Eternal Irony
by collinsjul

Comment by perkygoth:
heheh very cute.

Eternal Irony
by collinsjul

Comment by JPR:
Awesome! This is my favorite so far. To find this in a graveyard! You need to take a photo of this at night!

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by collinsjul:
Wow! I want to thank everyone for their comments! This is my first entry and I am very pleased to have done as well as I did. I've only had my Nikon 5700 camera for a few weeks and am still in a huge learning curve. I agree that this is a bit fuzzy, and I think I may have cropped it too much. The metering was the default auto setting. I did really like the contrast in this shot, but agree that it looks overexposed.

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by dsidwell:
I like your idea here and how the insect mimics the duotone wooden background.

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by quadangle:
If I were to shoot this subject, I would try to position the camera so it looks like we are at the wasp's level rather than above it. The highlights are a bit blown-out.

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by vonautsch:
The lighting is a little bright. I like the black and wood background. The insect could be a little sharper.

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by amsmyth:
this is a very interesting shot that doesn't quite make it for me - the light division is too sharp and costs a bit in focus as well as loss of detail

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by Gracious:
Good one!

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by pinback:
Nearly a good shot - not quite in focus and a little overexposed on the abdome and leg. Shooting with a half-bright and half-dark background makes it difficult. Did you (could you) try centre-weighted metering?

Half & Half
by collinsjul

Comment by Shannon:
great pic, Love the divided background.