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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Location: Rhododendron Gardens near Seattle
Date: Apr 23, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Animals, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2005

This little guy (and he was TINY!!!) seemed to be watching me very carefully, but since he was soooooo small, I had to get pretty close even with the 105mm lens.
I think he's cute..... perhaps I should name him? *s*

Very little postprocessing, just a touch of the usual things.

Statistics
Place: 55 out of 492
Avg (all users): 6.0302
Avg (commenters): 7.3000
Avg (participants): 5.8744
Avg (non-participants): 6.2182
Views since voting: 1076
Views during voting: 482
Votes: 364
Comments: 37
Favorites: 1 (view)


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10/05/2005 08:58:26 PM
Eek! I hate pideys! This one's cute though - if I could've gotten in on the voting on this one, I woulda gave you an 8! :)
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05/04/2005 02:15:24 PM
Love the title. I would not expect eyes on a creature at these locations. Thanks for pointing them out.
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05/04/2005 01:15:55 PM
I missed this one in the voting, but would've given it a high score. It's really nice colors and the cutest damn spider ever!
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05/04/2005 09:20:12 AM
Weird..

I am really afraid of spiders and bugs in general, and have a hard time looking at them because they freak me out, but I think this guy is very cute!

I liked this a lot and scored it high, Good Job :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 01:59:22 PM
yuck, disgusting creature
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05/03/2005 12:50:38 PM
deeper dof would be nice, though may not be possible
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05/03/2005 04:26:54 AM
Best one I've seen so far. Very interesting. Terrific clarity and contrast. EXCELLENT!
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05/03/2005 01:44:27 AM
what a nice color ! nice shot !
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05/02/2005 11:27:10 PM
I hate spiders....it gives me chills just looking at those ugly beady eyes...
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05/01/2005 01:39:42 PM
Great macro shot, good colours.
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05/01/2005 05:32:59 AM
At fisrt the spider looked as though he was pasted into the photo but then you see he is walking on the inner parts of the flower. I like the DOF it draws you into the flower
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04/30/2005 10:37:14 PM
Well done, eery look on that spider though
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04/30/2005 06:57:31 PM
freakin awesome! spiders are so so weird looking. Great dof and focus and colors. brilliant!
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04/30/2005 04:03:10 PM
I like macro shots. this is very good.
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04/30/2005 02:36:02 PM
Beautiful-DOF is perfect.
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04/30/2005 08:44:30 AM
great use of space
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04/30/2005 07:47:29 AM
I like this. DOF could be greater and focus would not change.
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04/29/2005 06:24:04 PM
scarey looking little dude.
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04/29/2005 02:47:25 PM
Wow. Excellent focus on the spider. 7
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04/29/2005 01:22:53 PM
the subject here is so sharp and clear i feel like its going to jump off the screen and get me....very cool
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04/29/2005 08:17:38 AM
very cool. nice macro
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04/29/2005 06:13:45 AM
yeah that looks great!
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04/29/2005 01:59:30 AM
the bug is too near to the center imo, it should be placed a little bit lower and to the right to get the composition needed to make a better outcome for the photo.
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04/28/2005 10:46:47 PM
nice! the spider really attracts the eye here
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04/28/2005 11:48:14 AM
Very good macro, focused right on the eyes.
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04/28/2005 09:31:36 AM
Composition way to centered for my taste but good sharpness/colours/contrast in this image, technically very well done.
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04/28/2005 02:44:53 AM
what a dandy little fellow... excellent pic
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04/27/2005 02:40:37 PM
Wow, sharp spider! Love the eyes!!! And, like how the flower becomes a beautifully colored background.
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04/27/2005 01:21:22 PM
amazing photo. well done
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04/27/2005 09:43:47 AM
Nice focus! I think it would be better off to one side more.
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04/27/2005 09:10:16 AM
Amazing macro! definantly top ten! 10
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04/27/2005 07:45:43 AM
Nice macro
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04/27/2005 07:42:35 AM
Thats scary. well captured.
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04/27/2005 06:39:35 AM
interesting.. but maybe the blured right side of the picture is not necessary here..
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04/27/2005 06:36:49 AM
Great macro shot!
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04/27/2005 04:49:44 AM
those eyes...yuk..hate spiders, but it is an image that works well against the flower, well done
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04/27/2005 01:04:01 AM
Well focused and the eyes are very appealling. I would suggest a tighter crop on the right, but I know that may be intentional given the challange. I also find the out of focus elements on the left off-putting - perhaps because they are right in the zone for thirds. Overall a solid entry.
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