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Waiting for light

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 1, 2011149 views7 comments

This beautiful butterfly's day would never begin without the break of warm morning light. Though its life is short, it feels as if it never stops HOPING for the light to break after bearing a 'bone chilling', unforgiving, harsh winter night.

Thanks in advance for your views and thoughts.

Canon 5D2 + canon 100 F2.8 Macro

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Tonia Graves on December 1, 2011 at 1:48 PM

Pramod, I like the B&W treatment & the soft lighting you captured here. Nice details of the dew on the butterfly's wings also. I find myelf wishing that the sun wasn't cropped though. Did you get other comps with this subject?

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 1, 2011 at 8:49 PM

I like the comments you gave in the intro for your photo. . .very poetic.

Nice photo to go along with your comments. I like the B&W treatment for this and your comp. I think possibly a crop down from the top (to just below the little stem on top left of the sun) might be something to try.

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 1, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Very artistic and beautiful. I've seen a couple images now with the sun in the BG like in your image, and I'm not sure how it's accomplished. Very nice work.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on December 1, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Thanks all.

@Tonia I did get different composition - this is one composition that I personally liked the most. Will post the other ones sometime soon.

Regards

Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments

Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on December 1, 2011 at 10:06 PM

Love this image--it's really unique! Great silhouette, I love the water droplets on the wings...
Beautifully captured,
Jaymes

Registered on June 28, 2010, 47 Posts, 590 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 2, 2011 at 10:39 PM

I like the uniqueness of this comp. B&W butterfly images are rare. the light works well as do the drops of dew

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on December 5, 2011 at 12:10 PM

Awesome shot! This is very unique. The silhouetted butterfly - with it's tiny droplets across the top of the wing - and the background that seems to echo calligraphy... I love it. It's subtle and beautiful. Just gorgeous!

Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments