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If caterpillars were meant to fly, God would have given them wings...
If caterpillars were meant to fly, God would have given them wings...
tapeworm_jimmy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Clichés and Sayings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: Detroit Zoo
Date: Apr 27, 2006
Aperture: f 4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2006

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Saturation
Crop
USM for web viewing

Took this one in the Detroit zoo using a borrowed Canon Powershot G2. Twas the day my Rebel xt arrived, but no batteries charged yet :(

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 07/26/2006 08:54:26 AM
Honestly, I think you might even have had some difficulty with taking a better picture than this even if you had the Rebel.

The small sensor cameras can really do quite well with DOF for slightly larger subjects.

This one is pretty much perfect.

The whole butterfly is in focus, and enough of the background is also in focus to give the rest of the scene some context (also justifying the broad crop). This context really helps to work with the butterflying facing away, also spreading its wings which helps to build an anticipation of flight into a world dimly perceived, but active and waiting.

Very nice stuff.

A tiny bump to contrast and saturation might be suitable here.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2006 06:07:49 PM
I like the composition and the overall tone of the picture. Good luck.
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 05/07/2006 03:09:37 AM
Nice shot
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 05/05/2006 09:02:42 AM
Very nice, could you have bumped up the saturation a bit?
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 05/05/2006 01:31:58 AM
Good shot. I like the composition. I think a smaller aperture wouldve blurred the background a little more, I find it a tad distracting. Good luck with the next challenge!
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 05/03/2006 10:40:50 PM
nice composition
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 05/03/2006 10:40:26 AM
God did give them wings?
 05/03/2006 07:24:40 AM
nice composition - might have benefited inhaving a background tha tmade the moth stand out more.. like the sdof
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