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New Heights
Carlo21


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Animals In Motion (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Date: Apr 20, 2009
Aperture: f8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Sky, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2009

 This shot was tough. It looks like the butterfly was gliding but it wouldn't keep still. It was all over the place. If voters recognize the difficulty and motion in this photo I think it has a chance to score above a 6.0. If not, 5.3 is the prediction. I'm hoping that it achieves the higher of the two.

Post Challenge:
Thanks everyone for your comments and a favorite! This photo was disputed so I needed to send the original which was validated.

I could've zoomed in a bit more but the cloud layer wouldn't have been in the scene which I wanted.

Thanks again.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 143
Avg (all users): 6.0559
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.0901
Views since voting: 1246
Views during voting: 362
Votes: 179
Comments: 12
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/04/2009 12:42:21 AM
Excellent shot. They are very hard to capture in flight. The color contrast makes this shot.
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 05/04/2009 12:08:55 AM
This should have been ranked higher, top 10 quality. This was a never nice photo!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2009 10:14:28 AM
This is beautiful.
Favourited!

Is that butterfly real?
I love the vivid orange and black, and the blurred sky behind. lovely.
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 04/30/2009 05:41:36 AM
I love that you have kept the butterfly small in the frame, a really pleasing photo.
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 04/30/2009 02:42:56 AM
Cool butterfly, but it would be nice if it was zoomed in a little closer.
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 04/29/2009 11:05:59 PM
Don't know why it needed to be validated. I just think you are way too patient to be able to capture this against that brilliant sky. Major issue though is the size, would have loved the subject to be bigger, but that may not have been possible
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 04/29/2009 08:46:08 PM
Simply Elegant
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 04/29/2009 05:02:17 PM
Getting a decent shot of a flying butterfly is HARD! I'm impressed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/29/2009 02:28:54 PM
I like this. I love the minimalism, and the bright splash of orange on that sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2009 10:06:56 PM
very interesting but maybe not so much of the sky was necessary to bring up the point
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 04/27/2009 08:30:10 PM
At first, this image came across as not effective or even interesting. On a third review, this reviewer has changed rating from an 8 to a 10. A very interesting concept that needs some thought to properly evaluate. With no technical issues of note, the artistic impression is the controlling factor and with the vast expanse of space and the tiny life form in it is very compelling. It might have worked a little better if the subject was a little larger within the space provided, but then it would be a diffeent photograph. A very good composition and title. Well done.
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 04/27/2009 02:39:00 PM
Great colour combination and idea. Hope this does well
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