I finally ran out and got some In the Garden shots today (since we don't have a garden). I got this image prepped and ready to dubmit just 12 minutes before the deadline. I came to DPChallenge and went to submit, only to see the 'no flowers for mainsubjects' side rule!! Yikes...
I quickly went through about 450 shots I've taken this week to find a shot that fits the challenge. I prepped it and went to uplaod it... right in the middle of my upload, the screen went to the 'down for calculating results' or whatever it says. Arrrggghhh! I couldn't believe it. When the site came back up, my photo was in the challenge!! That has to be a record for latest submission prior to the deadline!!!
Anyway, here is the shot I had wanted to use:
I tried to submit late like that for Blue and for Transportation. Both times I was unsuccessful. You're very fortunate you got your picture submitted. But then again, that's my luck.
The challenge was not to have flowers as the main focus. I think this would have been highly rated - it's clear, crisp and a quite amazing critter. Very good.
Great macro flower shot, and an equally great caterpillar! I wish i had critters in my garden that cool.
Photographers note: When putting bugs in the fridge to slow them down a bit make sure you don't get distracted and leave them for half an hour....'cause they be dead when you get 'em out!!! Oops, my bad :)
This is the one I didn't submit because I thought it had too many flowers in it...
I wonder if it would have done poorly.
I am really sorry that you didn't enter this one. It is a 10 in my eyes and I think it met the challenge very nicely. Good luck with your second choice.
I wonder how many bugs had to die for this challenge????? ;o)
And..... I hate you all of you macro/closeup lens users!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Arrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;o) One day, one day.... it'll be my turn!!!
