Skipper & Skeeter

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• iglootrek (1615)
• [2006-09-12 23:01]

He he, side by side picture !!!
Excellent composition, you seems to work hard in order to get this one :-)

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• shal (2086)
• [2006-09-12 23:46]

Hey Scott,
beautiful capture and composition of this lovely butterfly,
and wonderful to add the tiny (quite disliked) mosquito on the tip :P
Great shot
Cheers,
Vishal Sabharwal

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• jcoowanitwong (11461)
• [2006-09-13 0:23]

Hey Scott,
A nice shot. Excellent composition, pov, dof. Very good result on this tiny skipper.
Regards,
JC

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• coasties (27500)
• [2006-09-13 0:52]

Hi Scott

A two for one deal... gotta love it! Well seen and taken. Good saturation of colour. Nicely done. TFS.

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• TheUnknown (627)
• [2006-09-13 1:14]

Indeed a very unique composition seeing these two creatures together. Well seen and well taken. TFS!
Mike

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• uleko (23432)
• [2006-09-13 1:31]

That's fun to get two in one! But I think you've sharpened or darkened this one too much so I prefer your original. Even so very nice sharp shot and excellent composition.
TFS, Ulla

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2006-09-13 1:36]

hi scott
bons details sur le papillon,l'autre insecte est plus petit et difficile a identifié,belles couleurs egalement et beau BG bien fait.
laurent

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• manyee (19698)
• [2006-09-13 3:33]

That's a fantastic and dramatic capture of those two together, Scott. I like the composition very much. A lot of tension.
The diagonal works well, with the two bugs on either end.
Light and focus are perfect, and the DOF is great.
TFS. : )

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• pablominto (15468)
• [2006-09-13 3:57]

Hello Scott,
Interesting "confrontation"..!
I like the framing and composition a lot, and both insects are captured with pleasant colours and nice details...
Macro work well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• peter_stoeckl (9369)
• [2006-09-13 5:53]

Hi Scott,
interesting and appealingly well composed subminiature macro. I very much agree with your friends: that combination of two insects is unique and quite funny!
Thank you, and best regards,
Peter

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• horia (12468)
• [2006-09-13 6:04]

Hi Scott

Great work with this one! Shoot one, get one free :))
Excellent job on both this and the WS picture, nice colors, DOF and POV. The details are perhaps a bit soft but on such small subjects, it is very rare when they are not :)
Great composition managed here with mosquito in the framing.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• vanderschelden (26517)
• [2006-09-13 10:37]
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Hello Scott,
Great close up.
Can you explain me why the 1,4X II...
Is this to have some distance between lens and subject or is to have a better blurred BG?
TFS
Annick

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-09-13 10:54]

Hello Scott,
Excellent close up.POV,cross framing,details,BG and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-09-13 12:02]
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Beautiful compo Scott, although the focus is slightly soft on the skipper.

Composition: ****
Sharpness: ***
Color: ****
Lighting: ****
Background: *****
DOF: ****
POV: ****
Note: ***

TFS and regards... Ricardo

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• jmp (8400)
• [2006-09-13 14:37]

Hi Scott,
Curious shot where the skipper seems to be a predator! A agree with you: this composition is very good. A nice macro with good details, light and very sort dof.
TFS, José M.

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2006-09-13 15:30]

Hello Scott,
this is a very cute butterfly! Great POV, sharpness and very nice colours. Great bg and composition too. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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• osse (7742)
• [2006-09-14 13:19]

Hi Scott
Another great composition from yopu. Great colours, sharpnes, details, BG, DOF and POV.
Well done my friend

osse

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• mbasil (3059)
• [2006-09-14 15:16]

Nicely done. Great eye to spot this and well recorded in terms of light and clarity. I like the diagonal element a lot. In an ideal world I would like just a skosh more room in the top left. But I think you've got the hang of that macro!
Mike

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• jeanpaul (13845)
• [2006-09-14 20:43]

