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These little flying "Things" on flowers.

Challenge #6 in the Simple things that we love series. Hosted by Yochi23.

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PLEASE READ THE RULES!!! Many of the entries in my Bees challenge were disqualified as they were not bees. I am opening another challenge for ALL these little flying things .. Insects to be exact. Well most of them. Neither butterleis nor moths. Bees and Bumble bees won't be welcomed, they already had their very own challenge.... The insects SHOULD be on flowers and should be MACRO. A big close-up of the insect!!!

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Announced:

Monday, 25th October, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 1st November, 2010 – Sunday, 7th November, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 8th November, 2010 – Sunday, 14th November, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Basic Post processing only.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Please your attetnion to all the rules in order not to be DQ.
No butterflies, no moths, not bees no bubmble bees.
The insect should be on or very near a flower
Full colors only
MACRO only. A big close-up of the insect!!!
Pls specify the lens you were using.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Voting results: 93 entries Slideshow of 7 4 Page: 4 Rows:

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63	Part 2: FF snobbishness takes a hit now MF accessible
49	X-T2 ISO 200 isn't low enough
44	Why do I want the 105mm F1.4 so badly?
42	How many people here have ordered the A99II or plan to do so.
41	Panasonic Petition: Exposure Compensation w/ Auto ISO in Manual
40	Goodbye Full-Frame Cameras
39	Equivalence: Great Progress! remaining: Total Image Exposure (INPUT) vs Brightness
38	5DMk4 or 5Ds-R or Neither??
37	Disappointed with panasonic
37	The mistake a thread makes that causes it to be locked....
36	Would you buy a Sigma 19mm f1.4 DN?
34	What do you use to quickly cull images?
33	Pre-interview headshot requirement? A tool for Discrimination?
33	Putting photography on hold.
32	New Nikon 1 lens
32	Why not a square sensor?
32	Rumor of new menu system. (No public beta?)
30	OT: Look what I dug up.
30	Olympus 40-150 mm f/2.8


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