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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: My Yard, Statesboro, GA
Date: Oct 30, 2007
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 Duplicate Original Layer, Auto Levels, Increased Saturation/Brightness on Yellow Channel, Cropped tight, Duplicate layer, Convert to Black & White (Urban Snapshot setting,)Luminosity Blending, Auto-Sharpened, Reduced Opacity to 60%, Merge Visible, Resized, Auto-Sharpened, USM, Saved for Web...

Statistics
Place: 313 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.9175
Avg (commenters): 6.6122
Avg (participants): 5.9063
Avg (non-participants): 5.9753
Views since voting: 963
Views during voting: 657
Votes: 497
Comments: 54
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:04:37 PM
Nice clear picture. Good capture.
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 03/17/2009 09:26:02 PM
Very fine detail without being "oversharpened.
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 03/17/2009 09:09:41 PM
National Geographic.
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 03/17/2009 02:47:50 PM
Great macro work, love the colors... +1
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 03/17/2009 10:23:36 AM
Nice detail in this macro, it's clear and has great DOF and color.
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 03/17/2009 06:43:16 AM
Great macro, nice colours
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 03/17/2009 06:25:46 AM
Lovely close-up of this hornet.
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 03/16/2009 05:30:19 PM
Well done. I think I would have cropped more (if the image quality would hold) in order to get the yellow jacket facing into the frame instead of out of it. But... well done!

Not voting yet.
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 03/16/2009 04:09:31 AM
Well captured and presented.
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 03/16/2009 04:03:20 AM
nice shot
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 03/15/2009 09:28:20 PM
nice detail love the colours
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 03/15/2009 07:24:37 PM
Nice detail and a beautiful bokeh to top it off.
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 03/15/2009 05:45:04 PM
great shot
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 03/15/2009 11:58:52 AM
nice one, having chased these little "buggers" around my yard for years I know how hard it is to get a decent capture. well done
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 03/15/2009 11:58:07 AM
Nice colors and deatil on the stamens.
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 03/15/2009 10:12:48 AM
Very nice detail and colour.
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 03/15/2009 05:10:56 AM
job well done


;D brano
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 03/15/2009 02:17:34 AM
wonderful macro , love all the details, 8
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 03/14/2009 09:32:12 PM
Nicely done--I wish the center could have a little more DOF, but you got the wasp, and that's what's most important.
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 03/14/2009 09:21:16 PM
Great detail and sharp focus. Wonderful colors.
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 03/14/2009 07:54:40 PM
Great details and color. My 7 yo was looking over my shoulder and simply said, "suh-weet."
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 03/14/2009 01:11:10 PM
Stunning macro.. brilliant colour and light.
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 03/14/2009 12:45:18 PM
Terrific macro!
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 03/14/2009 10:23:57 AM
Excellent detail. Focus is right where it needs to bee (!)
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 03/14/2009 09:45:36 AM
Excellent macro, very clean and crisp. Nice coloring.
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 03/13/2009 11:13:39 PM
wow great macro
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 03/13/2009 09:19:48 PM
Very nice macro. I like the colors.
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 03/13/2009 07:04:40 PM
The bee's body looks like it is 2 completely separate parts.
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 03/13/2009 06:44:19 PM
Those wasps are nasty, but it is a beautiful picture.
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 03/13/2009 06:28:32 PM
Nice macro, great colors
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 03/13/2009 04:14:21 PM
Nice DOF, great vibrant colors.
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 03/13/2009 03:20:08 PM
Amazing capture, great composition, sharpness and color.
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 03/13/2009 12:37:16 PM
Very nice macro!
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 03/13/2009 10:49:32 AM
Wow, this is probably the best bee shot I've seen lately. His details are excellent. The flower looks great too. I really like this.
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 03/13/2009 09:22:45 AM
Cool Macro
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 03/13/2009 08:26:45 AM
Superb macro. Was it alive?
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 03/13/2009 08:11:15 AM
Fabulous closeup.
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 03/13/2009 04:00:30 AM
great close up
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 03/13/2009 03:20:58 AM
Good macro, nice vibrant colours
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 03/12/2009 11:00:11 PM
Nice closeup of the wasp in the beautiful flower.
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 03/12/2009 09:39:22 PM
Nice detail, maybe a little noisy
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 03/12/2009 07:55:57 PM
Good detail and colors. A little purple fringe from to much light but still nice.
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 03/12/2009 06:53:45 PM
nice macro, good contrasting colors
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 03/12/2009 10:08:57 AM
very nice macro
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 03/11/2009 11:19:19 PM
I always find it fascinating how great macros create a miniature landscape. This one certainly does.
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 03/11/2009 10:46:56 PM
great insect capture, i love that the wings are perfectly sharp.
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 03/11/2009 07:45:04 PM
Really good macro on this wasp. The filaments in the flower look like a crown.
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 03/11/2009 07:12:03 PM
wow this is very close - well done
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 03/11/2009 03:09:10 PM
really like the focus and colors...they pop
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 03/11/2009 02:07:58 PM
totally awesome capture ...
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 03/11/2009 12:58:26 PM
A very clean clear macro, bravo..
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 03/11/2009 09:17:55 AM
Good capture!
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 03/11/2009 08:49:18 AM
I was thinking more about 'an assassin in disguise' since wasps are known as being predators rather than pollen gatherers.

Nice macro tho.
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 03/11/2009 01:22:35 AM
Lovely macro. Looks like he's wearing shades.
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