Salut Scott
félicitation encore une grande composition de ta part avec ce joli papillon avec comme prime ce petit insecte
Bravo et merci...JP

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• markula (870)
• [2006-09-15 8:18]
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Hello Scott!
Without reading your note it's not easy to tell that the skipper is such a small creature because the mosquito has to be really tiny. I sometimes use the 1.4x extender on the Tamron 180mm macro, but I think that using such combo in closeup shots compromises the sharpness more than use of the extender when you're further away from the subject. I hope you'll find a minute to let me know what you think about this. Have a great weekend! (Rain again in the Northeast).
Mark

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• ramthakur (24860)
• [2006-09-15 11:07]

Hi Scott!
To get two different subjects within the frame and both in focus is a commendable feat. Your decision to post this double image is thus quite justified.
Very well composed shot with great POV, DOF, colours and sharpness.
Feels good to be back on the TN and enjoy great shots like this one.
Thanks for your comment on my new picture.
Regards.
Ram

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• snowfalken (1780)
• [2006-09-15 16:12]
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• saguzar (6633)
• [2006-09-15 16:37]

Hello Scott,
Curiouis and nice image, good details and colors; the blurred BG is not distracting and works perfectly. I like the title you´ve choiced.
Saludos
Hernán

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• Graal (5002)
• [2006-09-17 8:57]

Hi Scott,
interesting 2 in one, good DOF and colours. Well done photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

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• marhowie (34529)
• [2006-09-17 22:55]

Scott,
Excellent capture for its unique composition, and DOF pulling both subjects in with great detail, color, and light. And 1/13th!
Nicely done.

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-09-18 7:23]

Hi Scott,
excellent DOF, both of your subjects are very well in focus. Colors sharpness and Details are wonderful. Very well composed closeup.
Sky

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• claudine (9803)
• [2006-09-18 7:27]

Hi Scott,
This is really funny. They seem to wait in line to go... nowhere :-) Great catch with those two species at the same time. Details, POV, DOF and lightning are very good. Well done Scott, regards,
Claudine

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-09-18 21:57]

Hello Scott
Nice double capture.I like the title too.Excellent DOF and POV .The details are very good.Nice colour saturation too.Well composed and presented.TFS

Rob

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• izler (7848)
• [2006-09-20 6:18]

hi scott
there are skipper and skeeter same time in your beautiful composition. point of view, backgroud, colours, focus, sharpness and details are great
tfs
greetings
izler

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• EOSF1 (21248)
• [2006-09-23 12:03]

Hahaha very funny capture. You made a great composition and the technical side is very good too. Thanks Scott.

Mario

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• ScottHale (420)
• [2006-09-26 19:01]

Scott,
Gosh I missed this one. I guess when you send it to my email I forget I haven't critiqued it! Very awesome, I like the scale you have created with the skipper, here. Although our "skeeters" seem to get bigger every year they are still very tiny when it comes to photography. I love the composition and the PERFECT shallow DOF, your the master at that.
Great diagonal composition. I wonder if the skipper pounced on the skeeter...
Scott

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• CTP (3183)
• [2006-10-08 15:56]

Hi Scott,
Great capture my friend.It is like mosquito vs Skipper:)
Nice colors,pov,dof,blurred green bg,note,focus and timing.TFS
Have a Great Week,
Chris

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• Nephrotome2 (1788)
• [2006-10-09 16:54]

Indeed very great composition.
Colors are excellent.
The only little nit is that the antennas of the little insect are touching the frame (I think I would have crop less, or I would have add a few mm of space above in some PP work)
TFS

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• yllen (623)
• [2007-01-23 20:20]

Good shot Scott. Increìble captura, inusual y muy bien compuesta en este hermoso cuadro, donde los colores y los detalles se destacan sobre un fondo muy apropiado. Muy buena la iluminaciòn de la escena y la nota tambièn.
Congratulaciones y gracias por publicar.
Saludos de, Nelly