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All is Interim
All is Interim
aliqui


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Oregon
Date: Jun 16, 2007
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/80sec
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

 Lightroom fill light boost
Lightroom black clipping boost
Bumped vibrance and clarity
Messed with curves a bit
Messed with orange and yellows
Contrast boost
Saturation reduction
Vignette
Graduated filters from right side and bottom
Masked and Gaussian blurred noise
Cloned/Healed out some spots and a faint spider web
Sharpened in Photoshop


Statistics
Place: 644 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.4526
Avg (commenters): 5.9250
Avg (participants): 5.4673
Avg (non-participants): 5.3718
Views since voting: 533
Views during voting: 658
Votes: 506
Comments: 45
Favorites: 0

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 07/24/2014 09:30:27 AM
The sharpness and detail really draw the eye in.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 01:38:44 PM
Where do you find all these insects?
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 03/17/2009 01:14:29 PM
Very nice detail piece.
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 03/17/2009 05:54:47 AM
Interesting macro, I was having a hard time figuring out what I was looking at for a second, I think the petals in the upper left are distracting.
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 03/17/2009 05:36:12 AM
Good macro... DOF is nice, as are the colours.
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 03/17/2009 02:16:48 AM
Nice close up.
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 03/16/2009 11:26:36 PM
nice detail , six from me ;)


regards,
brano
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 03/16/2009 02:58:15 PM
Nice macro composition.
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 03/16/2009 12:48:53 PM
provocative study.
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 03/16/2009 11:16:06 AM
Nice detail and color. Good shot.
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 03/16/2009 07:08:13 AM
stunning macro
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 03/15/2009 10:20:24 PM
Well captured and presented.
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 03/15/2009 05:58:20 PM
interesting shot nice detail love the colours
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 03/15/2009 04:07:26 PM
Nice shallow DOF
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 03/15/2009 07:58:26 AM
Well composed shot with nice muted colors and a good DOF
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 03/15/2009 06:14:34 AM
Amazing detail on the spider, wow.
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 03/15/2009 06:03:40 AM
the petals at the top spoils this otherwise very interesting shot, 5
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 03/14/2009 07:13:25 PM
nice detail
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 03/14/2009 06:25:56 PM
wow, great detail
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 03/14/2009 01:59:36 PM
Ewww! Awesome capture though! 9
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 03/14/2009 01:35:15 PM
What's with all the spiders!!!??? Very sharp detail.
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 03/14/2009 10:56:52 AM
nice shot ,good DOF
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 03/14/2009 04:19:14 AM
Beautiful spider on this flower. Looks like she has a great meal.
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 03/13/2009 07:17:21 PM
LOL, dinner time!
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 03/13/2009 06:40:42 PM
Great subject, but I'd like to see it with both creatures in sharp focus.
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 03/13/2009 02:08:29 PM
great macro
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 03/13/2009 11:55:45 AM
Ewww... eerily beautiful.


Not voting yet.
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 03/13/2009 08:22:46 AM
a little tighter crop might have added to this otherwise fine image IMO
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 03/13/2009 07:30:40 AM
interesting
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 03/12/2009 05:31:07 PM
Bug's obviously seen better days. Good capture.
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 03/12/2009 07:09:30 AM
I'm always in awe of photos like this as I don't have the patience to wait for it.
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 03/12/2009 06:45:49 AM
Amazing capture, congratulations!!!
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 03/11/2009 08:44:38 PM
great macro
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 03/11/2009 08:12:27 PM
Eeek. but nice macro
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 03/11/2009 07:48:12 PM
the color of the spider is just glowing.. the white petals above kind of overpowering
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 03/11/2009 12:31:10 PM
I like that though the "bug" is centered, the flower being to one side doesn't give it that "static-y" feeling that some centered compositions have. Nice work.
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 03/11/2009 12:18:34 PM
What a funny looking spider.
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 03/11/2009 10:30:14 AM
Excellent macro. I love we can see all the hairs.
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 03/11/2009 09:52:40 AM
A closer crop would be nicer, this spider has so much to offer.
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 03/11/2009 05:54:18 AM
focus is not exactly spot-on, the OOF petals distract. a closer crop might have helped
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 03/11/2009 04:10:30 AM
Nice detail!
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 03/10/2009 10:19:33 PM
scary!
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 03/10/2009 10:05:06 PM
Nice macro, only suggestion would be a tighter crop, other than that; great work!
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 03/10/2009 09:18:45 PM
Oh wow!
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 03/10/2009 08:25:17 PM
the flower petal on the top is distracting, without that it would have been a really "wow" picture. excellent macro...don't think I wanted to know this little critter has hairs on it's little body....
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