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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 30, 2014206 views9 comments

This monarch and bee don't seem to have any problem sharing this dahlia. Image from 2012. It was unfortunately shot with insufficient room at the top and the tip of the monarch wing got cut off. I "constructed" the tip of the Monarch's wing and added canvas across the top. Other minor cloning, dodging, burning. D700, 150 macro, 1/800, f8, iso 1000. Comments, questions, and suggestions welcome.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 30, 2014 at 10:20 AM

The addition or top repair is flawless here, Scott. The pluses of being able to make these type of "fixes" is one of the best things about post processing software such as PS. Items we may not have ever found salvageable in the past in many cases are totally recoverable and truly excellent finished products when completed right such as we see here.

The vibrancy and clarity of both the flower, Monarch, and the bee are a real draw to this image. Nice to see the cohabitation between the two critters too.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 30, 2014 at 10:42 AM

Hi Scott,

The repair work on the monarch's wingtip looks good. I like the diagonal comp and rich colors. There's also some nice details best viewed in the larger version

..................Jim

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 30, 2014 at 5:26 PM

Damn fine job building a butterfly wing. I'm most impressed! Worked out beautifully. Nice shot

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 30, 2014 at 7:21 PM

I can't see the stitches !!!! This is a gorgeous image, the strong light and colors work very well, in my view.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 31, 2014 at 12:13 AM

Gorgeous colors, Scott. The background is magical. I also like the light and POV. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on December 31, 2014 at 10:28 AM

Beautiful shot - very colorful ..

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 31, 2014 at 11:22 AM

What a great collection of stunning colors, Scott. It's pretty amazing when a Monarch is the least colorful element in a shot.

Your doctoring looks perfect. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 31, 2014 at 11:31 AM

Would have had no idea you'd inserted the wing tip, Scott - great job on that !! Like the 3/4 poses of the ` little ' and ` large ' pair sharing the table against a gorgeous backdrop. The tiniest of nits would be the slightly distracting white streaks on the petals but the main subject looks perfect.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 21, 2015 at 9:27 AM

Very pleasing color scheme in this one Scott, a 10+ on the color junkie scale cool

Great detail/use of F/8 with both in, and the bee's a BIG plus in this excellent 'twofer' devil devil

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