I went down to the garden to take some pictures and found these little guys all over the place. I had no idea they were eating all my plants! Anyhow, I shot this little guy on a citrus leaf against the blue sky. I sprayed the leaf with a squirt bottle just to make it a little more interesting. I then increased saturation and adjusted the greens and blues hues to darken the sky and make the leaf look more vibrant.
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Very simple composition that works well, beautiful colours. The background seems a little noisy/ pixellated... does it need NeatImage, or was it caused by NeatImage? Not quite sure about the lighting on the caterpillar... having looked at the other entries, it would seem these are tricky things to light! It's the shadow here that detracts for me... perhaps some way of diffusing the light on the subject would have been helpful. The water drops are a nice touch 8
I saw one too many bugs in this contest. But this is by far the best. The color of the sky against the green leaf, the water drops, and the little buggy are all excellent.
Excellent primary colours (though the blue seems a little too rich) and good composition. Reminiscent of Jacko's "Round and Round" entry. I like this a lot.
Been busy with the spray mist! Nice colours and good DOF. I'd like to see the caterpillar closer though and it would have made the shapes more dynamic as more of the green spanned the width of the shot. [7]
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