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Small World, Big Gap #1
Small World, Big Gap #1
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fauna (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A40
Location: Diemen, The Netherlands
Date: Apr 20, 2003
Aperture: 4.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2003

I wanted to photograph some insects for the DPC-challenge. Unfortunately it seemed all the insects had left the places where I tried to find them. This little fly was sunbathing. When it noticed me it wanted to fly away. However it was slow enough to be captured :).

I used two close-up lenses (+2 and +5) to get as close as possible.

It is always fun to enter the macro (or is it micro) world. F.e. I didn't notice the little hairs on the leaf until I looked back at this picture.

FYI: the fly was around 8-10 mm in length.

Statistics
Place: 53 out of 313
Avg (all users): 6.2436
Avg (commenters): 7.4667
Avg (participants): 6.2381
Avg (non-participants): 6.2529
Views since voting: 1137
Votes: 234
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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05/05/2003 10:39:10 PM
53rd? I would expect higher. This is a good shot and a nice score. I think it might have hurt that it is of an insect rather than a more traditional animal. It's a great macro.
I really like how you used dof to isolate the fly from the lower leaves and suggest distance.
The lighting is bright, but you did a good job with exposure. Nice detail and focus on the subject. Maybe you could crop some off the right side so that the fly isn't so centered. The color is nice. Maybe another frame would be nice - some burgundy and black?
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04/30/2003 03:17:24 AM
Wow I placed 53th. Thanks everyone for his/her comments :).
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/29/2003 10:32:57 PM
Nice detail!! Ugly bug!!
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04/27/2003 10:13:15 PM
amazing how you have put some emotion into this shot. He really looks like he is on the brink of a death defying act. Nice clear focus and detail
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04/26/2003 10:04:40 PM
Fabulous detail! I love the rich greens, as well. Very nicely done.
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04/26/2003 12:17:23 PM
he's got wings, he'll make it! I love the colour on this, and the detail on the fly is great too, especially since you're not "face to face" with it! Good use of the green around the fly too.
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04/25/2003 04:13:12 PM
really nice shot - good sharp detail - great job
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04/25/2003 10:21:50 AM
good job
04/25/2003 06:23:37 AM
Nice macro with good DOF. Iparticularly like the 'step' arrangement of the leaves in the background.
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04/24/2003 02:30:02 PM
Wow, no need for improvement here: perfect photo!
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04/24/2003 06:11:36 AM
Cracking focus here - lovely greens too. Very nice photo.
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04/23/2003 04:52:58 PM
Good color and texture. Meets challenge too.
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04/23/2003 12:27:50 PM
The title is so apt, Great detail on this tiny view - even the translucent shadows of the fly;s wings on the leaf. The composition with the fly perched ready to take the big leap is great. I would have cropped a little moe off the left though - bring more attention to the fly.
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04/23/2003 11:20:27 AM
Great macro. Subject too small though.
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04/23/2003 11:12:36 AM
But it has wings! Nice work - the light has flattened the texture of the leaf a little, which is a pity, but I like the composition, and detailing is good.
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04/23/2003 03:52:12 AM
Fantastic detail here. The greens of the leaves are very vivid and crisp. The fly almost looks as if it is posing for you.
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04/23/2003 01:44:30 AM
Amazing macro. Perfect focus, stunning light, dof, great! 8.
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