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H A !! G O T C H A !!! You annoying thing!
H A !! G O T C H A !!! You annoying thing!
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Challenge: 7 Deadly Sins III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Date: Jun 23, 2008
Aperture: f 29
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5 sec
Date Uploaded: Jun 23, 2008

 I saw a similar shot in one of the photo mags and was waiting for a fly with these kind of colors.
Found it :)
Processing the usual:
raw conversion
crop
S/H
level/curves/contrast
a little satuation (especially in the red channel to bring out the brown eyes)
Smart Sharpen
Neat Image
resize
USM and save fdor web

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 89
Avg (all users): 5.4257
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6818
Avg (non-participants): 5.4978
Views since voting: 1551
Views during voting: 480
Votes: 249
Comments: 12
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Nikon D2X
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro for Nikon
 07/16/2008 12:01:32 PM
Grotesque but amusing. Nice macro and perfect DOF!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/07/2008 05:20:03 AM
Gotta say the voters must have seen this as a shoehorn for it not to score higher - amazing macro and the colors are wonderful!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 07/01/2008 06:46:52 PM
Cool Macro shot with awesome colors. Just not sure which sin is being represented based on the picture. wrath?
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Canon EOS-30D
 06/27/2008 06:00:02 AM
nice pic :)
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Nikon D300
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Nikon
 06/26/2008 10:01:12 PM
Great capture of the fly! The detail is great. Good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
 06/26/2008 12:56:00 AM
Beautiful colors, nice use of white background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 06/25/2008 10:34:03 PM
good use of lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 06/25/2008 06:33:49 PM
Nice colours and composition!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/25/2008 02:15:46 PM
Great colour and detail. The composition works well for me too. I'm a little unsure which sin this depicts though?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR
 06/25/2008 09:03:22 AM
Sorry, but which sin please?
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Nikon Coolpix 995
 06/25/2008 01:57:29 AM
nice shot. clear shot......
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II/III USM
 06/25/2008 01:12:05 AM
great colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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