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My first insect
My first insect
andywightman


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Something New II (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Location: Blackhall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date: May 9, 2004
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/650
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2004

 Not much time this week but a sunny day in a relative's garden foudn me scouring the flower beds for anything of interest. Found this dopey fly and shot a macro.

Something new = insect. Somewhere new = Great Aunt's garden.

Cropped, sharpened, dodged head and body of insect slightly, + 20 saturation and saved for web.


Statistics
Place: 62 out of 187
Avg (all users): 5.7898
Avg (commenters): 7.2143
Avg (participants): 5.6857
Avg (non-participants): 5.9437
Views since voting: 984
Votes: 176
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2004 11:16:26 PM
great macro, and an effective use of low depth of field.
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 05/15/2004 06:50:42 PM
Very good.
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 05/14/2004 10:42:07 AM
oh wow! You captured this very nicely! The clarity of the fly is awesome and the blurriness of the background is just as it should be. You did an excellent job here....
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 05/13/2004 09:51:50 AM
Stunning detail and superb focus. The colours are gorgeous. Beautiful job!
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 05/11/2004 09:34:26 PM
Great shot even though I hate flies :)
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 05/11/2004 03:36:07 PM
EW bugs! :)...i like the violet/green contrast.
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 05/11/2004 03:11:30 PM
great clarity
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 05/10/2004 07:37:49 PM
I thought you captured the details on the fly beautifully, right down to the irridescent colors but for some reason this shot just doesn't wow me. For that reason I gave it a five. I don't usually like to be vague but I think in this case it is just a matter of taste.
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 05/10/2004 06:30:19 PM
Great macro - 10
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 05/10/2004 06:17:55 PM
Insects bug me, but this an exceptional image. :) Good framing and use of DOF and ROT and very high quality. This should be a ribbon contender.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/10/2004 05:13:01 PM
Pretty good. You got the fine detail of the hairs and the iridescence of the wings.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/10/2004 02:23:11 AM
Incredible fly picture. It is so detailed and clear. The blurred background is nice, too.
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 05/10/2004 01:03:18 AM
Wonderful capture in a good color context and good DOF.
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 05/10/2004 12:30:27 AM
good DoF
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