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Shimmy, Shimmy Shake
Shimmy, Shimmy Shake
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Macro Without Bugs or Flowers III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: My bedroom
Date: Nov 26, 2009
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60sec
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 26, 2009

 I dug up an ordinary lawn mushroom along with a clump of grass and brought it inside. The "spores" are water I sprayed from above. Macro flash from right side, and SB900 bounced off the ceiling.


Lightroom
Crop

Photoshop
Topaz Detail
Flipped Horizontal
Topaz Denoise
Levels Adjustment
Noticed a glare, so I cropped a wee bit more
Resize
Contrast boost
Smart Sharpen

Statistics
Place: 118 out of 198
Avg (all users): 4.9701
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
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Views since voting: 841
Views during voting: 295
Votes: 201
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
12/07/2009 11:12:45 PM
This is great!! I love the composition and the detail and dof - great background too!
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/05/2009 06:36:24 PM
a slightly deeper DOF would have helped
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 12/04/2009 10:24:02 PM
Gosh - you caught the spore dispersal - brilliant.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/03/2009 09:09:29 PM
A deeper DOF would have made this great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/03/2009 08:09:03 PM
not enough of this picture (%) is in super sharp focus....sorry
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 12/02/2009 05:10:14 PM
Very effective shot. Well captured.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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