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Challenge: Wings (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Pentax
Location: Japan, near home
Date: Aug 16, 2007
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 17, 2007

 It seems I do quite well with dragonfly pictures in challenges, so here's another. It's of a kind that I don't recall seeing before.

Post Challenge: Well, there you go. Maybe I should try to shoe-horn a dragonfly photo into every challenge...

My Top Five after this Challenge:
This One

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 175
Avg (all users): 6.8281
Avg (commenters): 7.9524
Avg (participants): 6.5526
Avg (non-participants): 7.0086
Views since voting: 1978
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 192
Comments: 27
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/27/2007 05:02:57 PM
Oh WOW!!!!!!! This is beyond incredible. I can not get over what beautiful macro this is. This is a great score and finish -- but its hard to believe it wasn't one of the top 3.

Congratulations on perfection in a photo like this! Oh, and 11th place is nice too :)

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 08/26/2007 08:47:48 PM
Crisp! Congrats on a fantastic shot and a great finish, David! Well done.
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 08/26/2007 08:35:45 PM
yes, you do do well with those dragonflies !! .. another amazing photograph and an excellent process ... if they flit around anything like bees then your patience must be outstanding .. a brilliant image .. congratulations on an excellent score & an eleventh place in the challenge .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/26/2007 05:05:17 PM
Perfect.....
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 08/26/2007 04:45:39 PM
This is beautiful and the colors are outstanding. Great detail!
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 08/26/2007 09:09:01 AM
Fantastic image, beautiful clarity on the body of the dragonfly.
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 08/26/2007 02:49:29 AM
I have seen a lot of dragonfly photos in this challenge - but this one stands out somehow (for me). I admire the way the subject stood out from a green monochromatic background.
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 08/25/2007 03:56:21 PM
Very nice composition, focus is right on, lighting is great, makes for a perfect picture, 10.
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 08/25/2007 12:50:07 PM
great detail! Nice and sharp
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 08/25/2007 10:39:56 AM
Magnificant detail and color. Nice capture.
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 08/23/2007 05:46:18 PM
Beautiful focus and DOF. The color of the dragonfly is wonderful.
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 08/22/2007 08:31:53 PM
Very nice, better than very nice
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 08/21/2007 02:48:06 PM
Pretty wings.
 08/21/2007 12:50:24 PM
Lovely crisp focus and colors. Some may consider this a cliche shot, but it is still good photography. :) 7
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 08/21/2007 08:23:11 AM
Nice sharp macro. Great depth of field.
 08/20/2007 06:19:36 PM
Very will done dragonfly shot.
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 08/20/2007 12:51:28 PM
Amazing..Nice crisp and clear....
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 08/20/2007 12:38:17 PM
Nice and sharp and a pleasant background.
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 08/20/2007 12:28:32 PM
Nice capture I haven't been sucessfull with dragon fly shot yet they always fly off lol psart 8
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 08/20/2007 10:38:02 AM
Beautiful color, though the dragonfly's body & the stalk are more center of attention because of the wings' translucency.
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 08/20/2007 08:24:12 AM
One of the best dragonfly shots in the challenge. Great clarity and color.
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 08/20/2007 05:27:28 AM
Beautiful macro shot. Sharpness and clarity are right on, and I really like the composition and DOF. Nice work. Returning to bump up score.
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 08/20/2007 04:39:50 AM
Really nice clarity on the wings, the bokeh works really well to make that little guy stand out. Nice shot!
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 08/19/2007 11:15:38 PM
You almost got it. I'm not sure if it is depth of field or angle or what. love the detail on the dragonfly.
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 08/19/2007 10:07:38 PM
Incredible focus and detail !! (10)
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 08/19/2007 08:43:36 PM
Excellent detail and bokeh. I'm afraid all of us are going to get smeared because there are so many dragonflies. Yours is really beautiful.
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 08/19/2007 08:13:43 PM
very sharp and great colours...nice lighting 8
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