful fly, but the whitness in the center of the shot is very distracting. Cropping the fly and shadow closer might have made a much better shot.
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 10/01/2007 04:19:46 PM
very bright. too hot in the white areas. good composition. creative focus.
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 10/01/2007 10:45:30 AM
A little more depth of field might have helped here. Fantastic sharpness, though. 6
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 10/01/2007 08:57:59 AM
The DOF is absolutely spot-on and I love the way the other side of the leaf ends up being in focus. You need to watch those highlights though - the white bits on the fly's body are just a bit too blown out.
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 10/01/2007 08:45:40 AM
A bit over exposed but the focus on the fly is good.
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 10/01/2007 07:32:11 AM
Nice macro and I like how the edges of the plant, particularly on the far side, show the detail of the "fur" fringe. Maybe just a bit off-balance, but I can't quite figure out how to better balance it, so maybe not.
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