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A Weed and a Bug by the Side of the Road
A Weed and a Bug by the Side of the Road
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jun 18, 2009
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2009

 Shot this while looking for Zen-like images but decided it wasn't sufficiently "silent" for that challenge. A weed (chicory) by the side of the road where I walk my dogs every day. The little fly was a bonus.

Had the 20mm extension tube on.

PP - converted from RAW, slight crop, shifted greens greener, dodged/burnt bug and inside of flower a wee bit, reduced noise, increased contrast, burnt a little around dead flower head, cloned out bright spot, 2nd layer (dodged inside of flower and bug, merged in multiply mode), resized, sharpened, added border, hand sharpened bug and flower innards a bit more.

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/06/2009 10:29:55 PM
just when I think there are no more beautiful flowers to be seen...man o' man...excellent focus and a bee to boot...love your colors and tones...
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Sigma DP1x
07/04/2009 07:16:48 PM
Saturation is a bit strong...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2009 12:56:36 PM
Love the deep rich colours, nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/02/2009 08:24:04 AM
The rich qualities of the colors are stunning.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2009 05:07:28 AM
focus is spot on
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