Damselfly
by Jacko

Comment:
Congratulations!

You have obviously set a new standard for shooting DPC Macros and in the end making the Macro challenges a lot more interesting. You are a valuable member to have around :) Very nice work and congratulations on keeping the bug alive :)

Dragon Eyes
by Jacko

Comment:
Congratulations!

You have obviously set a new standard for shooting DPC Macros and in the end making the Macro challenges a lot more interesting. You are a valuable member to have around :) Very nice work and congratulations on keeping the bug alive :)

Take me home...
by crabappl3

Comment:
Danny

Congratulations on the ribbon!
Very nice work.

CRW_8335-01-cr1W.jpg
by RHoldenSr

Comment:
I tacked a piece of blue photographic background paper to the fence as a temporary background. The ISO was very high (ISO 1600) to get 1/2000 sec shutter speed and that is why it is grainy. I kind of like it in way sort of like playing the old LPs and listening to the crackling noise of the stereo needle if you know what I mean :) It gives it the old feeling of high ISO/grain film.

Originally posted by Sonifo: What is that background? Not bad, but the blue is a bit grainy.

Summer at the Farm
by L1

Comment:
Laurie

Congratulations!! Very well done.

I know what you mean about the storm!
My wife and I have been working on landscaping our backyard for the last month and creating a Butterfly/Hummingbird/Bird feeding area and it has been raining a lot for Texas.

Again Very nice work.

Rush Hour
by moodville

Comment:
Congratulations!

Very nice capture.
Love the sharpness and color.

Big wheel spinning
by jab119

Comment:
James

Congratulations!
Hand Held? Did you rest on the truck door?
Did you use any ND filters or etc?
For only 1.5 secs It looks like it was turning fast :)

Message edited by author 2004-04-14 15:26:17.

Mountain Lion (Cougar)
by RHoldenSr

Comment:
This Cougar was setting atop a rocky cliff right against the chain link fence. I had to do a quick paint (does not mean I did it quick, it was very tedious work) mask and do a gaussian Blur. Otherwise it looked like crap. The spot above the tongue is where his to fangs met and you see a small opening through the mouth.

Photoshop:
Level adjustment
Shadow higlight - minor to bring detail out around eye
Quick paint mask
Gaussian blur to blur out chain link fence

Direct Hit!
by autool

Comment:
Autool

Great to see you back in the challenges again :)
Nice work I like it.

Cycling
by RHoldenSr

Comment:
This shot was an accident :)
I was practicing the panning technic and the second biker ran past.
So I entered it just for the heck of it.
I knew the first biker was not clear enough for a real good score.