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A.S.Chandrashekaran
19-04-2010, 09:25 AM
This one landed on one of our door steps
AS Chandrashekaran

Bibhav Behera
19-04-2010, 09:59 AM
That is a beauty Chandrasekharan. I might have preferred going slightly further down to be directly above the moth, however in that case, you would have lost out on the eyes. The highlights from the concrete at the bottom are a bit distracting. Reducing them might be better. Thanks for sharing. Good to see you back on the forum. :)

Abhishek Jamalabad
19-04-2010, 10:08 AM
My favourite insect. :) Looks so much like a camouflage-painted fighter jet:).
Would have been better if you could have photographed in on a plant or other natural object. Did you try any other compositions? I see you photographed it with your cell phone, so I don't think critiquing will help here.
Thanks for sharing. Look forward to more from you. :)

Mrudul Godbole
19-04-2010, 03:47 PM
Agree with Abhishek, the shape does look like a fighter plane :). Wish it was perched on something more natural. Do post the equipment and EXIF details. Thanks for sharing.

A.S.Chandrashekaran
20-04-2010, 06:28 PM
Thanks for all the comments folks. My Camera batteries were down and had no choice but to use my Nokia 5800 Express. EXIF data is given below.
ExifTool Version Number : 7.82
File Name : 31032010038-A.jpg
File Size : 150 kB
File Modification Date/Time : 2010:03:31 17:52:40+05:30
File Type : JPEG
MIME Type : image/jpeg
Exif Byte Order : Little-endian (Intel, II)
Make : Nokia
Camera Model Name : 5800 Xpres
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
X Resolution : 300
Y Resolution : 300
Resolution Unit : inches
Y Cb Cr Positioning : Centered
Exposure Time : 1/100
F Number : 2.8
ISO : 119
Exif Version : 0220
Date/Time Original : 2010:03:31 17:00:27
Create Date : 2010:03:31 17:00:27
Components Configuration : Y, Cb, Cr, -
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 2.8
Light Source : Unknown
Flash : Auto, Did not fire
Focal Length : 3.7 mm
Warning : [minor] Unrecognized MakerNotes
Flashpix Version : 0100
Color Space : sRGB
Exif Image Width : 724
Exif Image Height : 600
Custom Rendered : Normal
Exposure Mode : Auto
White Balance : Auto
Digital Zoom Ratio : 1
Scene Capture Type : Standard
Gain Control : Low gain up
Compression : JPEG (old-style)
Thumbnail Offset : 2060
Thumbnail Length : 4463
Image Width : 724
Image Height : 600
Encoding Process : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample : 8
Color Components : 3
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling : YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)

Another angle that was possible is attached3957