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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 2, 2013242 views10 comments

No day off for today for the hard working bees and butterflies, including this Monarch butterfly and Honeybee sharing a butterfly bush blossom. Image taken last weekend at Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown. Single image taken with D600, 150 macro (w/1.4 tc for eff. focal length of 210), 1/1000, f11, iso 1000. Lots of attempts to get one acceptable image with both subjects sharp and a nice bg. This version is cropped from original horiz. Thanks for looking. Comments, questions, and suggestions appreciated. Happy Labor Day to all you hard working macro (and flora) shooters.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 2, 2013 at 3:44 PM

Very nice Scott,
The detail on both subjects is outstanding and the colors really POP.
The vertical version would be my choice, it seems much cleaner with less BG.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 2, 2013 at 4:14 PM

I agree with Mike about the vertical version. Very nice colours and great capture.

D&L

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 2, 2013 at 4:22 PM

Thanks for the opinions, Mike and D&L. Because that made three for three (including me), I went ahead and deleted the horizontal.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 2, 2013 at 5:54 PM

Scott - Awesome composition - the Bee is a bonus. Great use of DOF for this large butterfly shot from the top-side.

Works very well as presented for me.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 3, 2013 at 9:07 AM

Most dynamic composition, Scott, with a great double capture and some excellent detail. Love the antennae of the b/f feeling out the scents you can almost smell !

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 3, 2013 at 2:38 PM

Very nice to get both subjects in the same image! I love the beautiful pastel colors in the bg. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 3, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Another great combination of colors. Nicely seen. This crop works for me.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on September 6, 2013 at 4:22 PM

Scott, beautiful color & I like this composition. On my monitor the wing tips appear slightly out of focus, if that matters.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 19, 2013 at 8:40 AM

Really nice blend of soft BG colors Scott.
Great diagonal aspect, detail, and plane of focus
These b-flies are some of the most active, and difficult to shoot.
Hat's off to ya, nice work

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 27, 2013 at 8:26 PM

Beautiful Scott!

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