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Challenge: Purple III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Back Yard
Date: Aug 18, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/25 s
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2008

 Taken late in the afternoon requiring a lot of flash making the purple faint and a fast shutter resulting in the shallow depth of field. Both I expect to be punished for. Oh well, you don't improve if you don't practice.

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Canon EOS-1100D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/26/2008 11:41:44 PM
Wee bit too blurred but I love that texture on the bee's upper body.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 08/26/2008 01:46:12 PM
I know it's tough to get this close a shot, but I don't find this shot to grab me. Maybe it needs a bit of a bump in the yellows, and a touch sharper.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 08/26/2008 01:13:37 PM
I like the purple flower... I wish there was a bit more sharpness on the bee's entire body (looks like that one leg is sharp) and a tad bit more light so we could see his details better.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 08/23/2008 03:21:12 AM
Not really sharp, is it.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 08/21/2008 11:51:54 PM
a little out of focus and the bug would be more appealing from the front. More depth of field is needed here, but a very beautiful purple flower.
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Nikon D3
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 08/20/2008 08:58:55 AM
It has some purple, but needs boosted a little. Focus off, too.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 08/20/2008 01:08:46 AM
More light and a smaller aperture would give you more DOF and get more of the bee in focus.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/20/2008 12:08:32 AM
not quite a good enough focus for me, but those bugs have a tendency of moving too quick to really get an good focus-just a 5 from me
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