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"Welcome to the Far Side Gary...I've been expecting you!"
"Welcome to the Far Side Gary...I've been expecting you!"
HarveyG


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Square Crop II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG for Nikon
Location: My Garden
Date: Apr 25, 2011
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000s
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2011

 Toons are in a strip of four square panels so:
Tribute to Gary Larson and his quirky bugs. Ambient light only.
Export from View NX (2) as jpg. Crop, Sharpen, Smart Sharpen, Gaussian Blur, Levels, Topaz DeNoise, Border, SFW
I'd be surprised if this gets over 5...

Post Rollover: I am surprised! Jo (tanguera), you're right. Don't ever ask me to make a score prediction. Thanks to the great comments and votes everyone. (8.1+ for the commentators)

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.7419
Avg (commenters): 8.1818
Avg (participants): 6.5714
Avg (non-participants): 6.8824
Views since voting: 2704
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 124
Comments: 23
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/09/2011 01:01:55 PM
Browsing some of the challenges past and found your shot. Well done on a great pic and a good finish.
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 05/15/2011 10:25:21 PM
Great shot! Congrats on the HM!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 05/11/2011 04:05:50 AM
Glückwunsch zum 5ten Platz, Harvey, absolut verdient!
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 05/11/2011 02:31:11 AM
Originally posted by roz:
far out harvey ... congrats on 5th place and such a stunning shot .. i love your title .. inspired .. :)


Thx Roz! Great to get kudo's from you, the bug master, or is that "Mistress of Macro"? :) By no means your quality and I was shocked (but nonetheless excited) to see it get a HM, especially as so many shots after mine were far more a-typical "Square Crop"
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/10/2011 11:14:49 PM
far out harvey ... congrats on 5th place and such a stunning shot .. i love your title .. inspired .. :)
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 05/09/2011 02:26:39 AM
Nice guy!
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
05/09/2011 01:57:10 AM
Goed gedoen! He really has the cutest [Larson-ish] expression. Well deserved.
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Nikon D3
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/09/2011 12:57:09 AM
Hahaha.. what a cute expression you captured!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/09/2011 12:18:06 AM
You are a really lousy score prognosticator!! Fabulous bug macro. He really looks devious :-) Congrats on the front page.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/07/2011 10:10:40 AM
That is an awesome Mantis shot. It looks like he is thinking.
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Canon EOS-7D
 05/04/2011 08:43:15 AM
Wow!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 05/03/2011 08:38:33 PM
Wonderful shot. Great title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-RX100 VII
 05/03/2011 06:37:56 PM
Very cute :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony SLT-A33
Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED
 05/02/2011 10:53:07 PM
Well hello!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 05/02/2011 06:12:23 PM
love the shot, tack sharp and great use of the crop
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3s
 05/02/2011 06:07:21 PM
I love macro bug shots! Nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 05/02/2011 05:25:09 PM
definite wow
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G
05/02/2011 03:07:26 PM
HA! Must be camera shy looking away like that.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 05/02/2011 12:17:28 PM
Great title!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC G1
05/02/2011 09:28:00 AM
Amazing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 05/02/2011 03:10:29 AM
Beautifully photographed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 05/02/2011 01:26:49 AM
Great stuff.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/02/2011 01:21:52 AM
These guys are so incredibly photogenic. And green.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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