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Challenge: A Bug's Life: Insects, Bugs, Beetle III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Macros and Close-ups
Camera: Sony DSLR-A580
Lens: Konica Minolta 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
Location: Nebraska
Date: Oct 22, 2013
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 500, 500
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2013

 I took the title from this:

“A kite is a victim you are sure of.
You love it because it pulls
gentle enough to call you master,
strong enough to call you fool;
because it lives
like a desperate trained falcon
in the high sweet air,
and you can always haul it down
to tame it in your drawer.

A kite is a fish you have already caught
in a pool where no fish come,
so you play him carefully and long,
and hope he won't give up,
or the wind die down.

A kite is the last poem you've written
so you give it to the wind,
but you don't let it go
until someone finds you
something else to do.”
-- Leonard Cohen, The Spice Box of Earth

[Nov. 3rd, 2013 11:06:11 PM]

This butterfly is commonly called a rice paper butterfly or a paper kite. I know the poem is about a real kite, but I kind of liked the way some of the lines worked with a butterfly, too.

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Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G
11/04/2013 10:03:52 AM
Great finish Nikki.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/04/2013 12:40:07 AM
Congratulations. Wonderful shot and a good finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 11/03/2013 11:01:20 PM
i wish we had these around... interesting title...
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Canon EOS-50D
 11/03/2013 06:04:22 PM
Beautiful colors
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
11/03/2013 11:22:22 AM
Very good my favorite of challenge 10
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 10/31/2013 09:16:28 PM
Very nice. The framing and coloring is excellent. The contrast between black and white of primary subject and secondary features is great. Good work!
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