this is almost but not quite entirely an epic fail... for "get pushed" this week Junko (@jyokota) challenged me to: "capture a macro nature shot and post it without editing anything", to "use (my) camera settings to produce (the) image instead of relying on post-production editing"
so... uhm... yeah... those guys are like a cm tall... and they don't stand up easily on uneven ground... plus i couldn't do this during daylight hours due to work, kid sports and trying to pretend i know how to cook dinner... so it's a night shot... lit by the neighbour's garage lights... i experimented a bit with the saturation and contrast settings in camera but nothing post - not even a crop...
@jyokota - what can i say? it's coming on for fall here... the flowers are all gone (not really even dead ones to play with), and the leaves are bug eaten and crumbling away... ;p
Epic fail of the challenge? Nah, I'd say you had a lot of fun and created a movie-set like image for us to enjoy! I love your interpretation of your challenge and hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for my challenge; I learned something new!
Great job for the push.