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Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
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Challenge: Miniature (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Powell Gardens
Date: Jul 31, 2004
Aperture: F/9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Aug 2, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 199 out of 240
Avg (all users): 4.3043
Avg (commenters): 4.2667
Avg (participants): 3.7340
Avg (non-participants): 4.6415
Views since voting: 641
Views during voting: 387
Votes: 253
Comments: 15
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/10/2004 08:11:48 AM
This looks more like something small made very large. The challenge was to show a miniature version of something making it clear that it was a miniature version of something. This doesn't even appear to be a case of mistaking the challenge for a forced perspective challenge since this looks like it actually is a large sculpture, not a small toy shot from an angle to make it appear looming and large.

"Compose and photograph something "miniature" in such a way that it conveys to the viewer that the subject of your photo is a tinier version of something that is normally larger."
08/08/2004 08:11:08 AM
Maybe there was some confsion over the meaning of the challenge. It was supposed to be smaller than life size. Cool sculpture though.
08/07/2004 05:45:00 AM
I recognize that mantid!
08/07/2004 02:27:31 AM
Funny.
08/06/2004 08:17:34 PM
so which one is miniture?! the tree or the mantis? ha ha, i like it.
08/06/2004 06:58:23 AM
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too compressed!!!
08/05/2004 12:41:27 PM
forgive me for being dense, but i'm not sure how this meets the challenge. also, it seems a little over-sharpened. nice lines, though.
08/05/2004 01:48:06 AM
The subject of this photo should me miniature. this is exactly the opposite. Plus the picture does not attract me at all
08/04/2004 07:45:47 PM
Real?
08/04/2004 01:49:53 PM
While the subject is pretty cool, it doesn't meet the challenge as it is a HUGE mantis not a miniature one.
08/04/2004 12:20:12 PM
its a giant insect! a bit grainy and would have benefitted from a shallower depth of field
08/04/2004 11:05:03 AM
I saw this and I thought "RUN!"
08/04/2004 07:50:04 AM
The challgne was to take a minature of a larger object, this seems to be the opposite of what the challenge requested. Nor are plants a good use of minature since they come in all shapes and sizes.

That aside I like the leading lines and the DOF in general. Also got a nice blue sky, but even if it met the challenge I suspect this picture would be mid 5's,
08/03/2004 11:27:02 PM
Looks HUGE, not miniature.
08/03/2004 09:16:43 PM
Cool colors. Mantis appears huge though.


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