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Friday, July 31, 2026 - Dave - 07-31-2026
I wish all a good weekend.
Just finished reprocessing and old (from 2007) favorite: a Katydid surrounded by colorful flowers taken in my front yard. I re-cropped and flipped it horizontally.
RE: Friday, July 31, 2026 - Rich - 08-03-2026
Love the bright colors contrasting with the insect.
RE: Friday, July 31, 2026 - Dave - 08-04-2026
Thanks Rich.
Yes, the colors (from Nasturtiums in my front yard if I remember correctly) are pretty dominating, and I had to do some things to make sure the insect was clearly the COI and not overwhelmed by the colors:
1) First I re-cropped the image to a square format and that helped.
2) Then I flipped the image horizontally, and that gave the insect much more prominence: I really like the curve of the antenna that is continued by the left rear leg, and I think the more dynamic stance of the insect finishes establishing it as the COI.
For those who like to see the unedited "before" version (from April 2007)...
RE: Friday, July 31, 2026 - Rich - 08-04-2026
Well done manip Dave! The insect is definitely the COI!
RE: Friday, July 31, 2026 - Dave - 08-04-2026
Thanks Rich.
It helped that the original photo happened to have good values and was reasonably sharp - I manage to achieve that less than 50 % of the time.