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A bugs life
A bugs life
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Challenge: Lucky 7 (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: room
Date: Nov 25, 2004
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4 secs
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 26, 2004

 Had some dead bugs lying around the house and my mum suggested I take a shot of them for this challenge. My other idea was to make her hold seven spoons. She accomplished getting out of the later and making me pick up all the insects lying around the house... I got a nice photo

shot in raw
curves and levels in ps
neat image

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Votes: 292
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Canon Digital IXUS v3
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/06/2004 03:30:28 AM
I would have expected to see the ladybirds with more red in them.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
 12/05/2004 09:08:02 PM
Could they have all been in focus if you merged to shots? I like macros, I like lady bugs, they all seems dead and unlucky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/05/2004 02:08:36 PM
Where is the focus?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE S304
 12/05/2004 09:47:58 AM
aww...how sweet...nice pic..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
12/05/2004 12:48:14 AM
Do you have a ladybug whistle?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/04/2004 03:58:50 PM
Seven lucky ladies. I like the overall composition and I like the way you framed it. The shadows are a bit harsh but the exposure on the bugs are on the money. Bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Canon EOS
 12/04/2004 01:18:40 AM
Nice macros!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 12/02/2004 04:35:15 PM
I like close up photos of bugs. I really enjoy the details. This image seems to have a very shallow depth of field. Was this intentional?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/02/2004 12:55:43 PM
Aren't those bugs supposed to be bright red? That would have made this picture, which has a nice composition and DOF much better. The bugs are just simply too pale.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 12/01/2004 06:02:05 PM
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! What, only seven of the pesky little critters!!! More like 7,785,985,647,299 of them! Clever idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Casio Exilim EX-S100
 12/01/2004 04:01:22 PM
Nice idea, but shot could be sharper
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot G5
 12/01/2004 11:03:45 AM
Okay, how did you do that...how did you get seven lady bugs to sit still
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 12/01/2004 10:46:29 AM
the background is a bit too plain, I would prefer a more natural setting
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/01/2004 08:15:58 AM
nice comp. too bad about the basic challenge, it would have been nice to clone out the dirt speck/sensor dust in the lower left corner
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/01/2004 07:24:06 AM
I think the dof is to shallow, I would love it if the ladybugs were bright red, it would contrast really well w/ the b/g
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 12
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-135mm f/3.5-4.5
 12/01/2004 12:36:25 AM
I would have tried to get them all in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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