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Challenge: Macro II (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Alaska
Date: Sep 16, 2003
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 20, 2003

 Sorry. I missed the insect challenge and I was jealous and had to give it a go. If anyone knows the type of fly this is I'd love to know. The plant is called fireweed I know and when it's all gone it marks the end of summer.

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Place: 30 out of 200
Avg (all users): 6.0943
Avg (commenters): 7.1429
Avg (participants): 6.0090
Avg (non-participants): 6.2917
Views since voting: 1225
Votes: 159
Comments: 11
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 09/30/2003 12:07:16 PM
Thanks UberFish!
 09/30/2003 04:19:06 AM
Its a hoverfly of the Syphus genus (E.g. Syrphus ribesii) its impossible to tell the exact species from the photo, you'd need a better shot of the wing to be sure.
Its in Alaska, so perhaps there are only a couple of species recorded in that area, and you can get a good idea of species by eliminating all lookalikes from elsewhere.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/27/2003 03:28:40 PM
Excellent composition, detail and color. The tonal range is weel done, too. About the only thing I'd change is to get a better view of the bee's face. ..But getting just this much is a real coup!
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 09/27/2003 09:31:06 AM
Interesting composition. Good clarity.
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 09/27/2003 06:03:25 AM
Nice sharpness and DOF. Good composition and exposure too. I like this one.
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 09/26/2003 08:07:51 AM
great shot.....
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 09/25/2003 03:43:16 PM
Interesting shot, great close-up, lovely colours and textures. I think that your intention was to have the subject centred, but the eye naturally wants to focus on the eyes first, so I feel that you should have placed the eyes in the centre of the frame. I'm sure NeatImage could have helped you remove a lot of the noise in your background. I could be wrong here, but it looks like you used a large radius in your sharpening. It's better to go for a radius < 0.5 and a sharpening amount of around 100. Score: 7
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 09/25/2003 11:10:56 AM
Great fly shot. Colors right on.
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 09/24/2003 04:42:24 PM
Nice contrasts of texture and color here.
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 09/22/2003 07:49:50 PM
is that a fake bug?
09/22/2003 02:54:32 PM
I like everything about this except the green line behind the right wing...wonderful shapes
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