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Gulf Fritillary
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Gulf Fritillary

by Barbara Graham

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 26, 2011228 views6 comments
Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
8/26/2011 – 9:51:31 AM
1/400 sec
Aperture priority
f/9
ISO 400
Focal length 229 mm
New tripod!
My backyard
Raw file processed in Photoshop Elements 9

There was a bit of overcast this morning, but still enough sun for the butterflies to be out.

Comments/critiques/suggestions are desired and appreciated.

Thank you.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 26, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Beautiful macro work Barbara ,the colours are wonderful , nice choice of DOF !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 27, 2011 at 2:53 AM
Barbara
Nice colors in this BF. I saw your question in the forum and in this situation, one would perhaps like to see wing tip-tip sharpness but this may not be possible without sacrificing the bg. The eyes and body are reasonably sharp and you almost had both antennae as well. A reasonable effort with you new equipment.
I don't know if your camera has live-view focus - if available it can be very useful in macro work especially used in conjunction with cable or remote release.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 27, 2011 at 4:50 AM
Barbara, beautiful composition & colors ! As far as sharpness, is always very difficult to have extreme sharpness of the wings tip to tip!
Mauro
Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Grabski on August 27, 2011 at 8:18 AM
I think it is a great shot. You focused on the head on a great BG and that's what makes this shot look interesting. :wavey:
Registered on April 29, 2011, 122 Posts, 431 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 27, 2011 at 6:42 PM
Beautiful shot. It would be great to have the right wing tip in focus also, but this is very nice as it stands.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 28, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Very well composed, Barbara. Great open wing-pose. The orange of the butterfly really stands out against the beautiful green background. Congrats on your new gear! :toast:
Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments