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Two can play at that game................

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Posted by Andy Astbury on June 28, 2008 at 3:24 PM
..........Guy :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :jump: :jump:

Slight editorial type crop which won't go down with some I know, but it's one of the very few mature male shots I've got that I'm anywhere near happy with.

I like Guys shot because you can see the the top of the white face :mad:

D2Xs
180mm macro
ISO 100
1/5th sec @ f11

PP CaptureNX and CS3

Thanks for looking folks :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on June 28, 2008 at 3:29 PM
that is very, very nice. Lovely composition, background and lighting and perfectly sharp throughout. This is a species that I've never seen (having just looked up their distribution in my book I can see why :smile: ).

Matt
Posted by Daniel Read on June 28, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Really great shot Andy, lots of detail and a lovely smooth background. The framing works well for me :toast:

Cheers,

Dan.
Posted by Tom_W on June 28, 2008 at 4:21 PM
LOvely smmoth BG that I would tone down a tad (eye drawn middle right top). Other than that very nice indeedy..

Posted by Des Ong on June 28, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Gorgeous :toast: Love everything about it, well done.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on June 28, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Lovely shot Andy I like the framing its very sharp and the exposure appears to be spot on nice background as well . :toast:


Ian
Posted by Stephen Boyd on June 29, 2008 at 3:44 AM
Great shot, very sharp with great background

Stephen
Posted by Edwin kats on June 29, 2008 at 4:40 AM
Very very nice mr. Astbury. Interesting background and beautiful subject. I would just tone down the bright area above it's head. Just a bit. I really like this comp.

Well done.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Magnus Hird on June 29, 2008 at 6:48 AM
Lovely shot, nits covered. Can just see the headline at the top :wink:
Posted by John MacTavish on June 29, 2008 at 7:28 AM
Detailed shot that hits all the right spots here.

John
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 29, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Lovely shot with great composition that i like as is

Dave :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 30, 2008 at 3:01 AM
Beautiful picture. I like the composition very much and the crop works well for me too. :smile: :smile:
Posted by PhilH on June 30, 2008 at 4:57 AM
Nice Andy, but I do agree over the bg perhaps needing toning down a tad.... not sure how you would do it though :biggrin:

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Andy Bate on June 30, 2008 at 6:00 AM
lovely work mr A, keep em coming
Posted by Jeroen Stel on June 30, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Wonderful shot with sweet colors!
Love the composition and understand the choice for POV allthough i prefer a head on/side shot shot personally.
Well done getting both male and female of this elusive species!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by eric weight on July 1, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Attractive species which I had never seen images of before. You've made a superb job of this shot as usual. I should have guessed that with You and Guy on the job some classy stuff was on its way, and I'm not disappointed.
:toast: Eric