Reading mode: Light Dark

News Reviews Articles Buying Guide Sample Images Videos Cameras Lenses Phones Printers Forums Galleries Challenges

When Insects or Spiders Moult (Molt)

Challenge #70 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

Challenge has finished

Here's an interesting challenge for you. Show us examples of insects or spiders, (or other arthropods) in the act of moulting, OR their abandoned and cast-off exoskeletons, or outer skins. Macro and close-up shots welcome. If the insect or spider is in the act of moulting, it should be outside in its natural environment. MAXIMUM SIZE 1,600px.

Show full rules

Announced:

Saturday, 19th October, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 26th October, 2013 – Friday, 1st November, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 2nd November, 2013 – Friday, 8th November, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600px.
Full colour only.
No glaringly obvious HDR. If it hurts my eyes, it's out!
Don't remove the background.
TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just a photo number
NO watermarks or forms of identification, or personal website reference

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

YES, Photos from previous DPR challenges can be entered in this challenge, but no photos which have won previous DPR challenges, please.
Two (2) entries per person allowed, but each entry should be of a different subject.
PLEASE vote on other entries, to counteract the sandbaggers.
ENTRANTS WHO HAVE ENTERED MANY CHALLENGES, AND HAVE NEVER VOTED, OR HAVE A VERY LOW VOTING SCORE RELATIVE TO THEIR ENTRIES MAY BE DQ'D.
Entrants who cheat by sandbagging, vote manipulation, or with multiple DPR accounts will be DQ'd from my challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

submission
phase has

ended

30 entries

voting
phase has

ended

329 votes

Slideshow 1 / 31 Full size Next Challenge Previous

Cicada Hatching

by Peter Bray

1^st place

3.808

low

high

A rather large Cicada (around 70mm long) - many were hatching on the same evening.

Camera:	Sigma SD14
Lens:	Sigma 180mm EX 3.5 HSM
Submitted:	Sunday, 27th October, 2013 04:16 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 19th October, 2009
Focal length:	180 mm
Shutter speed:	1/60 sec
Aperture:	F18
ISO:	50
Notes:
Views:	1714
Galleries:	View this photo in Peter Bray's gallery

Provide complaint details

Your complaint (along with the complaints of others regarding this entry) will be reviewed by the challenge owner. Depending upon the nature and applicability of the complaint, the entry may be disqualified. In extreme circumstances the user who submitted the entry may receive a ban from the challenge or series in question.

Reason:

	Violates rules of the challenge
	Spam / Commercial
	Trolling / Abusive
	Sexual content / Not family friendly
	Other

Comments:

Saving ...

Complain

Keyboard shortcuts:

p previous n next c challenge f full size r retract vote # vote

Entry comments

All (5)

61	D850 - does this serial sticker look legit?
49	Who Said Film is Dead II
47	I'm going insane ...
42	Mini-Challenge #480 The Color “Green” Pt. 2 Continuation
35	Olympus Pen F ii?
35	#356\|MONOCHROME THREAD\|POST YOURS\| 20Oct-22Oct2017
34	Black friday is not far, what are you planning to buy?
34	D850 just arrived - Noise when shaken, is this normal?
32	I Won my First DPR Challenge............................
31	Need a quick Astrophotography lesson
31	For those who shoot both can you compare mFT and Fuji X ?
30	Best general lens for 80D?
30	Olympus 45mm & 17mm f1.2 weight and price
30	Nikon D850 - Ten Technical Questions
29	Canon 5D Mark IV or Sony Alpha 7R II
26	Anyone seriously considering buying a G1X III?
26	Given that LR Standalone is gone, where are you going..
25	* This Week Through Your M4/3 2017.10.21 *
25	Cheetahs hunt a baby Warthog
24	How to best share all of my photos with my family at home...


Big Steaming Pile by WhistlerOne from Product Shoot: Coffee	AU4_6418_BB-35 by DaveInHouston from Warship