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Tiny Dragon
Tiny Dragon
Jacko


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Miniature (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Grand Falls, NB
Date: Jul 28, 2004
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2004

 I just wanted to show that my entry in Macro IV was really alive so I took a picutre of him on my finger. I liked it so much I decided to stick in to Miniature challenge. I think it fits the challenge.

I let him fly around my kitchen. When it would land I'd put my finger in front of it and it would climb on. Very easy to shoot.

Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX Macro

Used 2 flashes (Canon 550EX and 420EX) fired by a ST-E2 wireless transmitter.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 240
Avg (all users): 6.2291
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 5.7172
Avg (non-participants): 6.5170
Views since voting: 1407
Views during voting: 454
Votes: 275
Comments: 26
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 08/10/2004 08:33:34 PM
Congratulations Jacko on your 15th place finish. Another of your wonders and as usual...expertly done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/10/2004 04:02:07 PM
Excellent. Perfect for the assignment, but also a very good picture by itself.
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 08/10/2004 04:00:07 PM
Im gonna steal your fingerprint...great "thing" that you have for a pet
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 08/08/2004 11:10:49 PM
Great shot. Excellent detail.
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 08/08/2004 01:35:55 PM
It's an exceptional macro - perfect lighting and focus. But the only thing that makes it a miniature version of something that is normally larger - is your title. It's too bad because the photo is so excellent, hope you entered something similar in the macro IV.
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 08/08/2004 12:27:41 PM
Lovely clear shot, excellet macro.
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 08/08/2004 09:50:04 AM
How'd you get him to stay on your finger?!
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 08/06/2004 05:44:51 PM
Great shot. Youv'e actually given this little guy some character. Composition works well. I think a simple border would finish it off.
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 08/06/2004 09:16:39 AM
good
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 08/05/2004 08:39:15 PM
Very cool
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 08/05/2004 06:38:39 PM
Very nice
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 08/05/2004 12:14:48 PM
whoaaa! cool dragon fly!
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 08/05/2004 08:24:57 AM
Aren't all dragon flies that small? A good picture though with excellent detail.
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 08/05/2004 12:37:31 AM
Excellent macro. 10
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 08/04/2004 10:16:58 PM
i think it's wilting. or is it going to pounce?
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 08/04/2004 08:02:11 PM
Wait a minute. Didn't I see you in the macro challange? Nice detail.
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 08/04/2004 07:55:58 PM
looks like a normal size dragonfly to me.
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 08/04/2004 06:14:47 PM
that is SO tiny. wow. now whose fingerprint is that?
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 08/04/2004 04:45:12 PM
spectacular!
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 08/04/2004 01:45:16 PM
wonderful pic! but i think the background can be better
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 08/04/2004 12:46:11 PM
Wow, nice.
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 08/04/2004 12:39:56 PM
Crisp clear, macro!! Excellent.
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 08/04/2004 08:42:57 AM
Well, I guess it's a slightly smaller than average dragonfly but then most of them are reasonably small so it's not an obvious miniature to me. Nice detail in the dragonfly itself and I like the way the wings make an angle that then works well in the top right corner of the frame. Although I can see it would look weird with much less finger because it's so pink it kind of overpowers that little insect which I know is the idea for this challenge but means the finished image isn't so interesting. 7
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 08/04/2004 07:08:39 AM
Great macro shot. Excellent focus, very good lighting and depth. Including someone's finger in the image brings perspective to the size of the dragonfly, however, it takes away from the visual appeal of the image, in my own opinion. I give this image a 6.
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 08/04/2004 06:36:18 AM
Very cool shot. Great focus and certainly shows of the miniatureness of the dragonfly... 10
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 08/04/2004 05:39:09 AM
how you managed that I dont know unless you had specially-made dragonfly replicas created lol! very nice capture
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