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Insects, in Their Natural Environment.

Challenge #1 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

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Insects only; one or more. (They should have 6 legs; 8 legs are 2 too many). NO spiders, frogs, snails, cats etc. The insect must be shown to be in its natural world, not under studio lights. If you have interesting information about your entry please include it.

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Announced:

Saturday, 23rd June, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 30th June, 2012 – Friday, 6th July, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 7th July, 2012 – Friday, 13th July, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Digital photos only, with full EXIF data.
Longest side of entry, Max. 1600px.
Colour only.
No HDR; no focus stacking.
Don't remove the background.
Give your entry a title, not just an IMG number.

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No restrictions.

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Encouraging comments about entries are welcome.
Photos entered in previous dpreview.com challenges are not eligible to enter this challenge.
Sandbagging, and vote solicitation will cause DQ'ing of entries, so don't even contemplate it!
Entrants or voters caught cheating will be unwelcome in my future challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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'squito

by ragmanjin

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A mosquito perched on a poppy.

Camera:	Canon EOS 550D (EOS Rebel T2i / EOS Kiss X4)
Lens:	Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro
Submitted:	Saturday, 30th June, 2012 13:23 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 24th June, 2012
Focal length:	50 mm
Shutter speed:	1/60 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	400
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Views:	237
Galleries:	View this photo in ragmanjin's gallery

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