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Miss Regina's Graduation, 2008
Miss Regina's Graduation, 2008
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Challenge: Anything But Landscape (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Pentax SMC-M 50mm f/2.0 MF
Date: Jul 13, 2008
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 8s
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jul 13, 2008

50mm manual, reversed for macro. Natural light, very slow shutter speed and small aperture, with a wave-over of red flashlight.

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A cicada shell, regular yearly brood. Nice curves and contrasts!

Statistics
Place: 236 out of 247
Avg (all users): 4.6645
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 4.5325
Avg (non-participants): 4.7949
Views since voting: 879
Views during voting: 271
Votes: 155
Comments: 7
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07/21/2008 07:04:37 AM
Yikes! This is a great close up, the detail is really good and the background colour works well for me. It does have a bit of an Ick factor so perhaps that was what put people off!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/19/2008 12:07:45 PM
That is one ugly bug. Great focus and clearity on this macro.
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07/15/2008 06:35:57 PM
eek - terrific detail and lighting - whatever that is
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07/15/2008 02:09:04 PM
looks like those beetle things from never ending story 2
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07/15/2008 11:27:06 AM
You managed to get fantastic DOF , am curious to the hardware that you used to get this shot. 7
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07/15/2008 10:47:21 AM
OMG...this is grose!!
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07/14/2008 11:06:09 AM
yuck! What is it? A flea? lol
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