Pretty much a snapshot 2 hours before deadline.
Shot of a hosta.
Oh well, cheesy shot. Natural light. Straight overhead. Anyone notice the bug (little guardian). Noise added intentionally. 8x10 crop. Some LCH adjustments. Used camera B&W setting. Rotated image. All done in Nikon Capture NX.
I had a better idea in my mind, too busy to implement. Maybe I'll revisit it as a freestudy entry next month.
Post Challenge Comments:
Picture did better than expected. Really nothing more than a snapshot outside after the rain. Bug is the saving grace of the photo in my opinion. noraneko's photo is just as convincing. Personally
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Place: 11 out of 249 Avg (all users): 6.7095 Avg (commenters): 8.0000 Avg (participants): 6.5862 Avg (non-participants): 6.7889 Views since voting: 2386 Views during voting: 241 Votes: 148 Comments: 17 Favorites: 2 (view)
This is just so perfect, and what a wonderful capture you have here.
I love it when we see water droplets on nature like this, as it really makes the images pop.....
This has "immediate impact" when the piture pops up, in addition to very pleasing balance and duality in the symmetry - patterns and light/dark kinda thing going on. Very crisp focus also adds to that immediate impact. I'd say all of the above contributed to the very nice score, but I've yet to figure out how voters work, so this is just my best guess.
Woo hoo Jayson! Great finish for a great photo. I actually didn't even see the insect, and still voted you an 8. I appreciate the kind comments you left in regard to my photo, but I think this one does show symmetry better - and deserved the higher score. Anyway, very well done!
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