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Mini#23 Best of 2012, so far ...
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1st - Sinth: Let It Bee
2nd - FLDave: Abandoned
3rd - doto: Life has been good
4th - elliott: dry
5th - PhillipW: Kimberley Windmill
6th - mbbin2: Chihuly Reflections
7th - RolandB: Unafraid
8th - evaan: Rainy Day Wait
9th - Old Finn: Mating
10th - ysal: Snowy Egret
11th - rafinmelb: Kiosk
12th - wangi: The bomb!
13th - msousa: New Vineyard Plantation
14th - Mepo: Early morning sun
15th - rabaak: LaJolla Hummingbird
15th - Lo: Can't see the forest for the trees
17th - william.olive: decrepit bridge
18th - Amberbug: Leaves
19th - Zooker: Lunch with Friends
20th - Jade O.: for I have touched the sky...
21st - Runzamukk: Emergency
22nd - valenttin: Poppy
23rd - DZRhino: Red, Red Rose . . . .
24th - wrosenthal: Clown Face
25th - uno: De' Oh
26th - beejaysoo: Angel Sun
27th - Una: Rome Zoo
28th - broph: serene sea
28th - Ronoz: This cake was taken.....
30th - henriksson: A kiss like this.......
31st - molly32: Wring
31st - dougster: On the nose
33rd - zealous: You Are So Beautiful, Mother!!!
34th - ambaker: Ice Cream, what could be better?
35th - mrsawyer: Sharing in the Shade
36th - forkcandles : spot the camera
36th - B Boop: Holland Harbor Lighthouse
Mating
©2012 Old Finn
Panasonic DMC-FZ28
9th
place,
91
points
1/80s
,
f3.7
,
ISO 100
,
260mm
,
Normal Program
,
Center Weighted Average
,
flash
Post-Processing:
Cropped, noise reducted, histogram, USM, resized and sharpened.
Extra Info:
I suppose these insects were mating. The photo was taken through the window using the flash.
8 comments on this entry
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Lo
Jul 31, 2012
Great finish - It takes an expert photographer to make two mating bugs attractive enough that people vote for them!
Old Finn
Jul 31, 2012
Thanks for all the nice comments.
Jade O.
Jul 31, 2012
Congrats ona great capture and a fine finish.
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Mepo
Jul 30, 2012
Remarkable shot. I like it very much. Once again I'm learning a new way of using my camera.
wrosenthal
Jul 29, 2012
Nicely filled frame with an interesting subject that has an almost design quality to it.
forkcandles
Jul 28, 2012
the translucent wings are attractive .....
elliott
Jul 27, 2012
great capture. hope you didn't disturb them too much.
nice you avoided glare from flash.
Jade O.
Jul 26, 2012
Wonderful nature image! Very well captured.
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