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Challenge: Street Macro (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2011 challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Date: Oct 21, 2011
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2011

 [Oct. 30th, 2011 10:05:58 PM]

This poor little guy only has one back leg. Though he seemed to get around just fine.

I probably should have pointed it out in the title. Maybe he would have been a little more interesting. It made the picture unbalanced in my mind, though. So I didnt want to bring attention to it.

Silly decision, in retrospect. :)

Here were the other options:



In this shot, he was cleaning his tail, kind of like a cat does!



I have some shots of a disgusting little creature called a spricket:





Also known as spider crickets or cave crickets. They are big, and incredibly creepy!!!!!! What's worse is, they way they intimidate things it to jump at them!

When I would lay down on the street, it kept jumping at me!! Really gross, really creepy. Unfortunately, I do think there was a little scream accompanying one of the shots when it actually jumped on me...

It jumped on me three times. I'm still having nightmares... And then I didn't even use the shot. The grasshopper had a much nicer face. :)
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Whoa.... Seriously?? Never expected a yellow! Thanks, everyone!! What a surprise!!

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 111
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/04/2011 11:07:37 AM
Very nice Wendy!!! Congrats on a fun and amazing image!!!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/31/2011 10:40:29 PM
Congrats Wendy...I can see you and the cricket dancing along on the ground...lol...I was laying on the ground @ Disney...now that got some looks for sure!!!
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Sony SLT-A33
Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED
 10/31/2011 08:47:14 PM
Congrats on the yellow!
I think you chose the right one. :)
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
10/31/2011 08:15:20 PM
How did you get the squirrel into that tiny green costume? :) Congrats Wendy.
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 10/31/2011 04:01:37 PM
Congrats on the ribbon Wendy! Great image!
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 10/31/2011 12:42:35 PM
Congrats on the ribbon.
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
10/31/2011 11:37:35 AM
He has such a cute face. Congratulations on a job well done!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/31/2011 11:16:12 AM
Cool shot Wendy! (good choice, I find sprickets creepy too) Congrats on the yellow!
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 10/31/2011 08:02:59 AM
Great job, congrats on your ribbon!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/31/2011 03:18:59 AM
Nicely done, Wendy. Don't know that I'd have put up with bugs jumping on me...
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XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro
 10/31/2011 02:43:19 AM
Subject matters


Congrats on your 3rd
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 10/31/2011 12:47:58 AM
Go, Wendy! I'm so happy this ribboned.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/31/2011 12:07:56 AM
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 10/29/2011 10:00:40 AM
Fantastic! Love the color and the "eyes." This is my #1 in this round.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/26/2011 12:18:55 AM
Why did the grasshopper cross the road? I'm thinking there must be a chicken in this story somewhere...
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Pentax K7
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Pentax
 10/25/2011 04:23:29 PM
almost an alien. I really like the eyes.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/25/2011 12:51:49 PM
Should ribbon, really nice
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Pentax K5II
Pentax SMC DA 55-300mm F4.5-5.8ED
10/25/2011 08:02:56 AM
Good catch, very docile expression in his eyes.
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