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A single mother
A single mother
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Double Take III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
Location: La Jolla, California
Date: Jun 8, 2010
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 8, 2010

 This is my first DPC submission. Please be honest =)

I set this up in my lab. I wanted to get a leech and its baby nuzzling. I realize that this is extremely high ISO but it doesn't show too much grain. The DOF might not be perfect. The lighting setup was an on-camera flash (orange filter to accentuate the patterns on the leech). An off-camera flash was used on the right, using a paper diffuser. Editing involved basic exposure compensation, saturating, sharpening,

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/15/2010 08:30:05 PM
Dislike the subject... sorry !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/11/2010 12:19:57 PM
I'm not sure how this makes the challenge.
 06/09/2010 08:46:33 PM
Interesting photo, has me wondering what they area. I think I would have liked a larger depth of field to have the entire "thing" in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2010 08:52:45 AM
Wow. What an exceptionally unphotogenic subject. One typically does not associate slimy water-dwellers with the concept of motherhood.
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