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Small Blue

by Ian Hutchinson

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 17, 2013111 views15 comments
Taken at the end of a wet day.

Nikon D700
Nikon 200mm micro f4
on a tripod

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM
Ian,

Well done with this tiny lycaenid.............................................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 17, 2013 at 3:39 PM
You did an incredible job getting so much of it in focus along with the perch plant. Hard to do sometimes with a macro, what were your exposure settings? Quite exceptional.
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Basil Greber on February 17, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Always like to see those stripy antennae. Very nice. I'm not totally convinced by the color balance, though - maybe a bit much blue. Not quite sure though.
Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Hutchinson on February 17, 2013 at 3:53 PM
Thanks for the comments.

John, exposure settings were 1/6s @ f22 iso 1000.

Basil, then blue is correct, do seem to be a bluer where this was taken.

Thanks

Ian
Registered on September 8, 2012, 9 Posts, 38 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on February 17, 2013 at 8:33 PM
Never would have guessed iso 1000, Ian. The image is very clean. Love the way the bf stands out from the nice bg. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 17, 2013 at 10:10 PM
Hi Ian :wavey: A great all around capture :cool: superb light, color, and detail :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Jess Williams on February 18, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Love the composition and the rainy-day feel. Beautiful.
Registered on February 15, 2013, 17 Posts, 53 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 18, 2013 at 1:29 PM
Great comp in this photo, Ian. I like the angled perch that the butterfly is on and the smooth OOF background. Good details on the stem and butterfly. Very nice image! :smile:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on February 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM
Nice picture. I like the details on the butterfly and the background.
Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 18, 2013 at 3:52 PM
Beautiful image! Excellent detail on the butterfly. The bg is beautiful and I love the way the colors of the bg echo the colors of the stem.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 18, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Very nice subject. Perfect BG and great details.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 18, 2013 at 7:41 PM
Ian:

A fabulous BF image :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Beth Huebner on February 18, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Love the detail of the black and white antenna and legs. The colors are beautiful in the contrast between the Wings and the background and the two shades of green on the rest of the image. I aspire to take such an image. Lovely job Ian .
Registered on January 28, 2013, 19 Posts, 56 Comments
Comment posted by Christine Adams on February 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM
Beautiful! Love the soft BG to further enhance the detail.
Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 21, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Great look at this little "Blue", the details in the bf are terrific and the background works wonderfully with the stem that your friend is perched on.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments