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Challenge: Unexpected Find (Basic Editing IV)
Collection: Macro - Bugs
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Yard
Date: Jun 5, 2006
Aperture: f10
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2006

 The pink background was just a plastic barrel in the background. Luck and an Unexpected find it was indeed :)
Spent the day mostly photographing ladybugs and then these two hoverflies flew in.

PS work: Crop, Levels, Noise Reduction, Sharpened(unsharp mask), Hue/Sat (bump in Sat and slight change to Hue), Resized and Sharpened again.

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Thanks everyone :)

Special thanks to all those who left comments, appreciate it.

I actually think the pink is rather suiting to the image, considering the theme ;) Couldn't do much about the ununiform background blotch near the bottom right corner there in Basic Editing. But, everything else is just the way I would've set it up, which I didnt hehe. How could I. The shot was handheld so no extra hands to spare and no flash was used, so the high iso.

Oh btw, those specks on the bugs is most likely just some pollen. These hoverflies look like a cross between a bee and fly.

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Registered Usercrayon
 Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera 		03/14/2007 10:10:36 PM
hey, stop spying on mating couples! :p
good capture - definitely not something you get to see everyday!
and i'd never have thought the pink background was a coincidence, what good fortune.
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Membergraphicfunk
 Canon EOS-20D 		06/18/2006 01:28:31 AM
Way to go! Congratulations on your Yellow.
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MemberDavid Ey
 Nikon D80 		06/17/2006 05:58:32 PM
Another one of those times when I will be happy to see a photo leave my home page.

Message edited by author 2006-06-17 17:59:07.
MemberStructor
 Canon EOS-5D 		06/15/2006 03:02:14 PM
Cogratulations on your ribbon! Excellent shot!
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Registered UserJacko
 Canon EOS-20D 		06/15/2006 01:51:19 PM
worship.gif
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Memberpineapple
 Canon PowerShot S100 		06/15/2006 11:10:20 AM
Great work. As you say, serendipitous choice of colour etc. I think it all worked very well.
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Registered Userthefly
 Canon EOS-40D 		06/14/2006 07:31:17 PM
congrats Techo!
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MemberJudi
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II 		06/14/2006 05:33:55 PM
Awesome shot.
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Registered Userbtuck
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II 		06/14/2006 11:22:22 AM
Awesome job!
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Registered Userfotomann_forever
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT 		06/14/2006 09:34:43 AM
I wonder if she is asking him, "Honey does this position make my abdomen look big?"

Great capture! Congrats on the ribbon! Well deserved.
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MemberJutilda
 Canon EOS-30D 		06/14/2006 08:11:52 AM
Should have won the blue. Excellent image and the pink background is so unexpected.
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Memberhotpasta
 Nikon D300 		06/14/2006 08:05:22 AM
Excellent macro...a little too explicit for the fly that is flying around my head at the moment trying to perve at the shot! well done
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Registered UserMick
 Canon EOS-5D 		06/14/2006 01:06:19 AM
Hey, isn't there something in the challenge rules against sex acts? :P

Just kidding, of course. Great macro, and it fits the challenge nicely.

