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Stare Down

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 24, 201372 views7 comments

I was sitting on a small stool photographing day-lillies in the early evening light when this little guy landed on a log in front of me and proceeded to stare me down. In fact, he stared at me for so long that I was able to re-position myself, scoot closer, and photograph him. He was probably just warming himself and possibly unconcerned with my presence, but whenever I look at this photo I get the feeling he's a tough guy trying to intimidate me.

Comments and critiques welcome! Large version also available.

Canon Rebel XTi
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto @ 300mm
1/500 at f/8
ISO 400
Cropped to about 35% of full image
handheld
Very minor PP in PS
My perennial garden, July 2012

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Love the thin Dof here Jess, Love the contrast between the two sides of the frame. My monitor shows this a tad bit hot overall...

Beautiful concept.

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 24, 2013 at 12:41 PM

I like the strong side light with its long shadows, adds a bit of drama Jess.
Great point of focus and use of F/8.
Details held up nicely at 35%, well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 24, 2013 at 12:42 PM

The face and front pair of legs are awesome. Looked like some strong directional side light. Had you known it was going to cast such a great shadow I'd of tried a slightly different comp to include it. Possibly a higher angle, might have been really cool.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 24, 2013 at 3:41 PM

I like the eye level, head-on perspective, Jess. The detail is first rate. Cool image.