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    Bug, Lady

    I don't usually dabble in insects, but this one caught my eye.
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    the first one is little distracting cause of the cord of the pumpkin,
    second I really like, sorta like a tail of conquering a mountain
    third would kick butt if you were able to get that small wasp focus also.
    I in all they are all keepers to me , great job
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    Second does it for me.....with slightly more crop on top and on the right.

    Third is good with more bottom crop

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    Re: Bug, Lady

    The good...she's in focus and you got some good angles.
    I think the colors are over saturated unless the pumpkins in Va are a different color than they are in Wa. Wish the bug and background weren't so much the same color.
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    Like the colors.

    The third image is the one for me (with as Len noted a small crop from the bottom to get rid of that white splotch) as the critter is just too small a part of the first 2 images. Plus I like the side view/shooting angle in the bottom image much more than the top down view of the other 2 images.
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    Thanks for the thoughtful responses folks!


    RD - I agree it would have been kick butt if I could have gotten that other little bug in focus too.

    Len - Thanks for the great cropping suggestions! I have room with the originals so will have to try that.

    Frog - I never goose my color saturation, contrast sure, colors never. Those are the colors I saw. It was 9 - 10 in the morning bright sunshine so maybe that's the difference between the color of a VA pumpkin and a WA pumpkin. I agree it would have been nice if the little LB had chosen something with better color contrast than an orange pumpkin but I like to take things as I find them.

    MB - You and Len are right, I notice black spots right away but white blobs are always escaping my notice. I've got to work on that. I agree the angles on the third worked out best and this is my personal favorite of the bunch.
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    Very different. The second one's composition and angles are the best imo. These shots remind me of some sci-fi shows I've seen (!) Looks like another world, in a good way. The bugs could be a tad sharper but I think it works as is too. Nice find

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    Re: Bug, Lady

    Hi CL,
    I like the colour of the background very much. It has the same tone of the bug. Very harmoniuos!
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    I really like the cropped version you posted. The white blob was distracting and without it the shot is really good. I don't mind the wasp being out of focus because you can still see it there and get an idea of what it is, but you can also see that it's a little ways back. Good shot.

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    Re: Bug, Lady

    Thanks Yoyo and PC!
    I like it with the crop too. Can't believe I missed it the first time.

    Yoyo - I was concerned that the colors were almost too close, instead of harmony I thought it might clash. Glad to see you find they agree.
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    The cropped version is very nice!

    I like the angle/posture of the ladybug and both insects are set nicely against their respective backgrounds. Yes, a little more DOF would have been nice to render the wasp a little more clearly (but not overly so) but I'm sure the shutter speed and/or ISO would have compromised the resolution.

    The other possibility is to hold the camera at a tilt to push the plane of DOF a little closer towards the wasp or shoot from a different shooting angle altogether to line them up on a plane of focus. But with both techniques, the wasp would be against a different part of the background. And that ladybug seems to be moving around a lot
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    Re: Bug, Lady

    Quote Originally Posted by Loupey
    And that ladybug seems to be moving around a lot
    You got that right! Thanks for looking at this one Loupey! I appreciate the tips. Bugs aren't usually my thing.
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