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Long-tailed Skipper

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 1, 2012442 views9 comments

(Urbanus proteus)
A common skipper butterfly. These usually get photographed from above because of the aqua colored iridescent back fur. In fact, I have never tried shooting one from the side like this. Lots of nice detail!

Thanks for looking and any comments, observations, critiques, etc. Be sure to check it out large.

Image Quality: RAW (14-bit)
Camera Info: Nikon D300S, HH
Lens: 90mm f/2.8D
AF-Area Mode: Single
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/125s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: -0.3EV
Metering: Spot
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200
83% of full frame
PP in LR4, SEP2, CS6

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on October 1, 2012 at 5:38 PM

Sweet capture Phil. I like the comp and background very much.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on October 1, 2012 at 5:51 PM

You're right about the larger version, incredible detail in that little fellow. Oh and the flower ain't too shabby neither.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on October 1, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Very nice indeed, Phil. I've never seen one of these and suspect they are not out west. I'll look and probably be wrong. Curious, did you rotate this at all? The flower is so perfectly vertical. Fine with me if you did, just curious.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on October 1, 2012 at 6:58 PM

Well done, Phil. Good dof control getting both the flower center and the entire skipper in sharp focus while maintaining the excellent bg. The detail in the skipper is great and the complementary brown/bronze/gold/yellow colors are beautiful. I had the same question as Charlie about the orientation, and I think this would look good or possibly even better rotated to horizontal, but that is purely subjective.

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

Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 1, 2012 at 10:45 PM

Hi Phil,
Sharp and gorgeous. The vertical mode is interesting. I’m the third of curious people.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 1, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Phil: Great capture and the details in the larger version are indeed superb. Excellent plane of focus management and comp. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 2, 2012 at 1:35 AM

Horizontal. I like both, but I prefer the vertical.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 2, 2012 at 8:46 AM

Thanks for posting the horizontal, Phil. I prefer the horizontal. Now that you've posted both, I am curious to hear which one other people like better.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 6, 2012 at 1:34 PM

Nice! Fine detail, and I like the perspective.
We're getting some great b-fly images!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments