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Yellow Swallowtail
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Yellow Swallowtail

by Steve Zimic

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 8, 2013324 views9 comments
I only was able to get one shot of this butterfly before it flew away. I was just lucky that the manual exposure I had set for the previous location happened to be correct as the sun was bouncing in and out all afternoon. About 50% of full frame.
Olympus OM-D
40-150 at 58mm with Nikon 3T closeup lens
1/200 sec at F8 and ISO 200 hand held.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Wayne Bartz on August 8, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Beautiful!
Registered on May 12, 2007, 56 Posts, 92 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 8, 2013 at 8:28 PM
Love the richness of the colors in this image, Steve! Fine details in the flower and nice focus on the butterfly. Great lighting and comp. A first class image! :toast:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 8, 2013 at 10:34 PM
Beautiful, Steve. BF images don't get much better than this one. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 8, 2013 at 11:32 PM
Very nice: great sharpness, vivid color, and beautiful perch. Bravo! :toast:
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 9, 2013 at 12:05 PM
Sweet . . .
Well done in all repects,
:toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 10, 2013 at 10:50 AM
Superb image, Steve - no nits, nor anything else to add !!
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 15, 2013 at 12:15 AM
Couldn't be better - tack-sharp, lovely colours and contrasts, and sweet BG.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 18, 2013 at 10:42 PM
Hi Steve A great image :jump: Superb detail and color :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Cheyenne Howell on October 8, 2013 at 9:55 AM
If I could do one shot photos that would come out this good, I would be a happy camper.
Registered on March 20, 2007, 190 Posts, 678 Comments