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    Bokeh XI :: Silent Symphony with Spider
    Pet Portrait VI :: my best mate
    A Bug's Life: Insects, Bugs, Beetle :: breakfast on the fly
    DPC Cinema IV :: Destiny's Painful Childhood
    Water Drop II (ARCHIVAL) :: Balancing Act
    Free Study 2023-01 :: Robber Fly in the grass
    Delicate III :: Artistry in Nature
    Extended Free Study 2021-03 :: Ethereal
    Shallow DOF X :: Snack Time
    People at Work II :: The Rural Fire Service keeping us safe.
    Bokeh XIV :: The Robberfly - apex predator of the insect world
    Bokeh XIII :: hidden world
    Free Study 2023-02 :: The Assassin & The Crane Fly
    Extended Free Study 2022-08 :: Blown
    Billboard II :: Adopt a pet today
    Portrait III :: Jack
    Pet Photography II :: Love
    Rural :: Follow the Leader
    Profile/Side View II (DPL5-2) :: We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are.
    The Sunny Spot :: Radiance
    Duotones VII :: just hanging out
    Wet and/or Dry :: Mosquito treading delicately on dewdrops
    Symmetry X :: slightly imperfect
    Life III :: bearded warrior
    Rainbow II :: iridescence
    Extended Free Study 2024-01 :: Snail Parasitic Blowfly
    New Year's Resolution XVI :: find more insects to photograph
    Fill the Frame VIII :: Lady of the house.
    Black & White XI :: Tiny Butterfly with Dew Drops
    Underrated/Overrated :: Flies - Much Maligned. They pollinate, clean up waste, have medical uses & can be quite beautiful.
    Emotions :: cherished
    Free Study 2012-01 :: Robberfly with dewdrops
    Tunnels and Caves :: Speleothems - Jenolan Caves, Australia
    No-Sky Landscape III :: first light on a foggy morning
    Black & White XII :: Slightly menacing
    Extended Free Study 2021-02 :: Symbiosis
    Transparency V :: Do penguins wear spectacles?!
    Extended Free Study 2024-12 :: hanging on
    Pet Photography :: Pets are not our whole life, but they can make our lives whole.
    Industrial II :: Port Botany Expansion Project - Sydney
    Crayons & Colored Pencils :: ... and i can talk too !!
    Extended Free Study 2023-05 :: Every day you should have at least one exquisite moment
    Macro XII :: Dawn
    Free Study 2022-10 :: Green
    Make it Square IV :: Hiding from the toddler terrorist
    Mid-Day Sun II :: Party Trick!
    Nightmares II :: caught by the boogeyman !
    Geometry in Nature :: Bilateral Symmetry
    Diagonal IV :: the long climb
    Extended Free Study 2023-01 :: Caught
    Shallow DOF XII :: Lacewing - Nymphes myrmeleonides
    Shallow DoF IX :: Silver Orb Weaving Spider (Leucauge granulata) with raindrops
    Free Study 2024-10 :: Bliss
    Show Us Your Morning II :: 7.57 a.m.
    Window Sill :: bonsai in the bathroom
    Bokeh V :: summer rain
    Free Study 2023-11 :: Portrait of a Grasshopper
    Partnership :: you've got this!
    Free Study 2023-12 :: Grasshopper with Droplets
    Puzzle Macro VIII :: flight
    Free Study 2020-10 :: The Nectar Collectors
    You Name It III :: You Name It!
    Black & White IX :: a meeting at the birdbath
    Cooking Tool(s) :: Submerged
    Lost :: Lost
    Free Study 2026-02 :: The Harpist
    Grey :: Dawn
    Burst of Color VI :: Dressed to Kill
    Pink II :: Boronia Ledifolia & Bee Fly
    Extended Free Study 2018-12 :: my girl
    Personification IV :: sunk
    Free Study 2024-11 :: Bearded Warrior
    Upside Down VII :: Loving Life
    Yellow IV :: dragonfly
    Dichotomy II :: Living & Dying
    Something Different for the New Year :: Birds with Attitude
    Artificial Symmetry III :: Mirror Mirror on the Wall who's the "fairest" of them all!
    The Smile III :: fun in the car
    Word for Word :: Happy Feet
    The Beginning :: the beginning of new life
    Free Study 2020-05 :: Portrait of a Fruit Fly - 3mm long (1/8th inch) including the wings
    Hair III :: Twins in the Wind
    Umbrella IV :: Eyes on the Sky
    Why II :: Why are you asking me to pose? Yet again!
    Good Morning! :: Good Morning!
    Bread III :: Brothers with Bread
    Family VII (Archival) :: Love & Happiness
    In the Garden II :: stalker
    Hot III :: Burning Off
    Beauty in the Everyday IV :: dying off
    Green Portrait :: Portrait of a Grasshopper
    Repaired :: PAW Patrol to the rescue!
    Beverages II :: Steve with his favourite brew
    Photo Diary :: gotta walk the doggo!
    Action Shot IV :: Dive
    Free Study 2025-02 :: a deadly embrace
