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Coleopterology: When Science Meets Salad
Coleopterology: When Science Meets Salad
shamer


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Science II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Pentax *ist DL
Lens: Pentax SMC 55mm f/1.8
Date: May 29, 2007
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 29, 2007

 This was taken with about 50mm worth of macro extensions.

Thanks for all the really great comments - I had a ton of different options from my afternoon of shooting this weevil & I wasn't sure if I chose the right one...

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 222
Avg (all users): 6.4686
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.5938
Avg (non-participants): 6.4126
Views since voting: 1986
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 207
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/10/2007 10:03:23 PM
totally butt kicking shawn ... way to go!!!!!!!!!
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 06/06/2007 08:53:35 AM
Congratulations on your top 20 finish with this intriguing visual.
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 06/06/2007 01:33:42 AM
This is some genuinely fantastic macro work. Well done.
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 06/05/2007 10:41:29 PM
Cool shot. Really like the deep dark colours and the contrast highlighting the DOF.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/05/2007 06:12:59 PM
Love the colors and lighting.
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 06/05/2007 05:58:43 PM
Very interesting beetle, looks mossy. Nice image and lighting, well done, 9.
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 06/03/2007 11:32:42 PM
Excellent macro shot and good post processing. Light and colors are great.
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 06/03/2007 08:28:19 PM
great details and amazing contrast, i love the deep ritch green colors
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 06/01/2007 02:28:39 PM
wonderful weevil
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 06/01/2007 01:03:06 PM
love the colors and depth of field. i can almost feel the texture on the little critter. 9.
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 06/01/2007 12:21:13 PM
Great composition and lighting. Very good use of rule of thirds also. And I really think the color choice makes this photo stand out from the others. Excellent work.
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 06/01/2007 10:44:52 AM
nice detail and lighting!
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 05/31/2007 08:31:48 PM
cool bug!
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 05/31/2007 08:05:35 PM
Good title, good shot.
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 05/31/2007 12:56:30 PM
Excellent composition and focus. Well done!
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 05/31/2007 06:17:55 AM
Yummy! Maybe crop a bit more on the right to draw more attention to the beetle.
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 05/30/2007 06:50:08 PM
Wow.....Wow.....Amazing!
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 05/30/2007 12:50:53 PM
Great capture. What an interesting looking creature. I sure wouldn't want to find this crawling around in my salad:)
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 05/30/2007 01:33:07 AM
Very cool macro this little weevil looks like he is made of rusty metal
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