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Before the battle
Before the battle
kevip6


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Challenge: Insects II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Location: Garden
Date: Apr 9, 2007
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 9, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 21 out of 180
Avg (all users): 6.6207
Avg (commenters): 8.0455
Avg (participants): 6.6071
Avg (non-participants): 6.6303
Views since voting: 1122
Views during voting: 353
Votes: 203
Comments: 25
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 06/08/2007 01:45:54 AM
wonderful photo! the colors, the dof - really great
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/22/2007 07:11:05 PM
Who won? Nice macro.
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 04/22/2007 07:03:22 PM
Very interesting view. Lovely detail. Great colors. 8
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 04/22/2007 05:07:01 PM
awesome photo - colours are great
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 04/21/2007 10:27:30 PM
Very nicely done!
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 04/20/2007 08:34:22 PM
another nice lady here 8
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 04/20/2007 10:07:16 AM
The colors and detail is amazing in this macro. Very cool subject matter as well, you must of hunted about for awhile to find this. Excellent!
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 04/20/2007 04:00:14 AM
Great color and very close, Great job
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 04/19/2007 04:53:35 AM
Nice capture
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 04/19/2007 04:29:32 AM
Great DOF.
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 04/18/2007 08:35:03 AM
awesome!! you have a spectacular eye!
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 04/17/2007 07:06:32 PM
I can't get over this great pictures! Nice and sharp! 10 10!!

I had WAY too much fun with the overprocessed comment :)! Most fun I've had on dpc! Watching everybody in the forums talk about the comment.
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 04/17/2007 07:16:59 AM
Very nice composition, colors, and appropriate title. *8*
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 04/16/2007 10:46:05 PM
I like this good capture and nice colours
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 04/16/2007 01:07:31 PM
Wow nice balance between the upsidedown and right side up. Great capture its more than just a picture of a bug it has actual dynamic to it
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 04/16/2007 11:04:08 AM
i know dof is tricky, but you seemed to capture just the right focus, great composition and subjects.
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 04/16/2007 09:37:11 AM
Good composition, would like to see a bit more DOF. Clarity is very good.
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 04/16/2007 09:29:18 AM
Awesome dof! Great job catching this prebattle shot.
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 04/16/2007 08:33:17 AM
how I wish that other bug was in focus. Such great colors and lighting. 7
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 04/16/2007 07:26:50 AM
i think i would probably have rotated all the way, so the ladybug was on top. great DOF, though.
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 04/16/2007 04:56:06 AM
Love the frozen moment in time where it looks like the spider and ladybug will do battle for survival. Tis a shame that the spider was not posed above the leaf where the viewer would be able to view the full detail of the spider while the ladybug is under the leaf - sort of a hide-and-seek shot. But one has to take the opportunity when one can and take the photo. There are some nice details in the close-up of the ladybug. I love how you can see the 'face' of the ladybug in full detail as well as those long reaching legs of the spider that menace the resting ladybug. The lighting is simply wonderful for the subject and it's environment are illuminated perfectly. Some portions of the body of the ladybug and spider are not as in sharp focus as others but that is too be expected when doing a macro/extreme close-up -especially if there is action going on. If anytime in the future you do wish to get a greater DOF where both the background and foreground are in sharp focus and get lots of detail all you need is a tripod, a higher aperature setting (F8 or higher), and slower shutter speed.
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 04/16/2007 04:16:16 AM
This is an amazing photo and my favourite from the challenge, well done :)
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 04/15/2007 09:28:29 PM
Superb ... tremendous ... amazing capture of insect activity. Going out on a leaf here, but I don't imagine you glued these characters before photographing the battle. Love the DOF and natural color of the image. 10
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 04/15/2007 08:24:38 PM
Terrific DOF!!!
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 04/15/2007 08:16:01 PM
great drama about to unfold...niced bokeh
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