M/CU - 1st HM

Gallery: EPA 2016Posted February 5, 2016906 views11 comments

Rice Paper

Rice Paper on Indian Hawthorn.
D90, 105 mm, f/8, 1/60, ISO 500, 80% of original frame. Butterfly house shot. March 2015.
All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 5, 2016 at 8:39 AM

Outstanding, Yun. Excellent detail/sharpness right where it should be, an excellent eye-level comp, nice light and beautiful, framing filling colors. I also like the softness along the bottom resulting from the cram, which puts the viewer's focus right in the center of the action. Excellent BF image and photography, IMO. devil

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 5, 2016 at 10:04 AM

Yun, this image has such a sweet, restful feeling due to the mix of subtle colors. The subtle lighting that lets the shadows show gently through the front wing, the oof wash along the bottom, and the placement of the bf all come together for an outstanding result.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on February 5, 2016 at 11:54 AM

Yun,
Simply Outstanding . . .

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 5, 2016 at 3:42 PM

Very beautiful! The soft colors in the background and foreground are wonderful.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on February 7, 2016 at 4:00 PM

Very nice image, really like the colors and the DOF for this one.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 8, 2016 at 11:31 AM

The soft look of this photo is very fitting, looks stunning! I would have preferred it without the foreground blur, but I am fully aware that that would have ruined the comp. And it is still a great photo anyway, so who am I to complain....

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 8, 2016 at 5:56 PM

Hello Yun crying

Beautifully composed with delightful color and detail devil

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 8, 2016 at 7:00 PM

This must be the perspective that the butterfly sees when in the flowers. A completely different view than normally seen. Great image.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 9, 2016 at 1:41 AM

Yun ..this is a beautiful image. I love the color palette here, and the up close image. very well done
Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 18, 2016 at 8:39 PM

Yun: Not sure I've ever seen a butterfly cram but this is beautiful. Superbly crafted image. Congrats on the WP. >=))>

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 15, 2017 at 11:30 PM

Thank you for the EPA award. I'm humbled to be among the winners. Thanks to all for the helpful comments during the past years.

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