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• shal (2086)
• [2006-09-14 14:10]

Wow Alan,
excellent composition and detail,
making it a great macro of this caterpillar,
Cheers,
Vishal Sabharwal

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• vanderschelden (26584)
• [2006-09-14 14:11]

Hi Alan,
Nice pic
Great animal.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• uleko (23526)
• [2006-09-14 14:41]

Nice composition and sharp shot of this beautiful caterpillar that looks like some exotic species. What sort of plant is it on?
TFS, Ulla

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• horia (12472)
• [2006-09-14 15:26]

Hi Alan

Very nice caterpillar...pretty nice subjects in your garden :)
I like the POV, the nice flash management and the lovely green tones. Also very nice framing and composition.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• mbasil (3059)
• [2006-09-14 15:27]

Nice shapes and colors here, Alan. Well composed shot, too. Sorry, I'm no help on the ID.
Mike

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• ramthakur (25028)
• [2006-09-14 15:37]

Brilliant image of this hairy caterpillar, Alan. Or am I wrong in assuming it is a caterpillar?
All the same, it is a lovely composition with a superb POV, DOF, sharpness and colours.
Thanks a lot for sharing it.

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-09-14 15:39]

Colorida macro con bella composición amigo mío.
La nitidez es muy buena y se aprecia sobre todo en las hojas de la planta, debido a lo difícil de retratar especies así.
Una pequeña imagen para una gran presentación.
Saludos... Ricardo

Colorful macro with beautiful composition my friend.
The sharpness is very good and it is appreciated mainly in the leaves of the plant, due to the difficult of depicting this way species.
A little image for a great presentation.
Greetings... Ricardo

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2006-09-14 15:54]

Hi Alan,
it's wonderful - the colours are so phantastic and I also like the place (palm) where this one is sitting on.
It's always difficult to find the ID, I also cannot help, anyway I love the shot.
I'm just back from my week in Italy - there I haven't seen a single caterpillar - but some butterflies, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• batu (11030)
• [2006-09-14 16:29]

Hallo Alan,
I spent some time to identify this caterpillar but I didn't succeed. It probably belongs to a family of the Microlepidoptera (what's the body length?).
Nevertheless, you present a nice, colourful and well composed picture with pretty good sharpness on plant and caterpillar.
Best wishes, Peter

P.S. The food plant can give a hint on the identity. Do you know it?

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• Luis52 (10144)
• [2006-09-14 16:30]

Hola Alan.- Bello Macro de esta "oruga" una foto muy nitida y con buena Luz. Saludos Luis52

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• TheUnknown (627)
• [2006-09-14 16:41]

Hi Alan,
Great crop. Nice contrast and sharpness. I like how the plant accentuates the length of the catepillar. Thanks for sharing!
Mike

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• CCD (396)
• [2006-09-14 17:20]

Hi, love the setting and the crop. Sorry cant help with the id.

TFS , Chris

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-09-14 17:36]

Hi Alan,
great shot, wonderful sharpness and clear details. POV, composition and colors are great.
TFS..Sky

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• saguzar (6633)
• [2006-09-14 17:40]

Hola Alan,
Muy colorida y bella oruga, me gusta su diseño sobre su cuerpo y la extraña planta donde repta. Todo esto hace una única, inusual y linda foto. Los detalles e iluminación son muy buenos
Saludos
Hernán

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• thor68 (4597)
• [2006-09-14 18:35]

what a pretty caterpillar, alan! :-)
sorry, but i am a total insect-dummy, no idea on the ID,
but the shot´s great, nice colors, somehow exotic, well
composed - i really wonder into which butterfly it will change.
terrific job & take care, thorsten.

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-09-14 22:54]

Hi Alan

A very lovely caterpillar indeed.The colours and details are excellent. Nicely composed ,he really shows well.TFS

Rob

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• TAZ (10918)
• [2006-09-15 1:31]

You captured a cute caterpillar. I like the composition with the nice shape of the plant. BG, DOF and sharpness are very good. Congratulations Alan and TFS.

