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SwallowTail - Laying Egg
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SwallowTail - Laying Egg

by Sanjay Sundaram

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 8, 2013141 views4 comments

This was taken in the end of July.

As I was trying to take a picture of this swallow tail, I noticed it spent a little longer than usual on a leaf on a lemon bush. Later when I looked at the leaf I realized that she had been laying an egg. This image was taken just a second before she laid an egg and flew off. The egg was orange and slightly larger than a mustard seed.

Nikon D800 1/400s at f/4 ISO 250

Thanks for taking a look. Your comments are welcome.

Sanjay

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 9, 2013 at 7:06 AM
Amazing (and beautiful) capture of the moment, Sanjay. Well timed. A super clean look at the beautiful subject, excellent subject detail, and a very nice bg. Personally, I'd play with some crops off the left (about 10-20%). I just find a lot of space behind the subject which I usually try to avoid compositionally. However, because the bg is nice on the left, I don't feel strongly about my suggestion, and the image is certainly excellent as is. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 9, 2013 at 9:13 PM
Sanjay - They are so very fast, capturing a sharp frame by itself is a huge achievement. Very well done and if you could incorporate Scott's suggestion it would be outstanding !
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 10, 2013 at 5:56 AM
Beautiful capture, Sanjay ! The butterfly is perfectly rendered in a delightful pose, and the bg leaves make for an attractive composition.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 13, 2013 at 5:37 PM
Great catch, with good sharpness where it's needed. I too find myself thinking about cropping a bit from the left, but I wonder if that's driven by working so long with the 35mm shaped frame. This is very well done as presented.
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