A shot of a 'Marbled White' (Melanargia galathea) taken early in the morning in the Czech Republic with the morning sun illumintaing the grass and plants in the background.
Sigma SD1M, Sigma 180mm Macro, F5.6, 1/30 sec., ISO 100
A larger view is available HERE
Mark
The Sigma Foveon Sensor - A Perspective
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14 commentsMark: Just spectacular! Terrific capture.>=))>
PS: I'm really enjoying your body of work.
It simply cannot get any better than this. The conception that went into this photo combined with the execution is top notch.
Very artistic again, Mark. Superb result.
Mark ..this is a classic image of the marbled white. The heavenly bg makes this image. The buds that lead to the flower is the icing in the cake...very well done
Balan Vinod
Very artistic look at this butterfly! The bg and foreground wash are wonderful.
Beautiful artistic photo.
All the elements sure came together for you on this one. Lovely image!
A lovely butterfly and a beautiful plant, with a lovely background and no distractions at all, assembled in life just as a skilled painter would arrange it on canvas. Thank you for the lesson.
Hi, many thanks for the really positive compliments - everything really did come together for this shot!
Cheers, Mark
Simply lovely. What more needs to be said?
Max
I rielly like the composition and the colours here.
Very well done!
D&L
I read the piece on this foveon sensor, interesting Mark. Congrats on your WP, it's a wall hanger there's no doubt..
Excellent shot, just like a painting...FG and BG really work well in the composition. I wonder if you dodged the flower a bit? There seems to be a halo around it?
Grt, Ingrid.
Hi Ingrid, thanks
The background has been dodged in various places (around the plant in places to a small extent as well) although the background was already slightly lighter here anyway. Unfortunately the relatively low quality jpg reduction to the smaller size emphazies this somewhat 
... it is considerably less prononounced on the larger view ...
Cheers, Mark