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Challenge: Bizarre Nature (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 885
Location: Hartwell, GA
Date: Nov 1, 2004
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/73
Galleries: Humorous, Nature
Date Uploaded: Nov 2, 2004

 My sister discovered this dung beetle shoving this small chunk of poo around the middle of the road. Such hard work, but my -- what a smell! Eeew.

Photo was cropped, brightness/contrast applied/unsharp mask, auto levels and border.

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/16/2004 05:14:32 AM
::Critique Club::

Others have already pointed out that you could have used more Depth of field. This might have been hard due to light, might not have had a tripod with you, and even if you did the bug would move and would be blurry. Try shooting at least with a 1/125 shutter, see if that gives you alittle more aperature to work with. You can also bump your ISO up to get more, but that will make it that much more grainy. You have to give and take. Personaly I would have liked to see his face. Other than that good attempt.

Message edited by author 2004-11-16 14:39:01.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Kodak V803
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/09/2004 11:25:23 PM
hurts my eyes, personally to look at it for too long...hard to tell what is in focus, maybe because of the lighting?
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/09/2004 08:03:00 PM
DOF is distractingly shallow.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/08/2004 11:01:30 AM
Nice
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/06/2004 05:33:08 PM
Good. Would have made a better effect if the backpack would have been focused.
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