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Collection: Overlay II
Date Uploaded: Feb 3, 2008

Viewed: 407
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)

Overlayed with one of goodman's grunge textures. Added layer of Melancholytron filter (by Flaming Pear). Dodge/Burn, levels, brightness/contrast, replace color, color balance.

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06/06/2009 09:41:24 AM
Oh yes!! Love the narrow DOF and that layer. You're good. :~)
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06/04/2009 07:32:52 PM
Nice composition, lighting and pp. Everything works together to direct full attention to the beetle.
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02/09/2008 04:05:03 PM
I find myself wanting to see a closer crop on this one, without the empty space on the right, but this is an unusually affecting treatment of a bug - hard to make bugs sympathetic. :) I like how there's almost like a little spotlight on him.
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02/05/2008 10:36:50 AM
Very nice job focusing the attention on the beetle, compared to the original. Darkening it considerably worked very well.
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02/05/2008 09:27:12 AM
The burning and processing in this photo turned a great shot into a work of art.
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02/04/2008 11:59:59 PM
I like the dramatice lighting on this, really makes the insect pop.
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02/04/2008 10:36:11 AM
Interesting textures and balance. I do wonder how it would look
if you zeroed in on the bug quite a bit. Better? or just different?
Who knows.
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02/04/2008 09:21:46 AM
Once again, such a dramatic change from the original. You've taken it from a well done but straightforward macro to quite a moody and beautiful piece.
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02/04/2008 08:38:30 AM
Excellent!!!
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02/04/2008 05:13:11 AM
Another fave! Love the subtle lighting and gritty processing :)
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02/03/2008 11:29:00 PM
This is wonderful - the subtle light increase on the bug's body to emphasize it and the array of muted colors - really beautiful.
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02/03/2008 10:36:23 PM
i love small insects to photograph, their intricate bodies never cease to amaze me .. this is brilliant .. the overlay works really well and it seems to have created a sort'v secretive feeling .. its either you or the bug .. i'm not sure .. but someone's hiding from someone else ... usually its the bugs that camouflage themselves, but when you bring a photographer into the mix, well, its often he's the one who's hiding .. !!:)
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