I don't know if anybody is going to markdown because everybody's jaded by the awesome works of Jacko.
Used my fixed camera in macro mode with no special lenses attached.
Probably my most PS'd shot entered in the challenges.
Desaturation
Straightened
Using history brush to bring back the colors
Hue/Saturation to bring back more colors
Cloning the window because of paint spots
Burning areas with too much highlights
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Place: 255 out of 384 Avg (all users): 5.0704 Avg (commenters): 5.5000 Avg (participants): 4.9800 Avg (non-participants): 5.3469 Views since voting: 1025 Views during voting: 252 Votes: 199 Comments: 7 Favorites: 0
Actually the fly was quite alive. The cold weather here in the sunset district just kept it moving really slow and inactive. It didn't attempt to fly away when I was an inch away from it. I was able to take a couple of pictures and it escape.
I continue to wonder where you guys find all these bugs! Anyhow, this little fellow is "middle of the road" to me for voting purposes, and most definitely not "brown ribbon" quality. He looks a little, uh, dead. Try a Jacko string?
Just over a 5? This shot is way way underrated. I would have expected to see it much closer to a 6. The background is sort of grainy, but that just seems to accentuate the color and detail of the fly.
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