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Hiding Hopper
Hiding Hopper
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200
Location: Louisburg, KS
Date: Jul 16, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2006

 Used several processing steps, neat image, USM in several stages, levels, cropped some.

Copied the bg to a new layer, applied it in Hard Light with gaussian blur, and erased the section arount the bug and flower, served to add contrast & interest to the bg elemenst without blurring the bug/flower. dodge/burn in some spots..

Statistics
Place: 476 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.4894
Avg (commenters): 6.1000
Avg (participants): 5.4425
Avg (non-participants): 5.7067
Views since voting: 663
Views during voting: 543
Votes: 423
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2006 11:51:46 AM
I would have cropped this image to focus on the grasshopper and flower more centrally.
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 01/26/2006 05:58:02 AM
nice idea, great color, too much negative space unless you wanted to make this a minimalistic piece, if so then right side is distracting, if not then comp needs work, blacks need work, whites a little blown, angle ok, ok movement, overall ok job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2006 02:45:09 AM
Good macro...love the grasshopper.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2006 11:51:17 AM
I think the title doesn't fit at all. Fortuately the picture works on it's own. Nice colours. The yellow seems a bit blown out. 6.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2006 09:45:58 AM
Great colour. although, as almost always with macro shots, I'd like to see a little greater depth of field. I know that would be difficult, though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2006 10:16:35 AM
Nice macro. A little strong on the colors and saturation for my tastes, especially in the background. Like the composition you've chosen though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/20/2006 03:22:06 AM
I like how he is camoflaged against the background. Nice splash of colour in this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2006 08:46:05 PM
10 from me...good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2006 10:04:45 AM
You dont see me, I am like a comando over here!


Great shot! Nice DoF. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2006 09:50:41 AM
Cool shot! Colors are a little over saturated (IMO).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2006 08:14:44 AM
The green flower stalk on the right in my opinion does not add to the image.
I realize it would have made a narrower image if cropped out and guess that was your reason for keeping it. Nice colors and good title. All the best
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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