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Green-eyed Monster


 
BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Editor's Pick BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   Green-eyed Monster
Green-eyed Monster
f8, 1/10th sec, 180mm macro lens

I think this guy must have sat on this leaf all night because he was covered in dew and didn't move until the sun had dried him out. This was taken in the early morning in my garden, natural light.

Levels, Nik Color Effect (brilliance and warmth and polarization), Noise reduction (small amount, several passes) and high pass sharpening.

Connie J. Bagot

 
 
 

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Great Shot!


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August 23, 2006

 

Crystal M. Gove
  WOW!!!! The details, colors, and lighting here are AMAZING, Connie :o)!!! This should definitely be a finalist or a winner in my book! It's so cool how you can see all the little details of this "monster" in this image!!! AWESOME JOB!


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August 23, 2006

 

Cathy Laurenzi
  Wow, Connie, this is a beautiful photo! It looks like you might have added some PS filters, would you mind sharing with us what you did to it? Thanks, Cathy.


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August 23, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Antonio, Crystal, and Cathy. Cathy, I have added my processing sequence to the description below the photo---should have put it there to start with so thanks for asking. Since you "noticed" the PS filters I'm thinking I probably used too heavy a hand with them (one of my recurring faults) so may go back and rework this a bit.


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August 23, 2006

 

Cathy Laurenzi
  Thanks for the info, Connie. But I don't think you need to make changes - it is pretty awesome the way it is!


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August 23, 2006

 

Katherine Kuhn
  WOW, Connie! This guy is amazing -- the level of detail, color, lighting -- totally awesome. Is it a mosquito? That's all I can come up with. Can't say I've come upon one quite so close up or dew-drenched!


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August 23, 2006

 
- Janine Russell

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  Connie, excellent colors, detail, exposure, lighting and effects.


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August 23, 2006

 

mary e. sydlewski
  Amazingly great detail. Look at those eyes!


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August 23, 2006

 

Rebecca K. Lefferts
  Yay! Another Connie photo :) Nice job Connie, I really like the bug (mom claims it is a mosquito). Nice brilliant colors, and a cute pose on the bug's part. Nice photo!


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August 23, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Kathy, Janine, Mary, and Rebecca. He's not a mosquito (I hope). His body is at least an inch long. I have some of these every summer but I don't have a clue what they are. They look mean but have never been aggressive.


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August 23, 2006

 

Marsha S. Smith
  One of the coolest macros EVER! Fantastic subject (I have no idea what it is either) and I love all the effects you used. The colors just pop!


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August 23, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Marsha.


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August 23, 2006

 

Ross Throndson
  AMAZING Macro, Connie....Very Unique, never seen anything quite like it....Incredible Details & Color.... :^)


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August 24, 2006

 
- Tamara K. Walker

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  Magnificent capture, outstanding clarity and details.


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August 24, 2006

 

Mary Timman
  Spendid image. He's quite a bug. You really got a great capture of him with wonderful detail and the dew drops. Great work.


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August 24, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thank you Ross, Tamara, and Mary.


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August 24, 2006

 
- Brenda Sides

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  Really COOL macro, Connie!


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August 27, 2006

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Beautiful gallery..love this!


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August 29, 2006

 

David Pratt
  Wow! Fantastic photo! This one is awesome.


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August 29, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Brenda, Shelly, and David.


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August 30, 2006

 

Ross Throndson
  Congratulations, Connie!! :^)


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September 27, 2006

 

Aimee S. McMaster
  ...what an amazing macro Connie...congrats on this finalist too :0)...Aimee


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September 27, 2006

 

Kathleen Brennan
  Wow, this is great. Congratulations


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September 27, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Ross, Aimee, and Kathleen.


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September 27, 2006

 

Katherine Kuhn
  Big Congrats, Connie! Knew this was a special guy! Good luck!


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September 27, 2006

 
- Tamara K. Walker

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  Congratulations and good luck.


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September 27, 2006

 

David Pratt
  Congrats Connie! Great job!


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September 27, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Kathy, Tamara, and David.


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September 27, 2006

 

Mary Timman
  Wonderful macro. Congratulations.


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September 28, 2006

 

Ross Throndson
  Huge Congratulations, Connie....a FANTASTIC WINNER....GREAT JOB!!! :^)


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September 28, 2006

 
- Janine Russell

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  Connie, congratulations on your Second Place win.


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September 29, 2006

 

Jenny Bosmans
  Congratulations, Connie! :)


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September 29, 2006

 

Christian P. Nicolas
  gorgeous image. Congratulations!


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September 29, 2006

 

Karen Slagle
  Big congrats on your winning image, Connie...


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September 29, 2006

 

Crystal M. Gove
  I knew this would be a winner :o)!!! CONGRATS, Connie!!


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September 29, 2006

 

Mary Timman
  Fantastic Connie. Congratulations!


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September 29, 2006

 
- Kay E. Mahoney

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  Congratulations on your fantastic 2nd place winner.


