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Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted June 11, 2017157 views9 comments

I was out watering the flowers and saw this caterpillar, and realized I had given him a free shower. I ran in and got my camera. I took it with a Canon Mark II, Canon 100mm L macro lens at 1:1, using my K-X800 twin flash and diffuser made out of a plastic document protector with a sheet of copy paper in it. Settings were f16, 1/60, ISO 320. I had broke the stem he was on off so that I could hand hold it with him on it with one hand and my camera in the other, to allow me more distance from the grassy background.

Comments and suggestions welcome. Thank you.

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9 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on June 11, 2017 at 4:24 PM

The quintessential "cute as a bug" shot, Shirley. Well done. Excellent comp, detail, light, and bg. Given the clean bg, a little more dof in the CP would have been ideal, but the pof is right where needed, and the dof is more than adequate. Very, very nice.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 11, 2017 at 4:58 PM

Very nice colors and textures. Agree on DOF. Add a tripod and a plamp and you got yourself a great macro setup...

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 11, 2017 at 6:57 PM

As Scott says, cute as a bug. I also agree on the depth offield. Even one more stop would help. Still, a sweet shot as posted.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 11, 2017 at 7:12 PM

Nice Shirley. I've tried that hand holding the camera and critter at the same time with very little success. You did a great job pulling this off, especially at 1/60 sec. I particularly like the in-focus face.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 12, 2017 at 12:46 PM

Shirley, the glow of the cat. and it's perch against the background looks great. The sharpness of the face and hair at that end also looks great. The few drops of water are a neat bit extra. It looks like the cat. is busy chowing down on the end of the stem. Yes, a slight adjustment in angle to get the tail end sharp as well would be a subtle improvement, but this looks great as presented with it's emphasis on the head.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 12, 2017 at 10:09 PM

Hi Shirley crying

Congrats on having very steady hands, to obtain such a fine detailed caterpillar. like Dennis. i too like the in- focus face

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM

This is great Shirley. Another excellent macro shot with your handmade diffuser set up, and yes, you must have amazingly steady hands.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 14, 2017 at 10:38 AM

Excellent detail, Shirley, and perfect choice of dof. So nice that you.ve caught the little creature looking into the camera !!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 15, 2017 at 1:18 PM

Great point of focus at the head/eyes where it must be Shirley. Nice use of the diffuser/twin flash again as well..
I like the BG, colors, and comp, two thumbs up! crying

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