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NiallOTuama


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Challenge: Diptych (Expert Editing)
Collection: 2012
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Date: Jun 28, 2012
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2012

 Three images here. The fly macro (focus stacked, so more than three images in total I suppose!), the background in the swatting shot, and my hand. The fly in the bottom is the same as the one in the top, but with some adjustments to make temperatures match, etc (badly done, of course). It's hard to get them all to look like they're in the same image. It's far from seamless. I think it's a fun image. Hope you enjoy it! :-)

Outtake (I do wish I had the white framing that my outtake has in this):


-- After --
Thanks for the votes and comments. Very happy to finish in the top 10!
I agree with tangy completely. Second image isn't nearly as good as the first. My outtake consists of a better... quality match, but doesn't convey a story as much as this did. So this was a no-brainer for an entry to me. I should have shot the hand and background in the same image. I don't know why I didn't, to be honest.
I also disagree with Tiny entirely! :-) I find motion blur corney, and I feel its inclusion would have contrasted (badly!) with the (over) sharpness of the first image.
No flies were hurt during the creation of this image, Neat, so I'm not THAT mean! :-)

Thanks again.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 67
Avg (all users): 6.4560
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.9756
Avg (non-participants): 6.6905
Views since voting: 1699
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 125
Comments: 7
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/06/2012 12:00:12 PM
I knew this was you, from the fly :-) Congrats on the tt.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 07/06/2012 10:06:28 AM
Congrats on the top ten.
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 07/06/2012 07:08:42 AM
Congrats on a great image and top ten finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/30/2012 11:40:31 AM
Top 5
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/29/2012 04:10:11 PM
That top photo is quite extraordinary. The quality of the second image is nowhere near as good, although it does tell the story. I wish the arm had been pp'd the same way as the fly on top
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 06/29/2012 10:38:12 AM
The bottom fly looks a little wrong and the arm should been given some motion blur to add impact.Still a fine image and in my top ten for sure.
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 06/29/2012 04:13:01 AM
You are so mean ;)
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