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Challenge: Free Study 2009-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Back Yard
Date: Mar 15, 2009
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 16, 2009

 Set the tripod up to a suitable flower and put the 580EX flash on a bracket to get it closer and waited.
Cropped either side.
Cloned out a flower at bottom right.
Levels adjustment.
Resize.
USM.

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 475
Avg (all users): 6.4275
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
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Views since voting: 1380
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 131
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 04/09/2009 02:05:36 PM
OhMY! This has to be one of the most fabulous bee photos I've ever seen. In flight! I bet I've taken 2,000 tries of bees in flight with my macro lens and all I get is a dull, blurry mess. Bravo!!! You could not have done better!

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 04/08/2009 03:02:53 AM
awesome work Owen!
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 04/08/2009 12:30:21 AM
i wonder how long you were waiting for this brilliant shot owen .. ??!!!
i just dont have the patience for setting up a tripod especially if there arent that many bees around ... like three days later and i'd still be there waiting .. lol ..
it really is an amazing photograph .. i doubt it could be improved upon in any way .. everything is perfect ..
and its interesting too . the pollen is white instead of yellow or green like around here .. must be that's he's been on white flowers .. ?? .. i havent studies flowers that much to know .. but i'v only noticed yellow and green pollen on the bees around where i live ..
anyway .. macros of insects who definitely have minds of their own (altho not with huge intellects!!) arent the easiest things to photograph well .. you've done a scorcher here .. :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/06/2009 11:54:20 PM
So nice and sharp! Incredible detail on this. I'm curious about what gear and settings you had to use to snag such a clear and detailed shot.
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 04/06/2009 01:49:44 PM
Beautiful capture
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 04/05/2009 10:52:17 AM
Tough shot to catch this!
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 04/03/2009 10:36:10 PM
nice and crisp. Wish you had post processed in a different manner, the flash lighting just a tad too recognizable. 7
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 04/03/2009 08:08:54 AM
super clear macro work...well done 8
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 04/02/2009 05:57:52 PM
Excellent,excellent macro-everything in perfect focus except those whirring wings ! Ten !
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 04/02/2009 05:27:54 PM
Nice catch!
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 04/01/2009 03:56:52 PM
A1 action in macro
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 04/01/2009 03:18:39 AM
great macro!
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