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Challenge: Insects II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: My back yard...
Date: Apr 12, 2007
Aperture: F/5.8
ISO: 280
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2007

 Opened DNG file in PS Elements 4.0, Resized, Saved for Web as a Jpeg...Straight from camera as per instructions. :)

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/26/2007 02:45:03 PM
Hi from the Critique Club.

Fit: There is an insect therre so no DNMC

Composition: The bee is a bit centered in the frame and he's also a bit small.

Technical: With no PP there isn't too much you can do. Minimal Editing means you need to tweak those camera settings before you shoot. In this case I think it needs a bit of contrast and maybe saturation boost?

Feel: There is a nice mix of colours but the bee just doesn't stand out enough from the flowers he is on.

PM me if you have any queries
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/18/2007 08:37:55 AM
Nice concept. A crop around the bee or a different colour flower so that the Bee stood out would have scored higher for me.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/17/2007 09:55:05 PM
so lacy and pastel. very pretty. 7
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
04/16/2007 07:08:20 PM
The colors and lighting are lovely. It's just too hard to see the bee.
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Canon PowerShot A620
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 04/16/2007 02:56:00 PM
Nicely done, but very busy with all the flowers.
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 04/16/2007 01:39:28 PM
Very pretty, good composition but it seems washed out and dull. Perhaps it was overexposed a bit.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/16/2007 12:26:25 PM
you kind of lose the bee among the flowers, the colors are too close. maybe if you had taken the shot from the side, he would have stood out a bit.
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