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13-JUL-2012 Najinsky

First - Escargot contemplating thirds by Najinsky

Guernsey, C.I.

Snail thought to himself, when there is only one obvious subject, does placing it on a third add anything?

Olympus OM-D E-M5 ,PL 45mm F/2.8 Macro
1/2000s f/5.6 at 45.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Jul-2012 10:15:15
MakeOlympus
ModelE-M5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length45 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
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Zeno Chen23-Jul-2012 14:33
great image!
Daniel Bollag18-Jul-2012 14:05
For me, this is *the* picture in the gallery. But on the small red spots—or rather blemishes, IMO—I do agree with K: I'd have them deleted. — db.
Canon Image Challenge17-Jul-2012 17:32
Thanks K, appreciated. Regards, -Najinsky
Canon Image Challenge14-Jul-2012 11:59
No comments - just excellent! But unlike Sierra I may be would rather delete that spots, but these are personal preferencies.
K
Canon Image Challenge13-Jul-2012 21:42
Thanks for the comments all. Much appreciated. I'll leave the contrast because I quite like the richness of the snail colours. I thought a lot about removing the red spot from the door, but decided it was probably adding something to the image, but not sure what (perhaps breaks the sterility of the door). Regards, -Najinsky
Guest 13-Jul-2012 20:53
Very clean, the red spot on the door as well as the border, add a lot to the image, imo.

Sierra
kchristian 13-Jul-2012 19:36
Great!!!! -- Ken
Canon Image Challenge13-Jul-2012 19:01
i agree -- this is so clever! shu
Canon Image Challenge13-Jul-2012 17:44
Do you spell "Winner" with one n or two! ;~} Paul
Michael Kilpatrick13-Jul-2012 12:56
Clever and very good. I like the low contrast of the sky. Regards, Michael
Canon Image Challenge13-Jul-2012 12:32
Great capture. Simplicity is often the best.
Perhaps a bit more contrast, perhaps not.
There is currently a nice flow to my eye. More contrast might remove this flow.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge13-Jul-2012 10:36
Thanks Traveller. The snail was crawling along the top frame of a door. I just shot it like this giving some room to crop to play with the specific placement on the third. I over-exposed a little to allow the snail details to be raised from the shadows, but avoiding blowing the sky (the OM-D has pretty good dynamic range, especially for a fairly small sensor) and then balanced the exposure in post processing. I added the border with an Aperture plug-in called Border-F/X.

Looking at it now, I think I may have raised the shadows a little too far, reducing the contrast a little too much. I'll play later when the light is better, too bright at the moment.

Regards, -Najinsky
Canon Image Challenge13-Jul-2012 10:16
Tremendous, Najinsky, as always...I love the cleanness...very unbusy...fine detail in the snail.

How did you do this?

Traveller