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...ants are marching
...ants are marching
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Challenge: In the Garden (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 885
Location: Northen Sweden
Date: Jul 24, 2003
Aperture: 7.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/135
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2003

 In case you didn't know, ants are very fast. Too fast really, when your trying to shoot them macro with shallow dof and a handheld camera. I think I took about 50 photos like this and only a few turned out alright.

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Place: 131 out of 350
Avg (all users): 5.3868
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 5.3667
Avg (non-participants): 5.4194
Views since voting: 1075
Votes: 243
Comments: 17
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DL Aspherical IF Hyperzoom for Canon
 08/05/2003 11:25:16 PM
nice shot, good perspective, nice macro
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Olympus Stylus 300 Digital
 08/05/2003 09:27:13 PM
I like this shot, but I think I would have liked it croped down a bit. Too much of the picture is out of focus for my taste. Nice work though!
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Nikon Coolpix S1
 08/05/2003 03:45:01 AM
Nice pic!! Things we don't see... too often. Cool.
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Nikon Coolpix 5700
 08/05/2003 02:55:31 AM
Looks like they all marched off .... can see only one
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
 08/03/2003 06:51:27 PM
Good use of DOF and composition though a little more contrast would help emphasize the ant.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 08/03/2003 01:28:08 AM
Unfortunately I don't really get "garden" out of this one. I mean if I know that's the challenge I get it, but if I didn't know anything about it this wouldn't communicate "garden" to me. I like the effect in general. Maybe a little closer to the ant would help...but in a way its kind of fun to look for the subject.
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Nikon Coolpix 995
 08/02/2003 10:55:08 PM
Great angle! Really gets the ants perspective. Not fond of the border though
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Canon PowerShot A40
 08/02/2003 06:59:27 PM
the focus in thins shot is poor and the background especially I thing you need to make it a bit mor seeable
Cool keep rippen it up
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/02/2003 09:50:35 AM
This is excellent, the muted colours look great. an easy 10
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 08/01/2003 03:26:53 PM
wow! love the blurred, abstract background. nicely composed. 9
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/01/2003 11:03:30 AM
Very nice DOF. I like the framing.
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Canon PowerShot G2
 08/01/2003 10:06:57 AM
Excellent framing, aperture and white balance. the resulting effect is stunning. a 10!
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Sony DSC-F717
 08/01/2003 12:43:48 AM
I wished you had cropped the top 1/3 of the photo. When I first see the photo I see the ant and the middle of the picture which is blurried. If that blurried part was away from the center, I could focus more on the ANT.4
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Sony DSC-S85
 07/30/2003 12:30:51 PM
yet another insect - 3
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM
 07/30/2003 11:46:52 AM
Like the title, concept and overall framing, but the DOF lacks a bit. All that seems to be in focus is one ant's butt.
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 07/30/2003 11:34:26 AM
I was sick of insects, but this picture is just great. Great colors, composition, DOF. In my top 5.
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Olympus C-3030Z
 07/30/2003 10:46:31 AM
interesting focus and composition.
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