    Wildlife IX :: Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
    Extended Free Study 2020-12 :: hidden world
    Free Study 2008-11 :: a dangerous world
    Man's Best Friend II :: being beautiful
    Shallow DOF XI :: Assassin fly after the rain
    DPC 20th Anniversary :: Happy
    Centered Composition IV :: facets
    Extended Free Study 2021-11 :: Georgia
    Macro or Close-up :: Rainy day with Grasshopper
    Legs II :: Legs, Smiles & Guinea Pigs!
    Off-Centered Subject V :: don't get out the fly spray .. i promise i'll keep my distance!!
    Epic Fail :: I'll just eat that dead insect, thought the fly. Bad move. He's now on the spider's menu!!
    Me and My Shadow :: me and my 'shadow'
    Horror II :: Spider in the house!!
    The Eyes Have It III :: Facets - "Insects are the most successful, widespread and prolific members of the animal kingdom."
    No-Sky Landscape IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Foggy morning with flowers
    Sherpet Tribute III :: Rainbow Lorikeet Up-close
    Free Study 2024-12 :: beauty is in the eye of the beholder
    Free Study 2022-04 :: Bull Ant Ablutions
    Extended Free Study 2022-04 :: Iridescence
    Extended Free Study 2022-10 :: a miniature world
    Chiaroscuro II :: Chiara
    Best of 2024 :: side-on
    Subject Isolation II :: Muse
    Macro XI :: the robberfly - a fascinating and wonderful creature
    Rock Song Titles :: The Fly by U2
    Free Study 2021-10 :: Snail Parasitic Blowfly
    Extended Free Study 2024-07 :: Shattered
    High Key VII :: Thirteen
    Signature Style II :: Dolichopodidae - Long Legged Fly
    White :: Black & White
    Extended Free Study 2025-01 :: Predominantly Green
    Unusual Point of View II :: I'm definitely not a bulky item!
    Windows (the glass kind) IV :: girl on a train
    Free Study 2025-03 :: Crane Fly
    Best Friends II :: best friends
    Personification V :: OH!
    Opposites III :: Male & Female
    Free Study 2025-09 :: upside down cat
    The Beginning of the End :: fast track to oblivion
    Good News/Bad News II :: I was offered the yummiest leftovers. Then i was told to leave it.
    Extended Free Study 2024-05 :: my little mate
    Proportion III :: Mini 'Me'
    From the Knees Down II :: I got a flat!
    Triangle IV :: sittin' pretty
    Free Study 2024-01 :: Robberfly with raindrops
    Drive-By Shooting :: ANZAC Bridge - Sydney
    Extended Free Study 2024-11 :: Dinner Time!
    Extended Free Study 2020-11 :: Birdbath Shenanigans!
    Extended Free Study 2021-01 :: basking in the morning light
    Black & White X :: Pure Joy
    Free Study 2019-11 :: watch out little fly .. you're on someone's radar!!
    Backlighting VI :: White Clover with photobomber
    On the Road II :: a walk in the fog on a road with the dog
    Extended Free Study 2019-05 :: a mischief of magpies
    Found It :: Found an eastern long-necked turtle walking through my back yard! Poor little guy had only one eye.
    Wall II :: Beautiful Dreamer
    Black and White Portrait VI (DPL5-6) :: the little footballer
    Automotive Detail IV :: interior with a view
    Out of Balance III :: Squeeeeeze
    Off-Centered Subject VI :: Rainbow Lorikeet
    48 Steps :: what a wonderful world
    Simple Pleasures IV :: Connection
    Memory II :: A little something for him to remember her by
    Dwellings II :: Welcome to my home said the Leaf-Curling Spider
    Photographing Photographers II :: three sisters
    Composition in Red & Green :: King Parrot in the Jacaranda Tree
    Micro Worlds :: Aerial Assassin on the Electric Fence
    Rejected Movie Poster II :: Do your research. Arachnids have 8 legs!
    Imaginary Magazine Cover :: WOOF
    Nightmares III :: If we were very small
    Free Study 2021-09 :: When the world is surprisingly beautiful
    Extended Free Study 2026-03 :: Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp
    Hidden Gem VII :: hanging out
    Free Study 2008-03 :: anatomy of a robberfly
    Free Study 2021-03 :: an 'umbrella' made of grass
    Textures & Materials II (ARCHIVAL) :: a combination of sharp & soft .. thankyou little thistle
    Extended Free Study 2025-02 :: Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bug
    Self Portrait XI :: Part of Me
    Centered Composition VIII :: Emma & Ginger
    Pets & Their People IV :: Teresa & Peter
    Hobby (other than photography) :: my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
