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Common Ringlet
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Common Ringlet

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 18, 2014111 views4 comments
If it sits still, I will stack images for photos taken in tight spots. This common ringlet was found the same day that I photographed the meadow hawk. Cloudy, but bright lighting and a strong wind prevented me from taking a more ideal shot. I was able to fire off 5 shots as this butterfly oscillated from its perch in the wind. Luckily, I was able to get everything in focus across the 5 images. K5 IIs, 300mm f4, 40mm extension, 1/60 sec at f13, ISO 640; 5 image stack Pmax, LR shadows, whites, and curves; CS5 Topaz In Focus for antennae, Topaz Detail, Gaussian Blur of 8.9 pixels with Layers Mask to fix some stacking artifacts in background...........................Jim

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 18, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Excellent image of this pretty small BF, Jim. I like the subdued colors and the complementary grass stalk perch and bg. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 18, 2014 at 11:09 PM
The details are great, Jim. This is a new bf for me, so I had to look it up and find that it's a northern species. Your work on the background look fine also, I don't see any "stack-i-facts". :wink: Well done.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 19, 2014 at 2:36 AM
Jim:

A very beautiful image of this BF. I have never tried stacking on moving object and your result is proof that it works. The bg is fine but not to sure of the forward OOF stalk. Overall a very pleasing image. :toast:
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 24, 2014 at 11:43 AM
Nice job under the conditions you describe Jim.
Great post processing, looks good to me! :toast:
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