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Shaking like a leaf
Shaking like a leaf
IndigoButterfly


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Camouflage (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8800
Location: Sacramento
Date: Nov 14, 2005
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2005

 I took several shots of this butterfly but couldn't quite get the right focus before it would flutter off...
Well, I wish I had a better final cut, but this will have to do.

Levels, cropped, saved for web.

Post:
Thanks for the comments. I think that with more patience and time, I could've done better .
Next time...

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 169
Avg (all users): 5.9085
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.7733
Avg (non-participants): 5.9545
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Votes: 295
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Macro
 11/22/2005 11:48:17 PM
took me about 3 sec.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/22/2005 03:51:24 PM
Too much clutter...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 11/22/2005 08:48:27 AM
Nicely done. Had to hunt for the moth.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/21/2005 04:14:37 PM
Great shot! Great find too! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 11/20/2005 06:57:44 AM
You know, this was such good camouflage, that on first viewing I didn't see it. Have adjusted my rating accordingly as this is a good sharp image right on target for the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/19/2005 05:28:09 PM
very hard to see...Great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Mavica CD250
 11/19/2005 05:07:32 PM
This is good with the surrounding leaves
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/19/2005 09:22:44 AM
Very well camouflaged... nice capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 11/18/2005 11:07:16 PM
the big stem in front is very distracting. i would have used smaller apperture, made everything in focused thus making camouflage more dramatic. imo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/18/2005 08:01:19 PM
Great for this challenge, it took me a while to find it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 11/18/2005 11:55:16 AM
nicely captured, background is too "busy" for my taste, but hard to control that, as the stick that covers part of the wings, overall very good photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO Macro EX DG HSM for Canon
 11/17/2005 01:54:39 PM
Good camouflage shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/17/2005 06:20:11 AM
Great job for this challenge.... 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 11/17/2005 05:22:47 AM
Suits the challenge perfectly! The picture quality itself is great, too. However, the crop is off - you have that white band on the right side and I think more could get cropped off bottom as well to give this a stronger composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 11/17/2005 03:14:42 AM
great example of camouflage, but the composition is quite cluttered, substantially detracting from the focus of the picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 11/17/2005 02:20:29 AM
Well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 11/17/2005 12:31:38 AM
However did you spot this? Good eye!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/16/2005 11:53:12 PM
great shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/16/2005 10:09:35 PM
Which one is the leaf?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/16/2005 07:26:14 PM
Very nice, my only nit-pick is the out of focus branch running across the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-70 / C-7000 Zoom
 11/16/2005 02:47:32 PM
Wow! Good job! The insect's camouflage is very good. Some of the twigs or branches are a bit blurry, but it's still a good picture. Good Job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/16/2005 09:04:07 AM
Camouflage after a million years of practice. nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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