    Extended Free Study 2023-02 :: Life & Death on the electric fence
    Calendar IV :: September
    Season's Greetings / Happy New Year (ARCHIVAL) :: from my family to yours
    Starburst B&W :: greeting the dawn
    Extended Free Study 2019-09 :: my passion
    Extended Free Study 2022-06 :: Portrait of a Fly in black & white
    Fences IV :: a fence in the fog with trees and a dog
    Glimpse III :: Grasshoppers are very shy.
    Free Study 2021-12 :: Pretty Fly!
    Extended Free Study 2024-02 :: Green
    High Contrast X :: Eyes speak louder than words.
    Abstract Motion Blur :: imprisoned
    Extended Free Study 2019-11 :: fly little brother, the bushfire is coming!!
    Wings II :: sunshine after the rain
    Centered and Ugly :: ugly to some
    Natural Light Portrait III :: my boy
    Free Study 2022-01 :: Rainy day with Honeyeater
    Rule of Thirds IX :: A tiny spider's creation
    Bad Hair Day (DPL4 WK3) :: i just looked in the mirror !!
    Low Contrast IV (ARCHIVAL) :: Ali's cat
    Extended Free Study 2024-04 :: Fly
    What Makes Me Happy II :: photographing these little guys makes me happy!!
    Spot Light :: Orange Caterpillar Wasp
    Jeopardy! :: What insect symbolizes spiritual rebirth, transformation, change, hope and joy?
    High Key VI :: We've done sit, lie down, beg & roll over. What's next?
    A Part of a Thing II :: Enter at your own risk!
    Chains II :: No Entry
    Preparation :: at her violin rehearsal
    Human Portrait, Head and Shoulders II :: Hot!
    Juxtaposition IV :: Living & Dying
    Beloved, At Least By Me :: i love my little photobomber
    Song Titles II :: I Love My Dog
    Transparency VI :: girl in a car
    Impressionism V :: the pond
    C is for _______ :: Close-Up of a Robberfly
    Lens Effect II :: delicate
    White II :: ... and a cat
    Creative Color Shift :: In an alternate reality where the grass is red and this fly has green eyes!!
    Home Sweet Home IV :: My land. My dog. Home is where the heart is.
    Complementary Colors VII :: the world is a big place to a little ladybug
    Honorable Mentions
    Fauna IV :: Hello!
    Free Study 2022-11 :: Long Legged Fly with raindrops
    Extended Free Study 2022-03 :: Enchanted
    Spiders :: Almost invisible to the naked eye
    Contre-Jour VII :: peekaboo
    Best of 2023 :: A Deadly Embrace
    Free Study 2011-02 :: Caught
    Reflections in Water II :: Making Ripples
    Book Cover IV (ARCHIVAL) :: STAY
    Extended Free Study 2020-05 :: green-eyed fly with hairy legs & bokeh
    Foliage VI (ARCHIVAL) :: Fallen
    Art of 2021 :: Heatwave with grasshopper
    Extended Free Study 2025-10 :: good things come in threes!
    Extended Free Study 2020-07 :: The world changes when it snows
    Headwear III :: the frog who wouldn't smile
    Free Study 2021-08 :: This is Love
    Extended Free Study 2021-08 :: Singing in the rain
    Free Study 2021-11 :: lift-off in less than a second
    Curiosity II :: To drink or not to drink. That is the question.
    Free Study 2025-04 :: Fly in the Fog
    Free Study 2021-01 :: Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
    Free Study 2020-12 :: the visitor
    Glimpse II :: the puddle
    Soft Focus VI :: Hidden
    Extended Free Study 2020-06 :: Everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong.
    Art of 2022: A Retrospective :: Perched
    Artful Overlays :: The Robberfly - waiting in ambush
    Extended Free Study 2023-11 :: small shared moments can make life worth living
    Low Contrast III :: the cat's whiskers
    Tall!!! II :: Perspective
    Inside :: the passenger
    Small Spaces :: Encapsulated
    Street Photography VII :: connections
    Spring III (ARCHIVAL) :: tiny photobomber welcomes the morning
    High Contrast VIII (ARCHIVAL) :: A working dog called Beau
    Books III :: Lie Down. Head Down. Look Up. Good Boy!! .. Now for something a little more challenging!!
    Irving Penn :: unbalanced
    Zen Photography V :: Every Flower is a Soul Blossoming in Nature
    Window View IV :: Mesmerized at the Train Museum
    Clouds Only III :: turbulence
    The Nature of Time :: being human
    Positive Space :: Home
    7 Deadly Sins IV :: Gluttony. When your eyes are too big for your stomach.
    Rule of Space :: beauty and the beast
    101 Meters :: i'm not just a pretty face !!
    Orange VI :: Orange Caterpillar Parasitoid Wasp (Netelia producta)
    Car/Automobile IV :: ready to rock n' roll
