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Challenge: Extraordinary (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-D60
Location: Austin, Tx
Date: Jun 23, 2004
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/350s
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 23, 2004

 Swallowtail butterfly, sampling salts at midday

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 278
Avg (all users): 6.0036
Avg (commenters): 7.3571
Avg (participants): 5.9174
Avg (non-participants): 6.0705
Views since voting: 1233
Views during voting: 356
Votes: 277
Comments: 18
Favorites: 3 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 07/06/2004 06:03:29 PM
Such poise! This is exquisite beauty, very well shot. Wonderful, wonderful nature.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 07/05/2004 01:12:17 PM
Great capture. Good depth of field! Keep it up.
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Nikon D1
 07/04/2004 05:04:35 PM
I love the subject, but I wonder if it would be even more extraordinary if you captured the butterfly landing on something extraordinary - like a beautiful flower or a dog's nose. I know it's hard to shoot these guys in the wild though. 8
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Nikon D40X
 07/03/2004 11:43:43 PM
Wow! - 9
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 07/03/2004 07:23:24 PM
looks really good.
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Fujifilm X-E2
Helios 44 58mm f/2.0 in M42
 07/03/2004 11:45:23 AM
a very damn nice picture. how did you do it man? rated 10!
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6
 07/02/2004 07:10:35 AM
extraordinary.10
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2004 09:03:31 PM
I love this photo. It is reminescent of Salvadore Dali's surrealistic paintings and sculpture. I could only suggest a timy bit more contrast. From my view point, one of the top 3 photos this time around. And the only bug-shot worth a darn! Good luck. (9)
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 07/01/2004 08:49:30 PM
nice job.
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Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 07/01/2004 07:35:15 PM
Beautiful shot and a great background.
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Fujifilm FinePix A210
 07/01/2004 06:37:44 PM
beautiful focusing and blurring..
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 07/01/2004 05:42:34 PM
Great shot i like how the shadow in undeer it and not off to the side 6
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/01/2004 01:04:39 AM
captured the moment
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 06/30/2004 01:23:59 PM
Very nice picture, focus, color and everything are wonderful
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Olympus C-750UZ
 06/30/2004 12:38:34 PM
Good focus. To bad the shot could not have been more from the front to get a little better use of the light and angle on the insect. But that would have just scared it away.
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 06/30/2004 11:21:08 AM
Gorgeous. What sharp focus! Great composition as well.
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Kodak CX6200
 06/30/2004 09:54:34 AM
good shot ... those are hard to catch
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 06/30/2004 05:30:03 AM
superb macro. I would offer suggestions to improve, but i wouldn't change a thing. 10
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