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Come on spring!!!

by Joe Paratore

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 17, 2010356 views6 comments
Was out photographing Hepatica a few yeras back, when I found these Spring Azures matting,
.These butterflies are the size of your thumb so it made shooting
on my belly a little tuff. I used a 100mm canon with the tripod set about 8” off the ground. Well my belly is a lot larger then….. well you get the picture.
I wobble like a teeter-totter, so it hard keeping my eye on the view finder.
They matted for almost an hour, Shot on Velvia 50

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on February 17, 2010 at 6:19 PM
Hey Joe, what a great find, like how you positioned the tilt in the subjects. :toast:
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Comment posted by Charles Younger on February 17, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Great capture, Joe.

Charles Y.
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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 18, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Very nice and delicate image, Joe. Well done!
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Comment posted by Sally King on February 19, 2010 at 10:48 PM
I love how the butterflies contrast with the purple flowers. Beautiful.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 23, 2010 at 1:46 AM
Joe, congrats on a nice EP!
Sady r
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Comment posted by Angela Classen on February 25, 2010 at 5:25 PM
Despite having to crawl around on your belly, you did a marvelous job with this. Love how the flowers & b-flies contrast with the leaves. Beautiful comp and great details. Congrats on the EP!
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