Found a whole bunch of these nasty but beautiful creatures this morning happily eating my one and only tomato plant (not much of it left :() As a consolation, at least now I have a shot...
In p/p converted from RAW, rotated, cropped, cloned empty areas in the corners that appeared due to rotation, sharpened, neatimaged, added 5 px frame, saved.
After challenge:
Yet another 7+ image and no ribbon (5th!!!)
Anyway, thanks so much for high grades and great comments! A ribbon would be nice, but a 4th place in such a tough field is not bad :)
Just shows how much I learned at the Nasti and Gary's workshop: lighting, posing, makeup, interaction with the model and such :)
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Definitely worth a tomato plant for a shot like this! I can't believe how realistic the "eyes" look. It's as though they are pasted on. Amazing in every way!
congrats on 4th.. what a wonderful shot. You can almost feel the texture of the plant and critter eating it ;) (sorry bout the plant.. great score tho!!)
Simple and elegant! Excellent job, Lev! Congratulations with top 5!
We have plenty of these creatures on my backyard; I wish I found them use just as you did ;)
I'm not usually one for bug photos but I can't stop staring at the eyes. The clarity is great and it creeps me out. This is my highest rating for a nature/bug/plant/flower photo since the flower challenge. 8.
When you're looking for one of these fellas you can't find em! ;^) We've had some big green tomato worms in our garden recently, but not one for at least a week (I've looked!).
Great choice for this challenge. The 'L' shape helps the composition tremendously and you've nailed the focus and exposure. Good luck!
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