Dung Beetle on the road at the West Coast National Park - South Africa. This was the biggest dung ball any of my family had ever seen! This little guy quite literally has a "dirty job" and does it really well.
Cropped. Curves to bring out the bug more. Converted to B+W. Saved smaller and Unsharp masked along the way. Added frame in canvas. Saved for web.
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Of course any score north of 6 is great but I'm trying to figure out why this image didn't score higher. Perhaps because the bug is mostly in the shadow of the dookie? I suggest the next time you shoot a dung beetle you request that he please place himself with his back to the sun! : )
Absolutely fantastic shot. Your DOF is perfect and I love the BW tones. Though you had some heavy competition, I still feel it should have scored higher.
Maybe other people know alot more about photography than I do, but I think you got robbed. I had this down as a 10. It was in my top three. I loved the shot and loved the black and white. I thought it was alot more creative than some of the ones that placed higher than you. Keep it up.
Nice image - Great shot! Like the composition and lighting - Would have so loved to see a little more punch in the black and white as it all looks a little grey. Great image though.
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