SHQ, Super Macro, Shutter Priority. Not sure what had them riled up, but they were quite active on top of a large mound.
Thanks for the great comments on the photo. I spent a long weekend in Tennessee and didn't find out until late Monday that it placed. Uploaded over 100 bird, snake, and flower photos from TN last night.
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Congrats on a good entry and a good shot. You really nailed the challenge.
I agree *shivers, and *creeps. I can do snakes, spiders most anything, but ants drive me crazy. :)
my challenge favorite. best depiction of the theme. still not a 10 shot from me though as I'd like to see more of what the ants are doing rather than just a big frenzied pile of them, but this was a perfect intepretation of the challenge.
I really like the composition and colors here. I think it would have looked better with less DOF, but it still looks good. Definitely a chaotic scene. 9
That's a serious ant problem. The dof makes it seem as if the ants do go on forever. The little tip of new growth on the plant makes me feel sorry for the poor thing yet gives me hope that it will survive the attack. Bugs are often used to portray chaos. Did you see "Jacob's Ladder"? Anyway. Good luck, this is the best of the bunch I've looked at so far.
I thought of doing something like this as well, as it's perfect for chaos, but alas it's not bug season here, and we don't have a place to go indoors and see any bug exhibits. You found the perfect scene, but the limited DOF here, while making it aesthetically nice, reduces the feeling of chaos I get. None the less, this is among the best entries, and perhaps one of two or three that actually represent chaos as we know it (I don't know if the bugs would disagree).
I would have titled this one "organized chaos". It meets the challenge better than most images and is a very high quality image (Quality means more than anything). Great use of DOF and the ROT.
I was going through hoping someone would find something truly chaotic to shoot. You did and shot it very well, I can't imagine another winning the blue. The only knock is that the blade of grass to the right is a bit overexposed and leads the eye out of the frame. Still a fine shot.
But as we all know - there is order within! Love ants. I would have liked maximum DOF in this though to further emphasise the mass of writhing bodies. Perhaps a more overhead view would offer the sense of infinity suggested by your title.
Endless Chaos
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