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Monarch
Photo Information
Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-01-13
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P8
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2004-11-03 4:04
Viewed: 1377
Points: 19
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Found this caterpillar eating our Swan plant to bits last summer. To keep the Monarch Butterflies coming we have to keep buying new plants for them to lay their eggs on.

WOW!! Looking back at this first photo I ever posted on TN. What an awful photo it is. And look at all the helpful suggestions and critiques I was given. I never even knew what "noise" was.

Thank you friends for all the help you have given me over the years - I really appreciate it.

PLEASE do give honest critiques when you see something this bad... You may upset some people, but if they really want to learn, like I did, they will come back and ask for help.

Cheers
Janice


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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To malgosia: Hi MalgosiaJanice 3 06-12 17:57
To Esox: Thanks to youJanice 1 11-21 04:19
To Callie: ThxJanice 1 11-21 04:14
To livios: ThanksJanice 1 11-16 05:26
To coasties: Monarch CaterpillarJanice 1 11-04 14:00
To japie: Thank you for your commentsJanice 2 11-04 04:24
To ellis49: MonarchJanice 1 11-03 20:21
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Nice picture Janice.
Good composition and nice colours.
But it's very much noise, it's not noise from a high ISO ,
presumably from to much USM.
I did a WS to clean it.
Well done.
Welcome to TN

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-11-04 1:56]
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Welcome here to TN Janice.

Nice ccapture of t his caterpillar. Like Gert said there is some noise in the shot, but I still like the shot. Nice composition.

Thanks for posting and I hope to see lots more of your work.

Japie

The life cycle of the monarch butterfly has to be one of the best to view. This is a nice capture of a chubby caterpillar

Janice, first of all, welcome. The fellows above have already referred to the noise. Even though, I like this picture, specially because the colors of the insect are in tune with the colors of the environment.

Keep on posting.

Lívio

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  • Esox Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 239 W: 20 N: 344] (972)
  • [2004-11-17 13:46]
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Welcome on TN, Janice.
You start with a good one.
Good composition and colours.
A little bit noisy, to say something.
Good job.

Hi Jancie
A belated welcome, but I am a bit scare on TN for now - hope to be posting again soon.
Compo and colours are nice, the diagonal works well. I'm sure the noise was mentioned, but it is something that you can work on.
Mirror and flip it so that is walks down fron the top right corner, not hanging, and see the pleasing affect. Something to try, one is often pleasantly surprised by the results.

Fine animal! But photo is too sharp I think...

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2004-12-11 15:10]

Gert made an excellent WS on this one, Janice.
Thanks for sharing with us.

This photo is lovely, I've never seen one of these in the wild, that must be thrilling since you keep buying plants you must enjoy it. Amazes me they can hang almost upside down like that! Well done.

hello:) I like watching first posts:) really it is amaizing how we change after some time:) this photo is also nice:) and DOF is nice:) I like it much:)

rgs

Malgosia

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2005-10-15 5:20]

Sucha beauty!
Perfect sharpness!
Wonderful colors!
Excelent details!
5* photo!

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