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Ant Study
Ant Study
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Challenge: A Is For _______ (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Home in Singapore
Date: May 8, 2010
Aperture: F13
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/200s
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2010

 A Weaver ant captured with the Nikon D3 / Nikkor 105mm micro VR. Captured hand-held. The ant was placed on a reflective dark surface. The entire setup was placed beside a large window.

Lit with the ambient light from the window , supplemented with 2 macro flashes (R1C1) - one from the left and 1 from the right.

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Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 05/17/2010 03:12:00 AM
amazing capture! I'm one of your 10...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70s
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 05/16/2010 11:41:47 AM
Excellent macro shot. Though I do find the reflection to be somewhat distracting. 8
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 05/16/2010 11:19:11 AM
Wow, great shot!
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 05/11/2010 05:06:00 PM
What kind of ant is this? Looks like one that I've seen in a National Geographic Magazine.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 05/10/2010 04:50:29 AM
great shot,,,,
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/10/2010 12:46:50 AM
holy crap! i am impressed, this is very exciting, and much higher quality than most photos on dpc these days....

10 for sure
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