IMG_2699.jpg
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Comment by thegrandwazoo:
Crazy Macro! Very Nice!

IMG_2699.jpg
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Comment by eschelar:
Odd, it looks like there was an error while uploading as the bottom is all greyed out for me... could be something wrong with my system, but I reloaded and tried a few times back and forth...

Anyhow, this is really good, very nice lighting and great use of Depth of field. It also looks like the insect is alive! Tough to photograph!

I'd like to see a larger view of the bug too...

A couple of things to note that I came across with my own macro shot is that when resizing, I lost a LOT of fine detail. I therefore made an action in PS to do this in around 20 steps. I find that it's a bit kinder to my detail. Doing 20 resizes by hand sucks.

Also, a quick pass with USM might also help bring out the subject's details a bit. I think I can see some hairs lining the eye....

The angle of composition is vey pleasing as well. Nice!

Birds-w-frame640.jpg
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Comment by eschelar:
Really great pic, Fantastic colors. Super DOF.

There's a little something that bothers me about that Pampas grass on the Island.

I wonder if you have tried to slice it down to just under the bottom edge of the Island to make a Pano-like shot. There is some loss, because that pampas is awesome, but try it and see what you think.

It certainly won't look any better here due to the 640 limit, but a print might benefit in some ways.

I am wondering if you shot with your 5D on this one or was this a 20D shot?

Creek.jpg
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Comment by The Dmachine:
The water looks great.

Did you bring food?
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Comment by DrAchoo:
I liked this shot. I thought the technicals were excellent. Lighting is nice and bright, but not overexposed. Sharpness is quite excellent. I found the rear bird to be distracting in two ways. A) I don't really like the way he's holding his head (but it's not like you can coach him). B) more importantly, I don't really like that he's not in the DOF. He is just as well lit as the first and commands almost as much space in the frame. I just wish he was a "subject" as well. The soft focus makes his eyes all weird too.

But really overall and excellent shot.

Did you bring food?
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Comment by eschelar:
Congrats man, this is excellent! Great composition and fantastic colours!

The two birds expressions captures a moment that is indeed worth a thousand words!

Super use of depth of field too. The eyes look great and so do the feathers. I like when a little bit more of the bird is left in the field.

Great job!

Did you bring food?
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Comment by GreenGiant:
NIce one

Did you bring food?
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Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
humorous, great color, b&w ok, light fair, good lines, great texture, nice dof, comp ok, overall nice

Did you bring food?
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Comment by eqsite:
Awesome image. I love the expressions on the birds. The composition really helps accentuate that.

Did you bring food?
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Comment by manic35:
Hilarious title. Anything that makes me giggle when I read this title and saw these lunatics creatures is worth a good score. Well done. 9.