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September 29, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thank you everyone!


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September 29, 2006

 

She-She Killough
  WOW WHAT A CREATURE!!! Amazing details! GREAT WINNER Connie!! Congrats!


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September 29, 2006

 

Rebecca K. Lefferts
  Congrats on the WIN Connie!!!! Woohoo! I really liked this bug. Also, congrats on your other finalists (I can't remember how many, but I think it was 4). :) Nice job.


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September 29, 2006

 

RC Fritz
  Fantastic macro. Congrats on your S P W!! ":^D}


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September 29, 2006

 

Michelle J. Harvey
  Congrats on this SPECTACULAR macro Connie!!


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September 29, 2006

 
- William C. Raco

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  Fantastic macro
Congratulations, Connie!

Bill


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September 29, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thank you so much She-She, Rebecca, RC, Michelle, and William.


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September 29, 2006

 

Kristi A. Howson
  Congratulations Connie on this fantastic win. I just love this!


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September 29, 2006

 

Sam Britt
  Wow!! Your second place win was well deserved. Fantastic macro!!
Sam


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September 29, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Kristi and Sam.


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September 30, 2006

 

Colette M. Metcalf
  Congratulations to you on your win Connie!!!


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September 30, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Colette.


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September 30, 2006

 
- Cora Miller

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  Wow! Awesome capture, Connie. Congratulations on your win.


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October 01, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thank you Cora.


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October 02, 2006

 

Suzanne Colson
  OK, I only have a Canon 30D, plus a Sigma 105MM Lens. With a lot of practice please tell me mine (at least some) will one day look as amazing as this. Just one question..... Would you say that you run almost everything through Photoshop?? Would you be willing to share what it looked like before?? Again, awesome!!!


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October 02, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
 
 
 
Thank you Suzanne. I don't think you'd have any problem taking a photo like this one with the equipment that you have. I run absolutely everything through photoshop. Here is the original photo, dirt specks and all. I cropped it and resized it.


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October 02, 2006

 

Tom Andersen
  Awesome image Connie! The detail and color are fantastic! Congratulations on your win!


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October 04, 2006

 

Cheryl E. Molennor
  Oh wow Connie, That is such an awesome capture. Really Great


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October 04, 2006

 
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  Wow Connie! I just saw this for the first time. It is quite an amazing image...congrats!


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October 12, 2006

 

Robert N. Valine
  Hi Connie, I just wanted to say great photo! I was also wondering if anyone knows what kind of insect this is. I shot a half roll of slide film of the very same type of insect on my front porch. He was hanging upside down from a leaf sucking the guts out of a wasp. This is definately not a mosquito. It feeds on other insects. I felt sorry for the wasp actually. It had no escape and was a cruel death to say the least.This insect holds onto the wings of it's victim from behind and hangs by one leg while feeding.I need to scan those images.I'm hoping to have them done soon.I'll let you know when I get them uploaded.I just bought a new scanner. I've been using an HP Photosmart S20 for years.I just upgraded to a Nikon coolscan V ED.It may take a little while to get used to it.Congatulations on your win!


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October 13, 2006

 

Robert N. Valine
  I also wanted to mention that I'm from Pennsylvania. I don't know what the geographical range of this insect is.What state are you from ?


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October 13, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Tom, Cheryl, Laurie, and Rob.

I believe this is a Robber Fly and I think they have a wide distribution. This photo was taken in Kansas.


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October 13, 2006

 

Robert N. Valine
  Thanks Connie,that fills in a few blanks for me.Yes,I've heard of the Robber Fly before.But,didn't recall what they looked like.I shoot a lot of things and don't know what they are.It can be quite a task figuring it all out later.I scanned a few images today with the new scanner.I'm getting to know my way around it.I'll try to scan some of those images later today that I was telling you about. Thanks Again,Rob


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October 13, 2006

 

Ariel Lepor
  Cool effects! Great comp., colors, dof, and all! :)
Congratulations!

Ariel
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October 13, 2006

 

Connie J. Bagot
  Thanks Ariel.


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October 14, 2006

 

Robert N. Valine
  Yes Connie, This is definitely a Robber Fly. I did some reading about them on the Internet. These are voracious predators. I thought it was intesting that they actually are known to feed on Dragonflies. Another larger predator. I thought you might be interested in checking out this link. http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/beneficial/flies/robber_flies.htm
I haven't had time to scan my images of the Robber Fly yet. I had a very busy weekend. Maybe later today.


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October 16, 2006

 

Robert N. Valine
  I finally got around to scanning and uploading it. I entered it into the contest today. Copy and paste to check it out. http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=2889296&catID=560&style=&contestCatID=&rowNumber=1&camID=


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October 22, 2006

 

Ivan Chacon
  Great Winner! Congrats! :)


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November 08, 2006

 
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  What an amazing macro shot !


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June 25, 2007

 

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  What an awesome macro shot Connie. Great detail and color. Well deserved recognition.


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February 23, 2008

 
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