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Challenge #8 in the Photo chat series. Hosted by AndrePooh, barb_s.

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***This is a complex challenge, please read the instructions and the and the comments first.*** Enter one photo showing little things, flora, fauna that are associated with ponds and ditches and also enter a -dummy- photo as shown in the example below as a second picture, see for elaboration the comment in the example. Then give constructive comment on all other photos. Eventually you can enter a second improved version of your first picture by withdrawing the dummy and use that free slot.

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Announced:

Sunday, 22nd January, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 29th January, 2012 – Saturday, 4th February, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 5th February, 2012 – Saturday, 11th February, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Post processing is as cosmetics, use a little and it enhances the end result artistically. Use too much and the result is blatantly artificial, which is frawned upon in this challenge. So HDR and standard basic post processing is okay, as long as it is not overwhelmingly noticable.
No composites, we want honest pictures

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

ENTRANTS MUST HAVE >25 POST/COMMENTS!
Each entrant must, on their honor, write a helpful Comment/Critique for the other 19 entries during the entry pase. It should be describing what they like and/or dislike about the photo, and what they may have done differently,
After receiving comments you can enter a second improved version of your first picture after withdrawing the dummy
Include "second version" in the title.
DO NOT WITHDRAW THE FIRST PHOTO THOUGH. we should be able to compare them.
To allow proper evalutation and balance loading times, the longest side of the submitted picture should be between 1000 and 1600 pixels
The number of participants is limited to 20. It will be announced in the comments when the challenge is full. Expect DQ if you enter after that.
Comply with the standard DPR decency rules.
Failure to comply with these rules may result in DQ.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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Hanging On

by CalBoy87

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Picture taken in the middle of pond in the Deokjin Park in Jeonju City, South Korea

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Submitted:	Sunday, 29th January, 2012 10:08 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 15th July, 2011
Focal length:	200 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	200
Notes:
Views:	88
Galleries:	View this photo in CalBoy87's gallery

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Total comments: 9

Good shot! I imagine it took some patience. I like the colors being subtle as they are, and the simplicity of them - soft red, green, and blue, and that's all you need. Maybe if the dragonfly were saturated just a little. Just a thought, something to try and see if you like it. It's very nice as it is.

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Again, everyone has said what I would about your shot. Love the subject, and of course the delicate treatment of the color here. It is very much like a beautiful japanese silk-scroll painting. The small piece of the plant on the lower left could be cropped out without losing any of the integrity of this photo. The only other thing I'd point out, is that your subject is facing out of the frame of your photo, and it would be more "pleasing to the eye" if it were facing inwards. Two ways to accomplish this are either extending the image more to the right (provided there is enough to accomplish this) or simply flipping the image horizontally. Overall though, a very lovely capture and an excellent photo for this challenge. -Really love it.

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great, I think to that you can cut a piece of flower.

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Sharp, great color. Perhaps I would crop the flower at the difference in color (inverted "V")

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Great shot, perhaps crop off lower part of flower?

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Im fairly new to photography and ive tried taking pics using macro on my s40 and the patience required is unbelieveable so that said full respect to this pic fantastic ...love it

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I really like this shot! The focus is definitely on the dragonfly, and you have captured details of his wings beautifully. Love the colours. It's a very delicate picture, so sharpness, IMO, is less important, and would probably detract from the overall scene. Great capture!

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I really like the colors in this photo - very delicate.

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To RuthC: Sorry to delete previous entry with your comment. When I looked at it after reading your opinion I decided to change my entry to this picture. Apology for deleting the one on which you spend the time to comment, hope you will like this one better

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