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The Old Boy's Companions
The Old Boy's Companions
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Challenge: Insects II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Lens: Sigma 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 DC for Four Thirds
Location: Botha's Hill
Date: Apr 9, 2007
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2007

 I used the "sharpen" menu option and resized.

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Place: 141 out of 180
Avg (all users): 5.0208
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
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Views since voting: 822
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 192
Comments: 5
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
 04/17/2007 05:34:05 PM
I feel like the horse is more of the focus of this photo than the flies.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 04/17/2007 04:28:56 PM
Aren't they unrelentless?
Nice photo..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 04/16/2007 03:07:47 PM
i like how you were able to keep the flies as subject while not having to really see their detail. great minimialist image. nice compostion also. i love this shot.
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 04/16/2007 01:30:25 PM
Oh my, this comes across as a very sad photo. The flies look like tears from the horse's eyes. I think it's great when you can evoke emotion from an insect photo. Well done.
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Sony DSC-S600
 04/16/2007 02:57:00 AM
horses are just so beautiful, and those damn flies are always bugging them
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