by aznym

Comment by ubique:
No! I cannot agree with ponder. Perhaps some ordinary conventional ant, seen in all his tediously conventional 'tack-sharp' detail (if we could really stomach yet another one of those), would justify such conventional placement in the frame. But this is just not that kind of ant. This ant is an explorer, intent on finding the monsters at the edge of the world. He knows what's behind him; he's tirelessly mapped it for those colonists that will follow. What he does not know, and nor do we, is what lies ahead.

He needs to be seen at the edge of the known world, because that's what he does and that's where you'll find him.

by aznym

Comment by aznym:

Originally posted by ponder: I know how difficult this shot must have been especially with a G9, but the ant to me is running out of your image. I would have rather seen it placed to the far left, so that it appears to be running into your image instead of out of it. That said I still like the feeling of motion, your color and lighting here. Ants are extremely difficult to shoot because they are always in motion. Interesting shot!

Thanks. I do appreciate the feedback. This is one image from a series and as it is it could be total non-sense. That's why I posted the link for the whole series.

by aznym

Comment by ponder:
I know how difficult this shot must have been especially with a G9, but the ant to me is running out of your image. I would have rather seen it placed to the far left, so that it appears to be running into your image instead of out of it. That said I still like the feeling of motion, your color and lighting here. Ants are extremely difficult to shoot because they are always in motion. Interesting shot!

by aznym

Comment by ubique:
Yes! I keep wanting to rotate it 90 degrees counterclockwise, to make a horizon and a tempestuous seascape out of it. But then it looks like the dragonfly is about to crash into the sea.

You make the most prosaic things into art, Az. Most of us are the other way around: we make art into prosaic things.

Goldfish
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Comment by aznym:

Originally posted by suemack: Brilliant series of shots! I love the lensbaby blur. How did you light the tank?

I didn't light the tank. The tank is kept at the pretty big and open waiting area of a clinic I go to every morning. I think the aquarium lights were switched off too but there's a lot of natural light coming in through the doors and windows.

Goldfish
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Comment by suemack:
Brilliant series of shots! I love the lensbaby blur.

How did you light the tank?

Goldfish
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Comment by freakin_hilarious:
Very nice. You were one of my 2 9s in the end. Thanks for the slideshow, too. Way too cool. I think this would look great as a huge print.

Goldfish
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Comment by sillygoat:
Awesome idea, and nicely executed :) I love the contrast of the orange/blue. 8

Goldfish
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Comment by kimo:
I absolutely love this picture.

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Comment by Zigomar:
I don't know, but there's got to be something masochistic in entering photos like this on DPC. It kills you right in the start, it puts you down, but the fact that some people appreciate it is priceless. I hope you get my point.