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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Camouflage (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE A1
Location: backyard tree Cumberland, Kentucky
Date: Nov 13, 2005
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 13, 2005

I wondered out in my backyard with my camera and I noticed something had been chewing on my paloma tree leaves. I almost didn't see these two katydids. It was like they looked at each other and said. Don't move. Maybe he wont see us. I couldn't get but one of them in the picture. The leaves on this tree are beautiful and the katydid seemed to blend in. Like they were camouflaging themselves.
Disqualification Details
Your photograph must be taken after the challenge is announced. Your camera's date and time must be set to correspond with your local timezone. Please review the challenge submission rules.

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Views since voting: 5022
Views during voting: 495
Comments: 59
Favorites: 2 (view)


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11/30/2005 11:29:15 AM
stupid rules! good pic
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11/26/2005 05:29:49 AM
Don't worry about the DQ...still a great picture..!!! Keep up the great work..!!!
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11/25/2005 02:16:20 PM
ouch, sorry about the DQ!
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11/23/2005 09:14:49 AM
this shots amazing very well done
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11/23/2005 08:45:28 AM
love it cool pic
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11/23/2005 07:07:39 AM
Perfect camouflage! Congrats!
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11/23/2005 05:51:46 AM
Congrats! Certainly a Winner.
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11/23/2005 04:45:20 AM
Congratulations on your Blue with this great capture!
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11/23/2005 02:12:13 AM
Congratulations...!!! On your first ribbon..!!! Awesome picture..!!
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11/23/2005 12:03:53 AM
Congrats on your blue ribbon.
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11/22/2005 09:56:20 PM
Great image as I mentioned! Perfect for the challenge!
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11/22/2005 08:02:33 PM
A run away winner! Congratulations on your BLUE!
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11/22/2005 07:53:03 PM
WOW. Alright. I loved this shot when I snapped it. Thanks to everyone, Thanks for all the compliments and votes. I love photograpy
11/22/2005 07:38:58 PM
Excellent work. Good seeing and super focus.

Congratulations.
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11/22/2005 07:23:50 PM
Congrats on your blue ribbon. I thought this was the best of the bunch. Great job!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/22/2005 06:36:18 PM
Very nice....doesn't nature blow your mind?!?!
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11/22/2005 06:32:27 PM
Great catch, he blends in very well, nice use of space. Awesome detail with the eye!
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11/22/2005 10:50:42 AM
Awesome picture
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11/22/2005 03:37:48 AM
Excellent. Mother Nature with some of her best camo. I think I might have experimented with a wider frame.
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11/22/2005 03:00:11 AM
perfect for cam -- this should ribbon imo 9
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11/21/2005 12:38:52 PM
Another really great example of Nature's camo at it's best.
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11/20/2005 05:16:52 PM
Nice colors and composition
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11/19/2005 03:28:16 PM
Well done capturing this. 8
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11/19/2005 10:17:35 AM
fascinating! nicely captured little patterns on the bug.
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11/18/2005 03:12:45 PM
I like your photo a lot. Good focus, composition and lighting.
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11/18/2005 02:57:12 PM
Lovely shot!
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11/18/2005 02:27:47 PM
Very cool -- certainly a good representation of the challenge!
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11/18/2005 06:56:31 AM
nice macro, couple of cut off pieces of the insect hurt it imo, otherwise very well captured
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11/18/2005 06:16:33 AM
One of the best. Nice capture! 10
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11/18/2005 05:41:11 AM
Nature is amazing of creating such. Good lights... just wish you didnt cuted his bottoms :).
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11/18/2005 02:46:18 AM
like the missing bit of the leaf
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11/18/2005 02:20:55 AM
This is so well done. superb detail
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11/18/2005 12:44:57 AM
Wow! How did yo find this little bugger, he almost completely blends in. Only to nitpick, I am not really fond of the composition, both the angle it´s shot at and the fact that you cut off just a tiny portion of the backside. I don´t want to jinx you but if this doesn´t make it to the top 10 I would really be surprised. 9 from me.
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11/17/2005 07:05:51 PM
nice focus on the katydid, colors are a great match to the leaf he is on. Good luck, Nice capture
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11/17/2005 04:25:15 PM
8 - Excellent meet of the Challenge. Good colors. Criticism; difficult, as the detail is very good and would get 'lost' with a different crop likely, but would like to have seen the inclusion of the antennae (the one that has been cropped and the one that is out of focus), but a very difficult shot to get I imagine. Also the 'rear' too included would have probably made this even better in my opinion. Good capture in a seemingly natural environment.
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11/17/2005 04:22:06 PM
fabulous picture!!
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11/17/2005 10:39:32 AM
this is a very good photo for camaflauge. i really like how the bug blends in to the leaf! this is so perfect. 10
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11/17/2005 09:32:21 AM
Super picture for the challenge! The focus, color and composition are all just right. It would of been nice if that little bit of the bugs hind end hadn't been cropped off. Great job.
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11/17/2005 02:39:43 AM
miricles of nature 7
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11/16/2005 08:07:03 PM
Nice job... 8
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11/16/2005 07:37:44 PM
Wow. Tough competition in here but this is probably one of the top contenders! Good luck.
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11/16/2005 03:06:37 PM
Perfect fit for this challenge. Great macro capture.
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11/16/2005 02:37:39 PM
wow...very cool..!! 10
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11/16/2005 01:10:08 PM
nice photo, i guess im a little slow on the title though
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11/16/2005 11:04:48 AM
Excellent camoflage shot. Nice capture, focus is right on.
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11/16/2005 09:41:12 AM
great color and composition
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11/16/2005 08:51:25 AM
Very nice! I'm amazed that you even found it to take it's picture.
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11/16/2005 08:18:59 AM
Nice capture. Great focus on the bug. Like the depths of the various greens. Good luck on this leaf eater.-9-
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11/16/2005 05:19:13 AM
Nature's camouflage at it's best!!
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11/16/2005 05:16:29 AM
excellent camouflage image..color and dof are right on..I like the antenna angled out of picture, too..good work.
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11/16/2005 04:45:51 AM
She sure did. Wow - if this isn't camo, nothing is. I wonder what adjusting curves would do to enrich it just a touch?? Nice DOF.
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11/16/2005 01:50:30 AM
this is brilliant! perfect example of camouflage, i almost missed it. :)
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11/16/2005 01:20:11 AM
this is fantastic! Nice shot! probably ribbon! (8)
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11/16/2005 01:15:13 AM
Great focus on the katydid, blends in relatively well with its surrounding. If you could have captured it hanging amoungst the leaves it would have earned you more points. It's a great picture overall.
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11/15/2005 10:17:12 PM
NICE!!!
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11/15/2005 08:33:23 PM
Super example.
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11/15/2005 08:32:39 PM
Fantastic title Lovely example of true camouflage!
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11/15/2005 08:06:04 PM
WOW! Awesome capture! Literally! This is great! I love the colors, the composition, the overall feel of the shot. I can't complain about anything, darn you! Guess that means I have to give you a 10!
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11/15/2005 07:58:00 PM
Great natural camo. Love the crsipness of this image! 8
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