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Insect Impressions II


Insect Impressions II
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Copyright: Josh Crozier (Humanist) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 52 W: 11 N: 145] (541)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-06
Categories: Insects, Flowers
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8800
Exposure: f/8, 1/530 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-20 12:58
Viewed: 1315
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another photo from my honeymoon in Monet's garden at Giverny, France. I think that the flower is a back-eye susan or Rudbeckia hirta. These flowers are also plentiful in North America.

At least two of the visible insects are Hoverflies or Episyrphus balteatus. I cannot tell if the third bug is also a hoverfly or not. I can attest to the fact that Giverny was quite full of the little hoverflies. My wife and I were quite amazed since we had not seen these insects before!

PP: It took two masked layers to get the sharpening right. I also used shadow/highlight to retrieve 10 points of highlight detail from the petals. Although it looks saturated, the flower's colour is just as the camera recorded.

The first Insect Impressions photo can be seen here.
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  • nathan (44)
  • [2006-12-20 13:28]
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Great Photo here Josh, they look like they bee's, do they sting like bee's or are they just really good looking flies?

The colour and detail is very good
Well done

Hello Josh,
Your photo is so vibrant in colors and sharp!
I like a lot the play between yellows and greens, both of them well saturated.
The insects can be seen with a lot of details, thanks to your very appropiate POV and DOF values.
The composition is very well balanced, I like the way the couple of petals goes to the right space.
Congratulations and happy holidays,
JM

  • Great 
  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2261 W: 10 N: 2629] (15559)
  • [2006-12-20 16:43]

Hola Josh, buen disparo a esos inquietos insectos, sobre la preciosa Rudbeckia, buen trabajo, saludos

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2006-12-20 22:00]

Excellent sharp focus and details. Nice exposure. The colors of the bee are outstanding.

Hi Josh, this is very nicely composed with great colour and detail of these hoverflies and the flower. Your depth of field is very good. You've captured what was important and the rest is naturally blurred out.

Thanks, John

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2169 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2006-12-21 4:21]

Hi Josh

What a beautiful capture! 3 on 1...great!
I really like the sharpness of the details here! All the three hoverflies are very clear and sharp and the textures of the flower as well.
Also the POV is excellent, the DOF is impeccable and the exposure spot-on.
The colors certainly are a key features with every one of them being very well saturated, the contrast is, too, great - especially beteeen all the blacks and yellows - and the overall composition is wonderful.
Great work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hello Josh
Very nice shot of insects,
Perfect focusnig and composition,
Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

Hola Josh,
La composición muy hermosa y con mucho detalle con excelente luz y nitidez. Un saludo

Excellent capture of three insects on a single flower, Josh.
Very sharp, crisp and colourful image.
TFS and take care.
Ram

  • Great 
  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2006-12-21 13:45]

Hi Josh

Excellent collection of Hoverflies, they look great against the yellow flower. Excellent colours and pin sharp details

TFS

Karan

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2006-12-22 11:30]

Hi Josh.
I like crisp sharpness, perfect details and clear paints of the flower center and hoverflies so much also as well as the amazing reproduction of yellow tones of the petals. BG is very nice too; its colour tones and blurriness are beautiful. DOF is selected precisely and POV is very impressive. Very nice, colourful and exact work. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

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