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Everyday drama
Everyday drama
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Front yard
Date: Sep 24, 2005
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

 Thanks for all the comments! By far this is the picture that got the most comments ever during a challenge in my portfolio.

Statistics
Place: 410 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.7915
Avg (commenters): 7.0536
Avg (participants): 5.8128
Avg (non-participants): 5.6667
Views since voting: 712
Views during voting: 649
Votes: 494
Comments: 60
Favorites: 0

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 03/18/2009 04:30:45 PM
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 07:53:59 PM
Nice!
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 03/17/2009 12:53:20 PM
Good macro. The colors are nice.
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 03/17/2009 11:19:55 AM
Dramatic capture of prey and predator in the miniature world. 7
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 03/17/2009 10:47:10 AM
Dinner is served...
Good macro work +2
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 03/16/2009 08:33:59 PM
Incredible shot.
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 03/16/2009 07:13:57 PM
Mine! Great detail. Nice colors.
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 03/16/2009 02:19:27 PM
While this is not a pleasant scene, the colors and detail, especially on the mantis, are very good.
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 03/16/2009 11:51:16 AM
Nice shot!
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 03/16/2009 11:49:36 AM
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. ACK!!! When I just saw the thumbnail I thought it was going to be just a bee as the main subject. Full view has a big surprise! Not a good day for this bee is it! Nasty jaws on that mantis as it digs into the head. Great details in this insect shot that shows the drama of survival that happens in the animal kingdom everyday.
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 03/16/2009 09:23:23 AM
Ouch! Good shot. Nice detail and capture.
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 03/16/2009 07:47:56 AM
amazing moment soo scary.. seven for it despite the quality


;D brano
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 03/15/2009 11:32:21 PM
Awesome capture and presentation. Gorgeous. Right place / right time.
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 03/15/2009 07:51:46 PM
I don't like things eating my bees. LOL Very unique capture. Don't think I've ever seen a mantis eat a bee. Excellent. Wow, that almost looks like a stinger in the mantis foreleg! Wonder how this meal turned out?
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 03/15/2009 07:17:23 PM
fantastic capture !! brilliant details. 8
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 03/15/2009 10:12:38 AM
ahhh!!! thats freaky!! i love how the killers leg is wrapped around the beens middle
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 03/15/2009 10:06:32 AM
natural drama, just a little deeper dof to have the mantis completely focused would have been great
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 03/15/2009 09:08:05 AM
great timing
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 03/15/2009 06:52:32 AM
One of my favorite subject matters! Praying Mantis's that is, not death, gore and decapitation :) Nice capture!
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 03/15/2009 06:19:48 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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 03/15/2009 06:18:33 AM
Wow, that's amazing. Very good detail.
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 03/15/2009 02:04:33 AM
Nasty but nice!
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 03/14/2009 09:08:38 PM
Took me a second to figure this out - wow.
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 03/14/2009 01:50:18 PM
Very good macro - good luck in this challenge
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 03/14/2009 01:01:08 PM
Wow! Great clear action capture. Well done.
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 03/14/2009 07:01:19 AM
wow stunning macro
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 03/13/2009 11:11:48 PM
This will get voted down because of the "creepy" topic. But it is a good capture.
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 03/13/2009 08:23:04 PM
amazing catch.
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 03/13/2009 05:46:09 PM
Outstanding catch! The black... critter definitely contrasts with the rest of the image. The clarity is good, too!
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 03/13/2009 02:58:36 PM
great colors, and really disturbing image :)
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 03/13/2009 11:03:56 AM
Excellent macro! 7
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 03/13/2009 10:56:53 AM
I respect these photos so much, I just find it remarkable how much patience you have to capture these macro moments and have it technically perfect
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 03/13/2009 10:45:09 AM
Great macro detail and nice job showing life in action.
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 03/13/2009 07:59:37 AM
great colors
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 03/13/2009 07:49:15 AM
Outstanding. To see a spider with prey is one thing, but mantises must move quickly.
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 03/13/2009 06:09:04 AM
Wow. That is one serious macro shot. Somehow I feel sorry for the bee.
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 03/13/2009 05:05:05 AM
thats a pretty extreme close up
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 03/13/2009 12:09:14 AM
Nice shot of something that happens around us everyday but we don't often see
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 03/12/2009 08:52:49 PM
Oh my - what a dramatic capture! This interests me a lot more than many of the bug shots I see here.
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 03/12/2009 04:01:39 PM
Coming back to comment...

Fan-freaking-tastic! Stunning detail! What a find! This almost looks like a dance, or a lovers hug. 10
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 03/12/2009 02:37:13 PM
Brutal! An incredible capture subject-wise. A little oversaturated though, so there's some loss of detail on the mantis. RIP little bee...
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 03/12/2009 12:30:36 PM
Ew, it took me a minute to figure out what I was looking at, the mantis blends in with the foliage so well. I guess the bee had the same problem.
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 03/12/2009 12:10:27 PM
owie! I'm hurting from this, haha nice capture
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 03/12/2009 11:12:00 AM
Amazing capture, extraordinary detail.
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 03/12/2009 10:21:13 AM
Everyone is lunch for someone. Good shot.
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 03/12/2009 09:27:15 AM
the more I looked at this the more I like it 9
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 03/12/2009 08:42:06 AM
Oh snap, that can't be good. Good capture, nice colors and a good DOF
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 03/12/2009 06:59:37 AM
Woah. Nice macro.
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 03/12/2009 05:57:46 AM
Incredible capture.
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 03/11/2009 08:57:20 PM
"Step into my parlor," said the spider to the fly. <---- First thing I thought of when I saw this picture, even though this is neither a spider, nor a fly. :)
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 03/11/2009 05:36:18 PM
I think the yuck factor is going to hurt you here. Very well done.
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 03/11/2009 04:44:47 PM
Yikes! Congrats on a interesting pic.
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 03/11/2009 01:49:23 PM
Sweet... I had $10 on the Mantis to win!!!!

Great focus here, and good action for a macro.
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 03/11/2009 01:17:36 PM
Wow. Good macro and detail!
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 03/11/2009 12:40:59 PM
Lunch!! vibrant colors, rich tones, excellent bokeh
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 03/11/2009 11:17:01 AM
excellent capture
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 03/11/2009 08:48:49 AM
great shot!
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 03/11/2009 05:38:58 AM
Nature is cruel.
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 03/11/2009 03:12:17 AM
what an interesting little creature
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 03/10/2009 10:41:06 PM
Wicked shot!!!
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