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Feeding

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 23, 2014127 views8 comments

I wasn't sure about posting this, as it could probably use more dof and the main wings are somewhat obscured. But I liked the feeding posture and the minimal look of the bright red markings of this red admiral sitting on some delicately coloured asters

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 200mm. 1/320 sec @ f8, ISO 1000.

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8 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on September 23, 2014 at 8:47 PM

Very pretty image, Ian. Yes, you just came up a bit shallow on the needed dof. The asters are beautiful, and the center of the perch flower is sharp, but the BF is just a bit soft. Otherwise, it's a lovely image with beautiful supporting flowers, a perfect comp, and a nice bg.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 23, 2014 at 9:24 PM

Scott nailed it, Ian. The flowers are lovely, the BF is short by about an inch of dof. Makes me ache to see the full wingspread of the red admiral.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 23, 2014 at 9:40 PM

Ian - Great angle. I like this slight head on perspective. The perch makes this extra special.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 24, 2014 at 9:39 AM

The aster perch and beautiful color makes it all worthwhile Ian, works for me.
Looks like the light was at at minimum, great use of it

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on September 24, 2014 at 3:32 PM

I like it. The muted contrast. Great angle of view. Dof a little short, but doesn't bother me as much as some I guess. I might highlight the head area 10% if it were mine.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on September 25, 2014 at 1:58 AM

Works for me Ian ..the frame is beautiful overall ...

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 25, 2014 at 10:25 AM

I like the head on view of the BF and the beautiful Aster perch. Very nice, Ian!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 27, 2014 at 7:42 PM

Hi Ian, the feeding posture is indeed nice and the touch of red in the wings a fine attraction. The sharpness of the aster works well also. It does look like the bf's head and eyes are a bit soft.

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