    HDR X :: Bird with Bokeh
    Image Grain IX :: Smiles are Contagious
    Low Key IX :: hidden world
    Store or Shop Interiors :: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Pick your favourite cheese to go!
    Oops! IV :: Busted!
    Bless This Mess :: Welcome to my nightmare!
    Free Study 2008-12 :: Eye to Eye
    Best of 2022 :: Ephemeral
    Free Study 2009-10 :: Long Legged Fly
    Free Study 2019-03 :: survival
    Free Study 2022-05 :: Being Stealthy
    Pollution :: IT NEVER SLEEPS
    Extended Free Study 2020-03 :: robberfly with bokeh
    Extended Free Study 2021-06 :: meeting sheep for the very first time
    Backsides II :: Danse Macabre
    Complementary Colors X :: Male Wandering Percher (Diplacodes bipunctata)
    Free Study 2022-12 :: Greeting the Dawn
    Landscape / Cityscape / Waterscape :: stepping lightly
    Extended Free Study 2023-12 :: Suck it Up
    Extended Free Study 2025-03 :: The magic floating book.
    Free Study 2025-07 :: my favourite toy
    Three Techniques II :: Blur - Bokeh - Shallow DOF
    Lifestyle in Focus :: The Dentist. My worst nightmare!
    Free Study 2024-04 :: Robberfly on the electric fence
    Extended Free Study 2024-09 :: Harmony
    B&W Composite Imagery :: Painting Frida Kahlo
    Action IV :: Lift-Off
    Extended Free Study 2022-07 :: The Beautiful Miss M
    Face :: a beautiful soul
    Stripes II :: feeling patriotic
    Extended Free Study 2023-07 :: Cute little kitty-cat
    Extended Free Study 2024-10 :: her safe place
    Extended Free Study 2023-03 :: Instrumental
    Free Study 2021-05 :: on the prowl
    Subject Out of Frame II :: cute little feet
    Wabi Sabi IV :: bark, bokeh & barbed wire
    Repetition II (DPL6-2B) :: bracken
    Before And After: An Editing Challenge :: sunny days with fish & chips
    Darkness IV :: It's a dark day indeed when you're being eaten
    Patterns VIII :: White-stemmed Wattle Moth on Jacaranda
    The Springing of the Year (Archival) :: the undeniable exuberance of spring
    New Year's Resolution XIV :: Create a Calendar for 2023
    Roads and/or Signs :: CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AHEAD
    Bored III :: waiting
    Totally PINK! :: An invitation to the dark side
    Too Close :: invading my personal space will result in dire consequences!
    Out of Place II :: Honey, I Shrunk the Dog!
    Black II :: Scary Monster
    Classic Novels II :: MOG the Forgetful Cat
    Country Life IV :: It's a long walk to the letterbox
    Banana III :: I would much prefer meat!
    Absurdity III :: That face!
    Goofy Face II :: Not just a pretty face!!
    Decisions III :: LEAVE IT!!
    Image Grain X :: the little helper
    Broken III :: The Bee Hotel
    The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread :: This little lady is the best thing since sliced bread!
    Point, Pointer, Pointed, Pointless :: Making a Point
    Strength II :: The Goalie
    Shiny :: paper daisy closing up for the night
    Out of Balance II :: the photo bomber - a repeat offender
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    Name: Roz Batten
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    xxrozxx (Apr. 9th, 2007)
    		 Gender: F
    Type: Member Location: NSW Australia
    Cameras: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
    Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
    Olympus OM-D E-M1
    Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra
    Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+
    Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
    		 Lenses: OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
    Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
    Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
    Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic
    Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
    Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
    Olympus 25mm f/1.8 M. Zuiko
    Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
    Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
    Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED PRO
    Panasonic Lumix G 8mm f3.5 Fisheye Lens
    Registered: Oct. 16th 2006
    Referral link: https://www.dpchallenge.com/subscribe.php?ref=roz
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    URL: https://www.instagram.com/rozbatten/
    Biography: some of my photos that i liked



