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Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
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Challenge: Work (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-400
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: West Coast National Park
Date: Oct 3, 2008
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/320s
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2008

 Dung Beetle on the road at the West Coast National Park - South Africa. This was the biggest dung ball any of my family had ever seen! This little guy quite literally has a "dirty job" and does it really well.

Cropped. Curves to bring out the bug more. Converted to B+W. Saved smaller and Unsharp masked along the way. Added frame in canvas. Saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 136
Avg (all users): 6.0766
Avg (commenters): 7.8000
Avg (participants): 5.6279
Avg (non-participants): 6.1928
Views since voting: 1581
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 209
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/18/2008 04:52:47 PM
Of course any score north of 6 is great but I'm trying to figure out why this image didn't score higher. Perhaps because the bug is mostly in the shadow of the dookie? I suggest the next time you shoot a dung beetle you request that he please place himself with his back to the sun! : )
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 10/18/2008 01:34:07 PM
Absolutely fantastic shot. Your DOF is perfect and I love the BW tones. Though you had some heavy competition, I still feel it should have scored higher.
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 10/15/2008 11:04:12 AM
Maybe other people know alot more about photography than I do, but I think you got robbed. I had this down as a 10. It was in my top three. I loved the shot and loved the black and white. I thought it was alot more creative than some of the ones that placed higher than you. Keep it up.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/14/2008 10:10:59 PM
Very creative, and what a job!
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 10/14/2008 08:37:52 AM
nice !!! nice and simple....love it
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 10/13/2008 01:26:15 PM
wow! i think those little beetles are the coolest things. great photo, good idea using black and white
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 10/13/2008 07:55:12 AM
8 - I love the photo, but I think the border should be darker.
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 10/12/2008 07:36:04 PM
Great shot - very entertaining. 8
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 10/10/2008 02:52:14 PM
Great shot. Very creative.
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 10/10/2008 05:13:15 AM
hehe nice one
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 10/09/2008 10:08:33 AM
Good stuff! Interesting use of high contrast. I'd like to see more of the beetle.
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 10/08/2008 10:13:03 PM
I like the idea of this and great macro shot but, the contrast could have been a bit more which would have made this a bit more dynamic shot
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 10/08/2008 03:20:26 PM
Nice image - Great shot! Like the composition and lighting - Would have so loved to see a little more punch in the black and white as it all looks a little grey. Great image though.
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