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Challenge: Upside Down III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Neighbor's Side Garden
Date: Oct 12, 2008
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 13, 2008

 In this photo I was generally looking for any bug I could manage to find in a bougainvillea bush. After seeing a small red dot, I tried to get a nice, up-close shot of the little lady bug with, what looks like, some dirt on its rear back. It was a tad difficult to find the right exposure due to the sunlight hitting the back of the leaf directly. I tried my best. Looks as if it came out a little blurry ? Clearly not as sharp as I would like for a clean macro shot.

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 10/19/2008 09:46:00 AM
A closer crop might have helped this a bit. The OOF stuff is distracting to me. Good entry for the challenge topic.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/19/2008 07:39:42 AM
I think if this had been tack sharp and a little closer it could have scored really well, as it is I think it might suffer to the DPC voters 4s and 5s

I might have been tempted to move the leaf on the left and get in a little closer and also maybe move that brown closed leaf (I think that's what it is) near the ladybird. The red and green then would have worked really nicely and dominated the frame.

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