Dainty Sulphur

Eric, nice lighting! Was the subject in direct light and the background shaded? Nicely done on all counts!

Excellent capture Eric. I love the color and detail. I know how hard sulphurs are to photograph.

Eric, nice lighting! Was the subject in direct light and the background shaded? Nicely done on all counts!

Thanks Jim and to explain this the best there is a grouping of asters and the background is a forest area which has it's own shadows even during good light, but this day was partly overcast. I selected the highest of the asters and put the camera low so that the darker area of the forest would be the background which was some 40 feet away. if I had moved the tripod up about a foot and shot down then you would be seeing brighter greens with some of the OOF asters splotched through the image here.

This is one of your better butterfly images, Eric.

Everything about this is nice. The dark BG was a very good decision.

jn

<I>"Thanks Jim and to explain this the best there is a grouping of asters and the background is a forest area which has it's own shadows even during good light, but this day was partly overcast. I selected the highest of the asters and put the camera low so that the darker area of the forest would be the background which was some 40 feet away. if I had moved the tripod up about a foot and shot down then you would be seeing brighter greens with some of the OOF asters splotched through the image here."</I>

Eric, thanks for the explanation for the benefit of those who wish to achieve the same effect. As Eric's image so clearly illustrates, camera position and paying attention to the BG can make the difference between a good photo and an outstanding one!

hello Eric,

the light and the BG work great here

excellent Eric,
the bg makes the aster and this beautiful( and heretofore unseen by me) BF really pop..You and that 400 are great together

Super shot. Nice composition and the exposure is perfect for both the flower and butterfly.

This is SWEET!! Perfect exposure and tack sharp. The background makes this guy POP in the frame! Well done!

Michael

Eric,

Beautiful image of this species. All apsects of this shot look great. The flower and BF look great against the very complimentary colors of the background. I agree with Jim's comment about backgrounds. Although not always controllable, it's alway a conscious decision as what to include in the background. I sometimes pass up shots if I feel the BG will be overly distracting.

Congrats Eric! I missed this one- it's a great one.

I missed this one too. Beautiful capture Eric, it really pops out of my screen.

Congrats to the pick.
Sven