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Challenge: Clichés and Sayings III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenge Stuff
Camera: Fujifilm X-E1
Lens: Lester A. Dine 105mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Houston, Tx
Date: Sep 15, 2013
Aperture: 8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2013

 Taken with my Fuji X-E1 and a Lester A. Dine 105mm ƒ2.8 Macro Manual Focus lens. Handheld

Thanks for the votes and kind comments. Watching this all week has driven me crazy. From a high of 7.2 it dropped for the last 5 days. I got the idea after a rain shower (knew the snails would be out), but could get no photos that just popped. Then I decided to put a snail on the head of this frog shaped pot, what you see is the result.

This is a new personal best and the highest rated for my camera and lens, could not be happier and a great tuneup for TPL.....Go Shady Sheep.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 90
Avg (all users): 7.1209
Avg (commenters): 7.8750
Avg (participants): 7.0732
Avg (non-participants): 7.1600
Views since voting: 3256
Views during voting: 201
Votes: 91
Comments: 26
Favorites: 5 (view)

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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II M.Zuiko ED
 01/21/2014 09:43:41 AM
Amazing image, congratulations!!!
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 10/10/2013 07:37:53 AM
Beautiful colors and textures, Ronnie!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/27/2013 12:25:03 PM
Congrats on the ribbon. This really stood out in the challenge.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 09/25/2013 11:19:46 AM
Congrats. A colourful image
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Nikon D7100
Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX APO Macro IF HSM for Nikon
 09/25/2013 09:31:51 AM
Go Ronnie! Congrats on ribbon and PB! Let's keep this streak up, shall we? ;)
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 09/25/2013 07:52:31 AM
Congrats! Great colors and detail.
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Sony Alpha a7 IV
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 09/25/2013 07:37:45 AM
Congrats on your personal best, lovely image :)
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 09/25/2013 05:01:47 AM
Great colors and a wonderful image. Congrats on your well deserved ribbon, Ronnie.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 09/25/2013 03:31:13 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon.
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Nikon D2X
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro for Nikon
 09/25/2013 03:14:15 AM
How cute this little guy/gall :) Congrats on the ribbon
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/25/2013 01:48:20 AM
Woohoo! Congratulations Ronnie. I knew you would get a ribbon.
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Nikon D5200
09/25/2013 01:24:55 AM
Great job and congrats on the ribbon! I love the pic. What great colors! ;-)
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/25/2013 12:25:48 AM
Congrats on your ribbon; beautifully done.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/25/2013 12:10:04 AM
Congrats on the red. I love those colours.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/25/2013 12:09:09 AM
Congratulations! I knew it was awesome when I saw it for the first time.
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Nikon D810
 09/25/2013 12:06:44 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon and the new PB Ronnie! I'm so happy for you. Love the picture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/24/2013 09:41:33 PM
great detail and color
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Canon EOS-50D
 09/24/2013 04:28:22 PM
Great color and details
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/23/2013 05:58:41 PM
Beautiful macro; great detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 09/23/2013 03:32:42 PM
Very cool shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 IS USM
 09/21/2013 06:42:34 PM
Beautiful colors - love it!
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 09/19/2013 12:29:05 PM
A fine quality image.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/18/2013 03:36:06 PM
Spectacular. The details, the colors. You made a snail look gorgeous
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6D IF
 09/18/2013 12:35:34 PM
lovely macro
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/18/2013 12:27:11 PM
Great colors and details.
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Canon PowerShot SX30
 09/18/2013 09:25:56 AM
definitely your submission isnt going to follw snail's pace. a 9 from me.
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