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[scary specimen]
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Challenge: School Days: Biology (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD IF for Canon
Date: Feb 13, 2007
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 13, 2007

 Gary Larson does Biology.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 131
Avg (all users): 6.3738
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.2564
Avg (non-participants): 6.4000
Views since voting: 942
Views during voting: 326
Votes: 214
Comments: 33
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/21/2007 03:51:36 AM
Yikes! that is creepy. Great capture!
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 02/21/2007 03:11:23 AM
Where did you find this little beauty to photograph? ;-) WTG, Richard.
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 02/21/2007 02:48:52 AM
Oooooooh.. .or should I say Ewwwwwwww. . .but what a great macro! It's perfect!

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 02/20/2007 07:10:29 PM
Sorry, Some I forgot to grade B+ :) van
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2007 02:02:30 PM
I would actually prefer the original orientation, although then you would loose the humour of the title.
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 02/20/2007 07:29:28 AM
I like the range of grays and white in this photograph, and it is very focused!
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 02/20/2007 06:50:00 AM
what is that
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 02/20/2007 06:44:20 AM
this is a very interesting photo i always like to look at th eunderside of bugs
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 02/20/2007 06:31:31 AM
Beautiful image!! Excellent detail - Nicely done!
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 02/20/2007 04:09:55 AM
Great close up, and I like the b/w here... great tonal range. I'm not fond of the vertical position though... I think this would have been better horizontally for me. As it is, I feel like it's going to fall down off the screen.
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 02/18/2007 02:42:11 AM
Great picture. I like how you have turned it on it's side.
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 02/17/2007 03:40:31 PM
Very nice detail. I think it looks good (better?) in landscape
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 02/17/2007 09:12:54 AM
it is! - 9
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 02/17/2007 06:10:06 AM
Having it stand upright makes it look very ghoulish. The bent back antennae, the seemingly clutched feet, as well as the cape-like wings all add to the effect.
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 02/17/2007 04:14:25 AM
Love the detail. perfect DOF.
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 02/16/2007 10:03:18 AM
it does look scary...the legs look like a bat..I like the way you rotated it and I like the b and w treatment
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 02/15/2007 10:08:13 AM
aaaghh!lol, This REALLY freaks me out!All those legs... still, on outstanding photo with gr8 focus and clarity, well done :0)
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 02/15/2007 09:57:08 AM
Truly bizarre. Well executed. Sharp detail.
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 02/15/2007 08:30:37 AM
This specimen is scary! Great rotation, colors, and lighting. Bumping to an 8.
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 02/15/2007 07:55:48 AM
great shot almost looks like an old drawing, great detail
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 02/15/2007 06:49:18 AM
very nice macro. not sure why you flipped this to portrait. i think I prefer it landscape. - 8
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 02/15/2007 06:16:53 AM
You should have left this in the landscape orientation: it looks weird this way up, as if the moth is leaning against a wall...Nice detail and focus though.
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 02/15/2007 05:45:44 AM
ekk...this must be a Transylvania moth...*smile* I like the orientation you chose
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 02/14/2007 07:35:28 AM
Heh, very Gary Larson.
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 02/14/2007 06:47:02 AM
very good picture, but the rotation doesn't add anything
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 02/14/2007 04:25:39 AM
too bad the shadow is visible
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 02/14/2007 03:53:07 AM
Great detail and the editing is perfect. Bumping up to an 8 for now.
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 02/14/2007 01:46:12 AM
Great detail. Think it would have been better horizontal - will see what others think.
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 02/13/2007 09:13:58 PM
This is beautiful but why did you rotate it? Amazing light and sharpness - Still a great shot.
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 02/13/2007 08:37:43 PM
I really like the vertical perspective. Great shot.
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 02/13/2007 07:41:49 PM
Great image. 10
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 02/13/2007 07:37:20 PM
nice moth, but whats keeping the dead thing verticle? :)
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 02/13/2007 07:12:13 PM
Oh that is fabulous!!! I love it. Great editing. Basic?? wow.
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