    honoured to come 7th in 2020 & 5th in 2021 in the Unofficial Ribbon Races ..


    honoured to come 2nd in the 2023 Unofficial Ribbon Race


    ......... GO TEAM ..!!!..


    for thankyou posthumous

    for

    Interviewed by Jonathan Eger in PhotoWeeklyOnline




    I'M PUBLISHED .. !!!
    THREAD ON DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE - it's not available online



    ABOUT THE INSECTS I SHOOT ..
    all the insects in my portfolio were alive (unless they were being eaten) & have been photogaphed in their natural surroundings ..
    any moisture you see would be either from the dew or rain ..

    i shoot with Canon - for all macro photos i use the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro.. it's helpful to have your own light source .. i use a Canon Speedlight 600EX-RT external flash with a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce plastic diffuser ..
    Kenko do a set of three extension tubes which i use in different combinations .. the Canon100mm macro lens without the tubes is great too depending on the size of the insect ..

    UPDATE - April 2019 - since writing the above i am now using Olympus mirrorless almost exclusively for insect macros and everything else .. :) ..
    camera - Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II or III ..
    Lens - Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm 1:2.8 Macro Lens
    Flash - Olympus FL900-R ..

    UPDATE - April 2023
    Lens - Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO ..
    Flash - Godox V1 Pro Olympus Round Head TTL Speedlite Flash with Godox Dome Diffuser ..

    UPDATE - now i shoot with whatever takes my fancy at the time ... Canon or Olympus or Samsung galaxy ..

    thankyou DPC for the wonderful ppl i've met .. the fantastic education .. and a keen interest transformed into my most satisfying creative outlet ..xx..





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    Signature: There are only two ways to live your life.
    One is as though nothing is a miracle.
    The other is as though everything is a miracle.
    - Albert Einstein

    Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all - Aristotle

    we don't see things as they are, we see things are we are - Anaïs Nin


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    Silent Symphony with Spider
    1st PlaceSilent Symphony with Spider
    Bokeh XI
    Average: 8.1333    		my best mate
    1st Placemy best mate
    Pet Portrait VI
    Average: 8.0833    		breakfast on the fly
    1st Placebreakfast on the fly
    A Bug's Life: Insects, Bugs, Beetle
    Average: 8.0240    		Destiny's Painful Childhood
    1st PlaceDestiny's Painful Childhood
    DPC Cinema IV
    Average: 7.8519    		Balancing Act
    1st PlaceBalancing Act
    Water Drop II (ARCHIVAL)
    Average: 7.6667
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