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2 Butterflies.

by Phil Mclean

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 29, 2011594 views18 comments
These are a Green Veined White and a male Orange Tip butterflies.Taken here in the Scottish Borders.
Canon Mk11N,180mm lens,1/25th sec at f11,iso 250 and a Benbo tripod.

Phil. :wavey:

Comments

18 comments
Comment posted by Doug Roane on April 29, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Dof doesn't get much better than this! Great work!
Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments
Comment posted by Pete D on April 29, 2011 at 5:21 PM
The butterfly on the left (Green Veined White?) is really wonderful. I like the hint of back light coming through the fringes on the wing and body. It's almost too much magic to have the other butterfly there, but what can you do?

Pete D.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 590 Posts, 1794 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Pullen on April 29, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Beautiful soft background and sweet light, my only nit is I wish for more depth of field so that all the flowers are in focus. Still a fantastic shot. Ron :toast:
Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 30, 2011 at 2:02 AM
Fantastic piece of work Phil ....amazing light and perfect dof ...hats of to you for visualizing .....well done ..

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Haskell on April 30, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Fantastic shot Phil. Cant fault it.

Ian
Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 30, 2011 at 10:58 PM
How very special to get two different species on the same flower and posed so you could get both in focus. It's a great juxtaposition of contrasting patterns.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on May 1, 2011 at 12:48 PM
I really like the detail and the inclusion of two butterflies in the scene. I might have been tempted to compose with a little more space but I do think your comp works well also with the butterflies making a diagonal :wavey:
Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 1, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Excellent shot, with great detail, colours and light- The composition seems a bit tight, but that's just a matter of tastes- Well done, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 1, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Nice job capturing these two Phil!
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 1, 2011 at 8:06 PM
Congrats on the great shot Phil :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 2, 2011 at 4:32 AM
Really like this one Phil,how lucky to get two on same flower,detail and pose superb

:toast:
Registered on July 11, 2005, 12 Posts, 98 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 2, 2011 at 3:50 PM
Phil,
beautiful in every aspect. Great shot. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 3, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Beautiful! Congrats on a fine WP!
Love the colours, the poses, the BG and everything about this -
:toast:
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on May 3, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Really neat comp and great DOF. Congrats on the WP!
Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on May 4, 2011 at 6:54 AM
Boy - fabulous back lighting AND two perfectly posituoned butterflies? Wonderful. The soft background is a perfect coompement to ttphe exquisite details in the wings. Very beautiful. Congratulations.
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on May 4, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Beautiful !
Congrats on EP !
:toast:
Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments
Comment posted by Grant Collier on May 6, 2011 at 1:49 AM
Wow! :toast:
Registered on July 29, 2005, 73 Posts, 430 Comments
Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on May 7, 2011 at 1:49 AM
Goodness! That's a fine capture :jump:
Registered on December 20, 2005, 136 Posts, 970 Comments