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Leaving Home
Shuhescu


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Front yard in West Virginia
Date: May 26, 2008
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/6 sec
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 This was one of my first images with a new lens. The 17 year cycle of the subject happened to match with the arrival of the UPS driver. It was take with natural light in my front yard.

Statistics
Place: 856 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.0988
Avg (commenters): 5.9245
Avg (participants): 5.1250
Avg (non-participants): 4.9444
Views since voting: 531
Views during voting: 624
Votes: 496
Comments: 57
Favorites: 0

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03/17/2009 05:53:50 PM
I've seen the grub shells all my life - and I've seen the full grown adult - but this is the first time in 46 years I've seen the emergence of the adult from the shell. Awesome!
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 03/17/2009 04:41:36 PM
Nice exposure.
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 03/17/2009 02:09:58 PM
This is a very interesting macro, great DOF.
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 03/17/2009 11:46:57 AM
Ohhhh, I've always wanted to see a closeup of a locust shedding its shell. This is an amazing capture! As kids we used to pick the empty shells off the trees and put on our parents' clothes in the closet, LOL. Excellent! 9
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 03/17/2009 11:07:40 AM
Cool title... works well for this shot.
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 03/17/2009 03:03:39 AM
Interesting close up of insect leaving pupae stage.
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 03/16/2009 10:57:30 PM
Wonderful motion captured!
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 03/16/2009 07:15:50 PM
AH! The scene from Alien!
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 03/16/2009 05:32:48 PM
Wow! Excellent capture of the moment.
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 03/16/2009 07:23:59 AM
Well spotted and nicely captured I particularly like the motion blur of his legs
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 03/15/2009 11:36:46 PM
Well captured and presented.
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 03/15/2009 08:16:18 PM
creepy, good detail
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 03/15/2009 02:47:13 PM
Talk about being in the right place at the right time, nice capture!
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 03/15/2009 02:35:23 PM
Creepy. Nice macro though.
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 03/15/2009 12:43:28 PM
Well taken. The motion blur adds to the shot.
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 03/15/2009 09:44:15 AM
Somehow nothing in this picture seems to make it great for me
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 03/15/2009 08:05:56 AM
This is an "ewww" photo but still very interesting. Good detail.
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 03/15/2009 07:33:30 AM
wow, just how does one get a shot like this, really cool
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 03/15/2009 07:28:07 AM
Great find, must have been awesome watching this happening
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 03/15/2009 07:02:13 AM
good timing
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 03/15/2009 01:24:03 AM
nice macro ;)

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 03/14/2009 09:25:49 PM
What a wonderful moment!
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 03/14/2009 06:35:19 PM
Ive always wanted to get one leaving its exoskeleton But I have never seen one do this so well done
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 03/14/2009 04:15:03 PM
Great capture. I can't figure out how they can attach the old shell to the underside of a limb, and after they crawl out, it just stays there. Great deail.
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 03/14/2009 12:35:25 AM
interesting capture, my take is that if this shot does not score well, it is because the subject matter is not appealing to the viewer, 6
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 03/14/2009 12:33:01 AM
A cicada! Nice capture.
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 03/13/2009 09:35:08 PM
Wow! This is just plain awesome! Of course the clarity and detail are to die for, but I love it when a photo like this has context that enhances it and makes it beautiful as well.
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 03/13/2009 07:26:44 PM
Great capture, we've got 100's of these empty shells around but I've never seen anything exiting from one before
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 03/13/2009 03:24:12 PM
I'm in awe that you get this close to any bug :-) Amazing.
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 03/13/2009 02:25:24 PM
Great capture of an interesting aspect of nature.
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 03/13/2009 01:45:22 PM
Extraordinary capture!! I wish I could witness (and photograph) this.
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 03/13/2009 12:53:30 PM
Eww... I've always wanted to see one do this... but never have. Thanks.

Nicely in focus on the eye, too.

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 03/13/2009 12:41:32 PM
excellent colors, great macro
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 03/13/2009 10:45:49 AM
don't get to capture this very often. good dof
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 03/13/2009 07:24:01 AM
weird looking
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 03/13/2009 06:36:01 AM
Cool; don't see this often!
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 03/13/2009 03:54:37 AM
nice detailed macro
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 03/12/2009 07:36:23 PM
Nice pic. Good timing and colors.
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 03/12/2009 04:15:17 PM
good capture
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 03/12/2009 02:57:29 PM
Nice find coming up on this. The sharpness isnt as good as I would have liked. Still a cool shot though. 5
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 03/12/2009 02:47:00 PM
Nice macro with great detail and a good story.
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 03/12/2009 12:47:54 PM
If it had been possible for you to move that second cicada skin in the foreground, that would really help. It clutters the composition up. Otherwise this is a very nice shot - great work!
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 03/12/2009 07:21:01 AM
The blurry patch in the foreground is distracting here I think, but what a capture! I have never actually seen a live cicada before I think...only the shells the leave behind.
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 03/12/2009 05:36:04 AM
wow that what I call a macro
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 03/12/2009 03:58:24 AM
Lucky find! Great capture, nice focus and sharpness, even if the subject isn't exactly pretty, hehe.
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 03/12/2009 02:40:47 AM
Good macro
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 03/11/2009 10:31:30 PM
Fantastic capture. I always find the skins, but have never seen them emerging.
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 03/11/2009 08:04:08 PM
Ok this is creepy, yet oddly I cant stop looking.
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 03/11/2009 12:49:39 PM
nice, i can never seem to be patient enough or lucky enough to encounter these things when they shed their skin
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 03/11/2009 10:27:00 AM
Creepy. Nice macro.
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 03/11/2009 09:28:55 AM
These things are so cool to watch.
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 03/11/2009 09:25:02 AM
that looks like a cicada shell ... great capture
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 03/11/2009 09:15:43 AM
nice shot
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 03/11/2009 08:35:02 AM
Interesting macro capture.
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 03/11/2009 04:49:07 AM
so cool.
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 03/11/2009 02:38:18 AM
Wow, this is a really rare find and I like what you did with it, getting the motion there.
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 03/10/2009 09:00:56 PM
Good DOF, nice details
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