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09/21/2005 06:00:36 AM |
some challenge outakes. thanks for those useful comments.
 
Message edited by author 2005-09-21 10:40:16. |
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09/20/2005 03:42:37 PM |
from the Critique Club
I also wish the depth of field might have been pushed a touch further - it seems to me that the magic in such mega-close photography doesn't really reside in the artistic effects of shallow depth of field. Even without the ant, you might have had a quite magical image here.
For me, it's glory lies in in your chosen composition of the angles of stem and leaf, and in the scattering, the feeding of the aphids. I could not pretend to be moved, atristically by this photo, but sure as hell my scientific curiosity is engaged. I like our thoght processes too. for a successful portrayal of those thoughts I think you'd need o catch the ant in plainer view, perhaps even taking one of those sacs of fluid - however difficult that achievement is, photography of the natural world surely depends upon a patience beyond that the rest of us have to put out.
The light is handled very well, which is a strong point here. As to all those 'eww' comments ... |
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09/13/2005 07:20:15 PM |
| Great capture. Looks so real it gives me goosebumps. So it gets a 9. |
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09/13/2005 06:51:44 PM |
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09/13/2005 05:26:27 AM |
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09/12/2005 04:39:35 PM |
| This is sick but such a good picture! I like the texture. Nice job! 10 |
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09/11/2005 04:50:57 PM |
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09/11/2005 03:56:29 PM |
| You really need to treat that branch. Yikes, aphids. Good clear shot. |
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09/10/2005 07:12:09 PM |
| Great macro... disgusting, but very well executed. There's just something about maggots on a branch that just makes an interesting shot look kind of gross. |
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09/10/2005 04:05:30 AM |
| Although it is difficult to see the ant, the aphids and plant's contrasting hairs are well focused. |
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09/09/2005 09:17:13 PM |
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09/09/2005 07:13:42 PM |
| Great composition and pretty good focus. The processing remnants present in the shadows around the ant are a bit of a distraction though. Still give you props for creativity and an overall appealing shot. |
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09/09/2005 01:48:05 AM |
| Very nice macro shot ! Nice touch with the border. |
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09/08/2005 08:36:39 AM |
| Eww! Bugs! Nice composition and excellent macro shot. I like the border too. |
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09/08/2005 07:42:08 AM |
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09/07/2005 06:48:10 PM |
| Wow.. what detail... took me a second to see the little yellow bug's... *shivers*.. lol great shot. |
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09/07/2005 06:39:17 PM |
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09/07/2005 03:58:39 PM |
| Good Job, I wish the focus could have included the black ant aswell 8 |
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09/07/2005 06:56:59 AM |
| Eeww! Good macro though... |
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