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The Butterfly
The Butterfly
Jedusi


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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 2, 2008

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Comments: 9
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 Thanks for the many kind comments - the DoF is less than I would have liked on this, but it was taken in a hot-house which wasn't very well lit, and had such high humidity that there were literally seconds between wiking the condensation off the lens, and it being fogged over again . . that and the fact the being Butterfly's they kept flitting about. A tripod and some superglue would have made all the difference :- )

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 06/18/2008 08:17:06 AM
As others have said, DoF could include the head- another way to do this (although you may have lost the flowers if you did so) would be to align the butterfly with the focal plane of your body to achieve the same thing. Considering how flippant butterflies can be, however, you did a great job of capturing the subject with the wings perfectly spread. Great color!
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 06/07/2008 11:19:33 AM
Very lovely composition!
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 06/03/2008 10:54:21 PM
Blending in with the local flowers, very cool. Nice composition and focus!
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 06/03/2008 02:50:21 AM
Fantastic shot, the bonus of the little flowers and buds is brilliant
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 06/02/2008 10:46:09 PM
You couldn't have asked it to land in a better spot! I like how the red spots on the butterfly compliment the flowers.
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 06/02/2008 10:27:43 PM
Hot pink spots; nice! The flowers are a lovely complement to the butterfly. I agree that a deeper DOF would be nice but then sometimes you have to get the shot and don't have time to fiddle with settings.
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 06/02/2008 06:00:51 PM
Gorgeous colour mix. Perhaps a little deeper DOF to include the head with a sharper focus. I really like your composition and the dark border emphasizes the bright colours well.
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 06/02/2008 05:44:37 PM
Beautiful spot for the butterfly. Those bright flowers are such a great complement to the dark colors on the bug. I would like to have seen more of the butterfly in focus for this since the background is already soft.
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 06/02/2008 05:07:52 PM
Wicked shot, my fav of the side challenge so far. I really like the contrast between the flowers and the butterfly.
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