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Amandus Dream

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 3, 201676 views4 comments

A female Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus) caught in the early morning light of a wind free, beautiful and fragrant, summer meadow in the Erzgebirge, Germany. A dream of summer ...

Sigma SD1 Merrill, Sigma 180mm Macro, F6.3, 1/13 sec., ISO 100. The OS on this excellent lens (and a bean-bag), allowing a very slow shutter speed for this ETTR exposure.

A larger version can be found HERE.

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4 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 3, 2016 at 3:45 PM

Oh, I do like this, Mark! Small in the frame done right! devil

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 4, 2016 at 9:48 AM

Mark, the pastel background is a lovely addition to the colorful view of this little butterfly.

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Comment posted by Nolan Rowell on July 5, 2016 at 11:38 PM

Great picture of a wonderful little butterfly. I love the non-distracting background and the how it allows your eye to really focus on the subject. Everyone seems to really love that lens and now I want to find one to try out. Great shot.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 10, 2016 at 1:11 PM

This is an absolute beauty Mark. Perfect composition.
May

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