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• coasties (27512)
• [2006-09-15 2:06]

Hi Alan

Great macro. Clear details and good POV. Nice light. Very good camera work. :-)

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• SunToucher (8866)
• [2006-09-15 2:59]

Hi Alan,
I am like Thorsten, an insect dummy. But who cares, I am enjoying this photo. The soft colors of the caterpillar is beautiful and your composition is very beautiful. Stunning detials and a perfect OOF BG.
TFS,
Niek

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• pablominto (15470)
• [2006-09-15 3:16]

Hello Alan,
Very eye-catching lines in this fine composition!
Wonderful macro work, colourful and cute subject!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• claudine (9853)
• [2006-09-15 7:03]

Hi Alan,
I love those details and colors! Excellent POV and DOF along with a nice composition and very good lightning. TSF,
Claudine

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• scottevers7 (12257)
• [2006-09-15 8:32]

Hi Alan,
Sorrt I can't help with the ID. I don't feel to bad, as it looks like no one else does either at this point. Excellent exposure has really shown the colors and detail well. Perfectly composed and framed. DOF was perfect with the nice OOF backround. Great camera work!
scott

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-09-15 14:29]

Hello Alan,
Wonderful close up.POV,lighting,colors,clear details,frsming and composition are excellent.
TFS...:-)

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2006-09-16 4:35]

Hello Alan !
I can't help for ID, but i like this beautiful caterpillar ! Its color is very nice. The composition and POV are outstanding, the palm is splendid, and I really love your BG. Very well done !
Valérie.

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• Christopher_PL (2381)
• [2006-09-18 4:23]

Great shot.
I'm not sure with the identification but it looks liks Acronicta aceris without the hairs. I've already seen the caterpilars that should have the hairs but without it ;-)

Chris

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• osse (7745)
• [2006-09-18 16:55]

Hi Alan
Good shot. Good colours, sharpnes, details, light and POV. I like the orange colours very much.
Well done mf

osse

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• vhemmati (407)
• [2006-09-19 0:48]

Hi Alan,

Intersing creature with great colour. A very well composed shot with great light control and details.

TFS

-V

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2006-09-19 3:15]

Good Morning Alan,
this is an excellent caterpillar picture! I lke it very much. Excellent sharpness, brilliant colours and great details. Very nice bg, great POV and excellent composition. Thank you my friend.
Gr.
Heinz

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2006-09-21 8:11]

hi alan
joli cliché on voit plus souvent ce que deviennent les chenille.
la composition est reussie avec les couleurs de la plante qui tranche bien avec celles de le chenille.
laurent

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• metcher (4115)
• [2006-09-21 13:26]

Hi, Alan.
Nice caterpillar. Very good exposure and colors.

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• flagman (2381)
• [2006-09-22 10:23]

ID'ing caterpillars is a nightmare! Everyone has photos of butterflies! I have a few from Bedford Butterfly Park (which I recommend) and will have to try to ID them before posting.
This one is quite exotic looking for a Bucks back garden!
Nice compo, I especially like the repeating pattern of the plant leaves.
Lovely colours as well. Sharpening just right is difficult with these fine hairs. They look a little too bright to me.
Have a good weekend, I hope the weather improves!

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• ScottHale (420)
• [2006-09-26 19:08]

Alan,
This is one cool image. I love the composition and the detail. The f/4 was a perfect apperature setting for this shot. The red/pink lines in the plant also gives it some great additional color. Superb pic from a great photographer! I always look forward to your shots.
Scott

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-10-07 6:56]

Hi Alan,

Excellent macroshot. Very sharp details, perfect exposure, good composition and nice colors. Well done & TFS!
Regards,
Pieter

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• naimonetti (514)
• [2007-01-03 19:57]

Stunning detail and composition in this lovely photo. Thanks for sharing.

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• annagrace (2992)
• [2007-01-22 16:50]

Wonderful colors and perfect sharpness. Thanks for posting, my friend.

How are you anyway?

Alli

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• RII (2752)
• [2007-02-28 17:37]

Hi, Alan.

This is a wonderful capture, i like composition, colors ,details,nice picture.

Thanks....RICARDO.