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Challenge: Free Study XIII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Newcastle, NSW Australia
Date: Sep 22, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2006

Took a heap of shots to try to get a bee in flight against the sky. Turned up the ISO a bit to get a reasonable DOF and shutter speed. Noise Ninja, cropped and adjusted levels in photoshop.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 615
Avg (all users): 6.9733
Avg (commenters): 8.3214
Avg (participants): 6.8800
Avg (non-participants): 7.3514
Views since voting: 2986
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 187
Comments: 39
Favorites: 5 (view)


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03/08/2008 12:23:56 PM
Wow...that's perfect. I've tried it a few times when I had the opportunity but failed miserably.
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10/09/2006 08:51:47 AM
Patience pays off! One of the best macro shots I've ever seen on DPC.
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10/09/2006 03:40:11 AM
Great macro Owen. Congrats on the top ten finish
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10/09/2006 02:47:38 AM
Wonderful nature shot well done
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10/08/2006 09:39:57 PM
Very nice shot. Great job. Your patience paid off.
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10/08/2006 05:27:31 PM
Dude !
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10/08/2006 05:12:51 PM
A masterful capture wherein the viewer almost hears the buzz. Congratulations on your top 10 finish.
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10/08/2006 02:15:25 AM
good job, this is really nice.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2006 11:06:08 PM
wowsers - that's great.
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10/07/2006 08:32:46 PM
Breathtaking! 10
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10/07/2006 06:38:51 PM
Incredible capture. I'd like to hear how you did this.
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10/07/2006 01:21:24 PM
Simply an amazing capture - well done! This should do very well!
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10/06/2006 10:29:19 PM
Best bee shot so far. Excellent capture. Southern hemisphere?
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10/06/2006 09:04:03 PM
very nice macro
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10/06/2006 04:00:28 PM
amazing capture, spot on timeing
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10/06/2006 12:18:14 PM
Best Bee shot of the Bunch. As far as a critique, the 1 and only thing I could find that could have bene improved is if there was any way to reduce some of that blurred object in the upper right corner. If it was located just a hint more to the right where the blue sky was behind the tail of the Bee, it would be a 10. It's still got a solid 9 in my book.
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10/05/2006 06:51:44 PM
10
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10/05/2006 06:26:34 PM
6 - Oh - like the detail. Like the composition, colors and close crop. Difficult, but 'even sharper' (including more stop motion) and either the fore flowers and all bee in focus or else 'somehow' just the bee with the flowers a little 'softer' (including contrast), if that makes sense. Maybe a fraction more height compositionally at the top, not sure.
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10/05/2006 09:14:31 AM
great focus on the little pollen theif
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10/05/2006 08:22:34 AM
how long to get this one?
well done
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10/04/2006 09:11:32 PM
tough technical shot , great job 7
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10/04/2006 08:18:55 PM
amazing colors!
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10/04/2006 04:55:34 PM
I REALLY like this alot. I see nothing at all bad here.
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10/04/2006 08:37:01 AM
great macro and stopaction image.-9-
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10/03/2006 09:15:40 PM
lovely -well crafted shot
best bee shot I've seen in awhile
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10/03/2006 01:19:38 AM
holee crap! that is amazing! thank you for showing me a bee from an angle and distance that just leaves me stunned. My first 10 of the challenge! just excellent.
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10/02/2006 11:06:34 PM
Fantastic bee capture! Hope to see you at the top.
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10/02/2006 09:26:18 AM
Sweet and I don't mean the necter!
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10/02/2006 08:12:23 AM
wow, that's close! awesome detail and great composition...good luck with this 9
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10/01/2006 12:22:41 PM
WOW! Great shot. I love this. Must have been a tough one to capture, and its perfectly sharp too. Congrats
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10/01/2006 11:50:17 AM
Oh wow-this is so good-focus, light, colors, composition,,you nailed this!!!
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10/01/2006 11:45:55 AM
This is one of the best bee shots I've seen!
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10/01/2006 09:23:09 AM
very nice. 9
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10/01/2006 08:18:50 AM
Superb Capture
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10/01/2006 06:44:01 AM
Very close and very good.....
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10/01/2006 06:14:50 AM
Great close up, must have taken a while to get right. Good glint in the bee's eye.
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10/01/2006 01:02:31 AM
Awesome
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10/01/2006 12:47:06 AM
This guy has a heck of a load,
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10/01/2006 12:15:31 AM
Now that is what I call a macro. Great shot. I can only image how hard this was to get. (10)
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