Party
by liangdawei

Comment by dbosse:
FANTASTIC composition with subjects placed perfectly, wonderful color, sharp, great background... what a GREAT macro shot. How did you get these bugs to pose so perfectly?

Party
by liangdawei

Comment by CNovack:
Love the soft hues of pink and green. The damselflies indeed look like they are at a party - mayhap a tea and cookies party:-) Never seen so many gathered together.

Party
by liangdawei

Comment by PennyStreet:
ha!!! it sure does look like a celebration - a birthday maybe?
Great sense of humor and great picture! 8

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by liangdawei

Comment by chellezfotoz:
Congrats on the ribbon!

Party
by liangdawei

Comment by MeMex2:
WOW !!!!! Really wonderful! 10

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by liangdawei

Comment by CJinCA:
Congrats on your ribbon - Colorful shot, unusual, and well photographed, even if it might be posed.

I know there are quite a few others here at DPC who have used dead bugs to win ribbons - some even have them on their profile page, so I'm not sure why there is any criticism of the technique. Unfortunately, I haven't been as successful when I tried it! :-D

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by liangdawei

Comment by K3Master:
I love how many people were fooled by this set-up. heh.

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by liangdawei

Comment by Denise:
congratulations, this is really a great capture, interesting interaction going on there

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by liangdawei

Comment by Tiny:
Congrats on the ribbon,nice work.

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by liangdawei

Comment by h2:

Originally posted by DrAchoo: Interesting shot, but the beetle looks far too dead. No self-respecting insect would be caught with none of his six feet gripping the stem. Kill the beetle, cool the damsel and suddenly the shot isn't that hard to get.

Now I find it interesting that neither your comment nor Harvey's are marked helpful. There must be too much truth in them.