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This image was exceptionally difficult to capture, as the insects are only about 10mm long and tracking them in order to get a focused closeup is not easy! Taken at the extreme macro end of my Sigma 150 macro, the DOF is perhaps not ideal but I don't think it detracts very much from the image.
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despite obvious (and almost inevitable) shortcomings: blur, shallow DOF, uneven background... (I could go on forever ;-) --
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I don't think any DOF issues relate to what is essentially a clear and beautiful image of a rare occurance.
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Actually I think it is more of a somewhat rare image of a common occurance!
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Fixed, sorry about that - can't believe I didn't see it! --
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146:3 days - that's serious stamina... from Fir
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563:. Outstanding, 'nuff said.
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