when i saw this challenge announced i thought 'no way' ...
then jason smardaz asked if i was entering it ..
i thought of little mr robberfly in sepia & looked in my original photographs to see if i had any other photograph of him with his eyes in focus .. i only got 9 shots of him before he flew off ..
so thankyou jason .. my lifetime average has had a huge boost because i entered this challenge ..
THANKYOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR VOTES AND COMMENTS ..
and coz i got a comment asking 'why in b&w .. arent these guys full of colour?' .. this is the original .. considering the background and the fact that his colouring isnt that nice you can see its a no brainer .. :)
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Roz! I am totally out of superlatives to make an impact on what I think of your macro work. It is beyond words. What an honor to finish in 12th place in a challenge with 1,113 submissions. You are in a league all by yourself. Although, I have been quite amazed by Greg's work too lately :) The 2 of you are most definitely the finest macro photographers on the planet!
Congratulations my friend! You are freaking AMAZING!
Roz, I think about the days where you used to wonder about how to do better here and since then, you've taken off like a rocket and have figured it all out. I hate bugs but this is an amazing piece. I love how it really is sitting there and posing for you. The light and clarity on the eyes is amazing, and this looks perfect in black and white. Congrats on an amazing finish in this challenge!
This is brilliant. Sharp as a it gets. The duo tones and contrast is fantastic, as is the use of the border. Best insect macro of challenge, without a doubt. Well done.
This is an extraordinary image in many many ways. Subject, composition focus, clarity ... well pretty much everything. And it made me smile. Among best of show.
this is obviously NOT a hidden gem, it's right out there for everyone and their uncle to see...in fact I have a very similar shot in my favorites, you are obviously trying to copy the style of Roz, but you will never be good enough. Maybe try water drops. Or move to Iceland. /10
holy crap. please tell me this is a macro, and that this is really a teeeny tiny thing. cuz he is lookin at me. he is lookin at me with those eyes. he sees me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me...
truly stunning, beautiful image--perfect conversion and tones. 10
Someone has me confused for you in this challenge and I take that as a HUGE
compliment. They called my entry a "ROZ masterpiece":) Now this one here is what I call a 'ROZ Masterpiece' Well done and I look forward to seeing this on the front page. (We bug-lovers need to stick together ;)
If I had to guess I would throw out the name Roz and I would feel confident that I would be right. There are few on this site that can match you in insect photography but that being said I doubt that they could capture the soul the way you do. Some people are unparalleled in landscape, others people, but you have mastered the hardest of them all, the insect.
I figured you'd be entering a shot of this little guy. So incredibly impressive in the detail, the tones, the hairiness. Even the antennae are perfect!
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1124 images, I gave 31 of them a 9. Your image was one of those 31.
There are quite a few bug macros in this challenge but this is simply awesome, and a world apart from the others. The definition and clarity is superb, and the monochromatic treatment only serves to make the form and composition even more eye-grabbing. I don't like to guess at the photographer identity generally, but am I on safe ground thinking this is from our Robber Fly expert "GregoryB"?
I never get tired of seeing this macro bug shots, the sharpness and detail are simply awesome, I like the b&w take ... almost looks metallic like a little robot spy or something!
excellent macro, and I'm pretty sure this is roz. He takes on an almost silvery, metal feel with your processing. I'd like to have a camera that can get that close!
It one EVER wondered what the details of a robber fly looks like, this is an excellent photo to demonstrate it! As much as I do not like flies, I can fully appreciate all the details seen on this capture. Wow, just look at the individual hairs on it's legs and face - who knew it was 'bearded'?:-) And the details in the compound eyes - you can literally count the dots in its eyes! Fabulous macro capture - hats off to you for patience to get this shot. Flying insects rarely stay fixed for long so you probably had seconds to get the focus right.
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