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Left Behind


 
  Left Behind
Left Behind
Cicada exoskeleton still clinging to a branch long after the cicada has departed to find a mate; Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, Albuquerque, NM; f2.8 1/320s @ 20.70mm macro mode handheld, backlit, midday sun; crop to 8x10 and small adjustment of contrast in PS; Feedback Greatly Appreciated.

Pamela K

  
 
 

bob cornelison 		 

Nice lighting and dof! I grew up in Ok. where we saw these all over in the summers. I loved to crunch them and I would spend most of my summers catching the cicadas. We called them locust and there were 3 distinct kinds. The little green ones that would make a song that would slowly go up and down in pitch, the lighter green ones that had a white powdery coating that their song would vary in pitch much faster and the big black and brown ones that wouldn't vary their pich at all. They are a big part of my fond memories of childhood.. ~:0)


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July 27, 2004

 

Pamela K 		  Thanks. I'm glad I could bring back some happy memories with my shot. I grew up with cicadas as well. They usually remind me of going to my brother's soccer games.

Pam


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July 27, 2004

 

Jill A. Johnson 		  have to agree with Bob on the nice lighting and dof... wonderful how you got his legs wrapped so nicely... super comp also hun :)


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July 30, 2004

 

Pamela K 		  This was actually a funny photo because I started out taking pictures of the exoskeleton for a biology class I was in then I realized how nicely I could backlight it if I stood at just the right angle. This was the result (not great for biology id, but a cool artistic shot that I wouldn't have thought of otherwise).

I'm glad you liked it.

Pam


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July 30, 2004

 
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