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Lady bug & Sunflower+FF
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Lady bug & Sunflower+FF

by John Tobias

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 10, 2011177 views4 comments
Taken this summer, this is about 10% of the original image. Must have used a tripod, no way I could get anything this sharp hand held.
Does seem to have lost a bit of sharpness after converting.

Canon T3i
1/500 @ f-10, ISO 200 -0.3 adj
Canon EF70-300 IS USM @ 180mm
spot meter
RAW converted to jpeg

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM
Nice capture: I like very much the yellow bug on the yellow flower !!! Good detail.
Mauro
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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 11, 2011 at 8:27 PM
I like the way the yellow and black colors of the lady bug mimic those of the flower. Looks remarkably sharp for an image that's been cropped 90%.
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Comment posted by John Tobias on December 12, 2011 at 3:43 PM
As a comparision I have attached the full frame of the original image. I was only estimating the 10%.
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Wow, after seeing the origiinal, that is one serious crop! It looks remarkably clear for that crop. Nice comp isolating the flower and bug.
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