Congratulations on your yellow ribbon!
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Registered Usermaestro
 Nikon D50 		06/14/2006 12:46:25 AM
So glad you won! I was hoping. This was fantastic!
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Registered Userterje
 Apple iPhone 		06/14/2006 12:18:21 AM
What an amazing shot, bees having sex now that's something you don't see everyday. Congratulations with the ribbon!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
MemberTygerr
 Nikon D70s 		06/13/2006 06:41:55 PM
Great colour.
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Registered Usermaestro
 Nikon D50 		06/13/2006 04:43:39 PM
Great Capture, and hope it wins!
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Memberposthumous
 Canon EOS-40D 		06/13/2006 04:00:36 PM
the pink background makes it seem arranged, not found.
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Registered Usertony2802
 Canon EOS-30D 		06/13/2006 02:14:54 PM
great macro
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Registered Userdavidus428
 Nikon D700 		06/13/2006 08:03:00 AM
nice macro. i love macros! 10
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MemberJudi
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II 		06/13/2006 07:38:54 AM
Arrrrrrrrggggghhhhhhh.......my innocent eyes!!
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Registered Userklstover
 Panasonic DMC-FZ8 		06/12/2006 12:29:08 AM
You should call a publisher of scientific textbooks and see if they want this photo. It's amazing.
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Registered Userpuzzled
 Canon EOS-20D 		06/11/2006 05:08:26 PM
Wow, that is a find! Not crazy about the pink, but boy oh boy, the technicals are nice. Love that flower / leaf thing at the bottom. It's got great colors. I'm interested in hearing how you managed this shot. Good job!
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Memberlastef
 Canon EOS-5D 		06/11/2006 09:01:37 AM
Great macro and great background color!
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Registered UserEarlBaker
 Panasonic DMC-FZ3 		06/10/2006 06:27:22 PM
Insect porn? Although not to my taste, this is some excellent close-up work. The pink background really adds a nice touch.
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Membersittingonthegrass
 Canon EOS-30D 		06/09/2006 11:23:00 PM
darn bugs nice macro
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Registered UserPenny Lane
 Canon EOS-5D 		06/09/2006 10:59:22 PM
These have to be dead. There would be movement in the wings, surely?
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MemberKarenNfld
 Canon EOS-40D 		06/09/2006 08:03:39 PM
Great macro. I'm a little put off by the pink background, I am guessing it is a flower but it just doesn't seem to go with the photo. A green background would be better I think. But this is still a great photo.
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Registered UserMontfrooij
 Nikon D50 		06/09/2006 05:13:37 AM
beautiful shot!! Like it a lot! Maybe different background colour and crop would have given 10
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Registered UserSimpa
 Nikon D300 		06/08/2006 08:18:45 AM
ooops... another pornstar... ;-)))

Yes you have a unexpected fins... love it... I mean the colors and the layout.. ooops I said Lay out... great shot anyway....
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Registered Usercyan
 Canon EOS-40D 		06/07/2006 11:21:03 PM
interesting and unique but what are those specs
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Registered Usersotisdude 06/07/2006 11:06:12 PM
GREAT!
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Membersherpet
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT 		06/07/2006 07:55:13 PM
This is a fantastic shot.....
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Registered Userpottersclay75
 Canon EOS-10D 		06/07/2006 05:51:20 PM
Gorgeous. Out of all I've seen so far, I think you're cruising for a ribbon ~10
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Registered Usermadcrabber
 Canon EOS-1D Mark II 		06/07/2006 10:22:53 AM
GREAT MACRO, colro, composition-10-
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Registered Userdahved
 Canon EOS-50D 		06/07/2006 10:11:49 AM
Great colors, detail, and focus.
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MemberLalliSig
 Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital 		06/07/2006 05:17:59 AM
Lol! Don´t mind nudes but this is over the line! Just kidding :) NIce job on the lighting, feel the backround should be solid pink though, that it becomes lighter towards the bottom right corner bothers me a little bit. Nice work, 7 from me.
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MemberJutilda
 Canon EOS-30D 		06/07/2006 04:37:43 AM
Oh my. This is an outstanding macro. The DOF, color, clarity - I love the pink background. Excellent work.
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MemberShutterPug
 Canon EOS-50D 		06/07/2006 03:41:21 AM
Excellent macro work.
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Memberhideout
 Nikon D50 		06/07/2006 01:48:37 AM
Amazing macro, did you pose 'em against the "pretty in pink"?
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MemberBalko
 Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi 		06/07/2006 01:38:21 AM
1-2 Meets Challenge - 2
1-3 Technical Merit - 3
1-3 Creativity - 2
1-2 Extra Credit - 2
Final Score - 9
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Registered Usersephick911
 Canon EOS-20D 		06/07/2006 12:49:09 AM
*cue in porn theme*

Wow, a rare find indeed, only seen it once in my life, and i was to young to get it!
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