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Challenge: Insects II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Location: O\'fallon
Date: Apr 15, 2007
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2007

 A dead cicada bug I saved from last summer.
shot in the evening with a flashlight on it.
Straight from the camera.
Resized and sharpened only once.

Statistics
Place: 119 out of 180
Avg (all users): 5.3495
Avg (commenters): 5.7143
Avg (participants): 5.0899
Avg (non-participants): 5.5470
Views since voting: 944
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 206
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 04/23/2007 12:01:08 PM
Ewww eww eww... I hate these things. When I was in college, these things came out of their 17 year hibernation. The jerky college boys would wait until people were walking between classes and shake the trees full of these things. I saw them get stuck in people's hair - BLEAH! And I saw the guys try and eat live cicadas. That still makes me gag.

Ok so I digress but this is the kind of emotion your pic pulled from me. The bug is dark and creepy and big and ugly. Yuck I cannot believe you saved it. lol

Nice job!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/22/2007 11:46:44 PM
Winning presentation.. I'm sure... if not ? I'll be surprise...
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Olympus C-2500L
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 04/22/2007 03:39:39 PM
Beautiful colours/tones... Like a painting - 10
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/18/2007 09:17:03 AM
wish this wasn't quite so dark ... would like to see this processed normally after the challenge ...
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Sony DSC-H5
 04/18/2007 06:44:33 AM
Very creepy shot...looks like the intro to a horror movie.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/18/2007 01:48:20 AM
Cool photo of a really scary-looking insect!
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/17/2007 09:20:16 PM
Nice try but it's very dark, can't see the details 4
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 04/16/2007 01:41:17 PM
Shame this is so dark because it looks interesting
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 04/16/2007 08:35:11 AM
The lighting here is especially creepy and suits this nasty thing well. I'm having flashbacks of these things hitting my windshield in VA year before last. ew ew ew.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/16/2007 03:29:10 AM
good detail, but much too dark
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