***Official BimmerPost Photo Contest #54: "Insects"***

LaYzEe · 04-29-2012, 07:55 PM

Theme: Insects - Any of various similar arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks.

Important Dates: Entries must be submitted no later than Monday, May 7th at 11:59pm PST. Voting begins the following day.

RULES:

1. Any interpretation of the theme that falls within Bimmerpost.com rules is welcome.
2. You must be the person that took the photo. Previous photos are acceptable as long as you are the one that captured the image.
3. One submission per contest, and you cannot resubmit a photo that you've submitted before in a previous contest.
4. Images must be no larger than 1024 px in any direction. Links to larger images are allowed but you must have one that is under 1024 px for the poll.
5. All contestants must host their own pictures (which includes hosting them on Bimmerpost).
6. All images must have a title.
7. While post processing in Photoshop is allowed, adding or removing parts of the picture is not. In the event a photo is suspected to be "photo-chopped," the contestant will be asked to provide the original picture.

signes · 04-29-2012, 10:49 PM

I'm not even going to click on this thread again...

vachss · 04-30-2012, 12:23 AM

Oh dear god... and I thought landscapes would be hard to choose. I've been a serious bug photographer for the past 4 years or so. Can I just post my favorite fifty or so?

LaYzEe · 04-30-2012, 12:27 AM

sorry guys, couldn't think of anything else at the moment. I originally wanted action shots but it was already done.

Let me know if you guy want a different theme.

Seminole · 04-30-2012, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signes

I'm not even going to click on this thread again...

Yup. I have massive arachnophobia, and I fear that will be the majority of the shots here.

M_Six · 04-30-2012, 08:31 AM

I don't mind sitting this one out, but this theme may favor those with macro lenses. But that might not be a bad thing. Up to you.

panicos81 · 04-30-2012, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M_Six

I don't mind sitting this one out, but this theme may favor those with macro lenses. But that might not be a bad thing. Up to you.

i've seen in 500px some macro shots taken with normal lenses but reversed.. they get some very very close up pics.. i'm going to look into it.. seems interesting..

Chewy734 · 04-30-2012, 09:03 AM

ugh... I'm glad I didn't see any submitted photos yet.

vachss · 04-30-2012, 10:11 AM

OK, Here's one for the squeamish...

Spider's End

Chewy734 · 04-30-2012, 11:35 AM

thanks for the nightmares

Ironically, despite my hatred for insects of all kinds, I think I actually have a pretty cool photo to submit here... now I just need to find it and re-edit it.

vachss · 04-30-2012, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewy734

thanks for the nightmares

Hey, I could've titled it "Chewy"...

panicos81 · 04-30-2012, 01:23 PM

insects are cool as long as they stay in the photos..

DARK_M3 · 04-30-2012, 02:36 PM

"Dangerous Territory"

E90Mario · 04-30-2012, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vachss

Oh dear god... and I thought landscapes would be hard to choose. I've been a serious bug photographer for the past 4 years or so. Can I just post my favorite fifty or so?

I'd go with the ladybug threesome that shots a winner

vachss · 05-01-2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARIO K

I'd go with the ladybug threesome that shots a winner

Thanks (and thanks for checking out the gallery). I like the pose of the bugs in that one, but think the image quality isn't really there. I caught that one years ago when I just started taking bug pics and my technique was lousy. I've never seen a threesome like that again (in many many hikes with my nose down in the weeds) and kick myself for overexposing the flash and not managing the DOF well when I had the chance. Oh well...

bluespeed117 · 05-01-2012, 02:09 AM

yeah i dont have the glass to even take photos of insects...

Chewy734 · 05-01-2012, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluespeed117

yeah i dont have the glass to even take photos of insects...

He didn't say it needed to be a macro photo.

Chewy734 · 05-01-2012, 01:20 PM

The reason I like this one so much is because of the bokeh bee

Beelize

vachss · 05-01-2012, 01:30 PM

Whereabouts in Belize did you take the picture? My wife and I were there a couple of Xmas's ago and loved it.

Chewy734 · 05-01-2012, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vachss

Whereabouts in Belize did you take the picture? My wife and I were there a couple of Xmas's ago and loved it.

That's cool. We were staying in Ambergris Caye down there, but we did a lot of tours that also took us to the mainland (north, and west sides).

The1 · 05-01-2012, 02:31 PM

lol, so many insect haters....

spanner1751 · 05-02-2012, 01:01 AM

Lots of interesting insects here in Hawaii - spiders with a leg span of four inches or more, and centipedes six inches long. The trouble is, they're not very photogenic, and by the time I'm through with them, they're hardly recognizable.

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LaYzEe Major 119 Rep 1,040 Posts Drives: AW E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, Ca iTrader: (4)	sorry guys, couldn't think of anything else at the moment. I originally wanted action shots but it was already done. Let me know if you guy want a different theme. __________________
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vachss Captain 57 Rep 816 Posts Drives: Z4 Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ventura County, CA iTrader: (1)	OK, Here's one for the squeamish... Spider's End
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Chewy734 Major General 499 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	thanks for the nightmares Ironically, despite my hatred for insects of all kinds, I think I actually have a pretty cool photo to submit here... now I just need to find it and re-edit it. __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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