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Wounded Ladybird
Wounded Ladybird
Monicagd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Spots (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-H5
Location: Constanta
Date: Nov 14, 2006
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2006

 Challenge: Lady Bird's Spots & the bug itself as a red spot on the flower.

Contrast

Crop, Resize

Statistics
Place: 115 out of 175
Avg (all users): 4.9200
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 4.5156
Avg (non-participants): 5.0591
Views since voting: 912
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 250
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 04/20/2007 05:33:13 PM
You got a lot of good scores on this photo. I think the sadness for the injured ladybug caused some voters to rate the photo lower than it deserved. It met the challenge well with, as you said, spots on the bug and the bug itself being a red spot on the flower.

This was almost a great photo. If you follow the rule of thirds when cropping, it would help a lot. If you still have the original photo, imagine the image is divided in thirds vertically and horizontally (like a tic tac toe frame). Crop the photo so that the ladybug is on the intersection point of two of the dividing lines. I think the lower left "power point" would be a good spot for the bug.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 11/21/2006 03:54:07 PM
Try enhancing the contrast. This is pretty washed out.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 11/19/2006 10:11:55 PM
Your photo evokes sadness in me for the ladybug. The poor thing.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 11/17/2006 08:53:38 AM
Looks to be beyond "wounded" to me. :D Nothing personal, but it's a little close to being kind of disgusting. I know it's only a bug, but still... As for the technicals, I think the composition is a little too tight, and the lighting is a bit harsh on the left. Color saturation is ok, getting some yellow bleed over onto the bugs shell casing. All of the above is JMO of course. Good luck in the challenge.
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Nikon Z9
 11/16/2006 10:20:49 PM
Wounded? i think (s)hes dead ..
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G
11/16/2006 05:28:17 PM
ladybird?
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