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Swallowtail

by Ron Pederson

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 15, 201148 views4 comments
My wife returned from a walk a few days ago with a handful of butterfly carcasses and wanted me to "take a picture." This was the result. The lighting is from a flashlight, full frame, did some touchup to even out the negative space in URC. Larger version provided if you want to look more closely at the texture.

Canon T1i, 100mm, f/18, 9s, ISO-200, tripod.

Thanks for looking...

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by David Thomas on June 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Another fine example of what I appreciate so much in macro -- seeing what the eye alone cannot. Particularly evident in the larger photo, so thanks for including it..
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 16, 2011 at 8:05 PM
Ron:
This is why it such fun with macro - to see the fine details that most people just gloss over. The pattern is very much like fabric. I like the shiny scales in the RLC and wish you have include more of that in the frame.
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Comment posted by Mike Moats on June 17, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Nice sharp details, and cool abstract.
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Comment posted by Varina Patel on June 18, 2011 at 4:18 PM
Fantastic detail and color! Nice!
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments