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In Two Minds
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In Two Minds

by Balan Vinod

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted May 8, 2013113 views5 comments
Folks,

I was in two minds, if I should post this or not ..This was made a couple of months back from the butterfly park.

7D, 70-200 F4L, with extn tubes 1/160, 7.1, ISO 200

Thanks NPN for your support

Balan Vinod

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 8, 2013 at 2:06 PM
I'm glad you decided to post this. It's a great view of this butterfly looking right into his face, which is a view I don't see very often. I also like the comp and bg.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on May 8, 2013 at 3:39 PM
I like it, Balan, because of the way the excellent light on the butterfly brings out the beautiful colors. Excellent detail as well. I do think there is a bit too much empty space, so some judicious cropping would make this even stronger, IMO. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 8, 2013 at 6:36 PM
Interesting effect with this top light shining through the wings, and the dark BG works well Balan.
I like :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 9, 2013 at 11:07 PM
Love the backlight on this one, Balan. The gentle glow against the black background works really well. If you really want to push the envelope, you might try dodging the whitish areas of the leaf in the lower right, but this is great as presented.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 14, 2013 at 7:52 PM
Balan:

Since you have posted this, you are not one mind with the image :biggrin:

I like the low angle looking up at the BF and the backlight on the wing. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments