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Straignt and Angular Perspectives
Straignt and Angular Perspectives
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: School Days: Geometry (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Home
Date: Sep 6, 2006
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100 sec
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2006

 Found this guy on the side of my house as I was leaving for work one morning. The combination of angual leg placement, the antennae and the brick layout I felt met the challenge.

I would have liked to get a frontal shot, instead of from behind, but the placement made it too difficult (ie would have been late to work :) ).

Did some brightness and contrast correction.

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/25/2006 09:27:07 PM
Critique Club Review:

Depth of field is too shallow here. The legs form the angles, but are soft in this picture so they do not get the attention they deserve.

I think most viewers are used to a sharp foreground and a soft background. Here the body is extremely soft halfway up the picture.

The head and antennae look great though.

Color, saturation, hue, contrast and brightness are all very good.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 09/19/2006 11:58:51 PM
WOW!
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/15/2006 05:29:19 PM
best mantis shot ever. he fades into abstraction, which perfectly meets the challenge.. 9
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/14/2006 06:08:19 PM
A bit on the fuzzy side.
Fujifilm FinePix E510 Zoom
 09/13/2006 01:33:45 PM
not very well focused
 09/13/2006 11:21:27 AM
I don't think your depth of field is working here, you need more of it in focus.
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