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Two-Inch Bug!
Two-Inch Bug!
davidus428


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Yellow III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Laguna, Philippines
Date: Mar 31, 2006
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Apr 2, 2006

 color balance, saturation, sharpen

Statistics
Place: 185 out of 404
Avg (all users): 5.2865
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.1951
Avg (non-participants): 5.5208
Views since voting: 775
Views during voting: 216
Votes: 171
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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Google Pixel 2
 04/16/2006 04:55:58 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Thought this looked familier, I commented during the challenge! This is a nice shot, the yellow does stand out but the focus is immediately drawn to the bug and as a result you might have lost a few points for that when people voted.

A slightly different crop to balance the shot more also might have increased the score just a bit. Other than that and what I already commented on, I'm sorry I don't have much else to add.

Hope my comments have helped and Good Luck in future challenges!

Deannda
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Google Pixel 2
 04/03/2006 09:03:40 PM
I'll have to take your word for that since there is nothing to compare him too, LOL. I hate these things, they just freak me out for some reason. Nice focus on the bug though but the crop seems to leave the shot just a tad unbalance, not quite on the thirds or centered and the wall has a shadow in the lower left corner that's a bit distracting. A nice shot but nothing to really wow me, maybe a different post process with a different crop could really make this picture stand out. As is a 5
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 04/03/2006 04:25:45 PM
Nice use of negative space. Interesting bug.
Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/03/2006 10:01:39 AM
Yellow is bright and bold but there is too much 'empty space' that adds nothing to the composition. Minimilistic it maybe but either the colors on the bug would have to really pop off of the background (which in the current state they do not) or a square crop would do better to improve the composition. If I am not mistaken, I think that this particuliar insect has a greenish/yellow cast to it's beetle shell. Bringing out/capturing that color in the beetle (and I think I have seen this bug at museums before and they have this lovely greenish/yellow sheen to them) would really make it a lovely focal point on this vibrant yellow background.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 04/03/2006 01:12:03 AM
Two Inch Bugs should be outlawed, ugh. :) I like how there's not a ton of definition on it, but the yellow wall casts enough color to make him kinda glow.
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