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Monarch

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 4, 2010174 views7 comments

Happy new year all. Posting after a long time.

Monarch butterfly from southern california. Comments and Critique welcome. Larger photo attached.

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 160
Lens EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Focal Length 300.0 mm
Flash Off
Handheld

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on January 4, 2010 at 11:09 PM

Very nice detail, Gaurav. Perhaps a bit less space on the left since you've got it pretty tight above and below. Nice exposure.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 6, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Hey Gauray, very nice comp, good details and BG

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Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on January 7, 2010 at 3:41 AM

Great colours, details and bg, and I like the bright red flower too. Excellent shot!

Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 7, 2010 at 7:10 AM

Nice capture and clean BG. The bright red perch is also great.

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on January 7, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Very nice shot, but my only suggestion would have been to put butterfly more left on the frame.

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Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on January 7, 2010 at 12:24 PM

thanks all for your comments ...

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Comment posted by Bryan Erb on February 22, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Nice capture, may move the butterfly a bit to the left. I also think you will find this is a Queen Butterfly and not a Monarch.

Registered on December 3, 2003, 2 Posts, 19 Comments