Mepo
11 days ago |
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Welcome to Pana. What a way to start ! Kudos. |
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Quine
11 days ago |
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Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I don't normally enter competitions so am a little stunned to win.
Now encouraged to enter more |
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ysal
12 days ago |
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Welcome and congratulations on your amazing entry! I need to get back into macro..... |
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Lo
12 days ago |
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Welcome to Panachallenge Quine, and congratulations on a stunning shot |
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Jade O.
12 days ago |
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Yes, Bernie I was assuming that one of Quine's shots was supposed to be in the Open category and I don't know if Olympus referred to camera body or lens...I had assumed the former.
Whatever, I had a chuckle when I saw he captured two of the top ten places...a rare double in one category!
But I don't think there is an easy fix that would be fair to everyone assuming it is an admin error so I was suggesting just let it be since it's been such a wonky year all over! |
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johncomyn
12 days ago |
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Congrats Quine! On your first place!
mrsawyer - 10th place was got by Quine too :-) |
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mrsawyer
12 days ago |
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Welcome to Panachallenge! Congrats Quine on your win in a competitive field! (Not sure what Jade O was referring to about not using a Panasonic camera. Maybe he thought your Olympus lens was a camera???)
Anyway, hope to see more entries from you in the regular challenges!
Hope you enjoyed participating. |
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Maike13
12 days ago |
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Congratulations on your win. A beautiful shot. |
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Jade O.
12 days ago |
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Congrats on three firsts.
First place in Main. First ever winner in Main that didn't use a Panasonic camera. And first person to have two top ten finishes in the same challenge category. Uhmmm....I think the Admins goofed a little.
Anyway, my vote is we all say this is a perfect end for the year that was 2020!
(Now I hope I got all that right!)
Congrats on a fine shot wherever it was supposed to be. |
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 Comments After End of Challenge
 Comments During Voting
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Thivi
14 days ago |
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Great macro shot full of details |
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kerszkavet
14 days ago |
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Incredible sharpness, great colours |
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cookiejar
14 days ago |
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Spot on focal point. Great timing to capture the tongue. |
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ramesh
14 days ago |
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I can see the reflection on the bee's eye! Brilliant capture! |
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Lo
14 days ago |
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Great macro shot. The angle of view is really interesting, and the blurred background really places all of the attention on the bee. The detail is fantastic. |
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Quine
14 days ago |
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Slight darkening of background in lightroom. EXIF
OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro
/8.0
60.0 mm
1/125
ISO 5000 |
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Jade O.
14 days ago |
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The detail is stunning. I hope you give us the exif which is showing as ? ? ? but this is a lovely shot. What to critique? Maybe the sharp edge on the green bokeh below the antenna which I would have blurred to smooth, and of course, the petals which would have required a second shot to get in focus. The eyes and the proboscis really make this a standout. The lighting overall is excellent. I'd love to know if you selectively adjusted it to darken the background because I just can't tell. |
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aoc46
14 days ago |
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Nice capture. Darkening the flower some could help the bee stand out more. Consider a tighter crop - some from the top, more from the right.
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Edited on Jan 9, 2021
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jomari
15 days ago |
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Beautiful photo! I love the 'fur'. |
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forkcandles
15 days ago |
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a beautiful close up with natural bokeh |
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ysal
16 days ago |
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Great detail on his face. Nice bokeh too. |
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Maike13
16 days ago |
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Great close up of the bee. Lovely background too. |
