Comment posted by mark cillo on September 8, 2008 at 3:47 PM
I really like the colors, symmetry and detail. This is a really great image! Those blue eyes are awesome!
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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 8, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Not one, but two! Both in sharp focus as well as the flower. Can't get much better than this.
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 8, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Outstanding image, wonderful lighting, detail and color, well executed !
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Comment posted by Jude Haase on September 8, 2008 at 7:43 PM
Beautiful colors here Juza!!
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Comment posted by Varina Patel on September 9, 2008 at 8:31 AM
This is a wonderful shot. I'm impressed by the fantastic detail you've captured here. It was kind of these butterflies to be still for you for 1.6 seconds. :) The use of f/22 provides the depth you need for a close-up like this, and the soft, green background sets off the butterflies perfectly. Beautifully and masterfully done.
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Comment posted by Marcus on September 9, 2008 at 9:09 AM
Totally flawless. They must be really still to be capture with such sharpness at such a slow shutter speed. Congrats on a great shot!
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Comment posted by Pete D on September 9, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Excellent in every regard. This is an artistic and technical masterpiece!
These are beautiful specimens. Are the differences in wing pattern gender or something else? Those eyes are great. I really feel like I am being shown a special nature moment here.
Pete D.
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Comment posted by Juza on September 9, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Thanks for the comments!
The photo is taken in early morning, so the BF were still and it was easy to get close. Wind instead is always a problem - I have taken many shots to be sure that at least one was sharp, and I have used a Wimberley Plamp to keep the flower as still as possible.
Usually I prefer to avoid aperture as f/22 because diffraction soften the image, but here it was really necessary to get everything in focus.
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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on September 9, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Oh my goodness- a fantastic capture Juza
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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 9, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Beautiful colors and detail, Juza. With that f/22, I'm assuming you were using some type of backdrop. Yes? No? Maybe?
Thanks,
Carol
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Comment posted by Nilanjan Das on September 10, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Terrific shot.
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Comment posted by Juza on September 10, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Thanks for the comments!
The background is out of focus grass - with a long lens and a FF camera it is possible to get a clean BG even at f/22, if you pay attention to the angle :)
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Comment posted by Christine Adams on September 11, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Very outstanding shot!! The second one is a huge bonus!! I see a moneymaker here!! Great job!!!
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Comment posted by William Brozy on September 14, 2008 at 1:19 PM
Juza this is stunning!!!
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Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on September 14, 2008 at 5:53 PM
BEAUTIFUL!!!! JUZA
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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 16, 2008 at 11:40 AM
This is perfection Juza!
You make macro photography look so easy, I never get butterflies to sit still for me, not even for 1.6 sec
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 16, 2008 at 1:47 PM
It's an image of indescribeble beauty, to look for long and silent. I think that this is the most beautiful insect macro that I ever seen in my life, for my taste. Sei bravissimo!
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 19, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Juza: I'm late to this party but what a superb shot. Stunning capture.>=))>
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Comment posted by Doug Benner on October 5, 2008 at 10:58 PM
This is just breathtaking. Congratulations.
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Comment posted by Darren Ch'ng on October 8, 2008 at 2:58 PM
hi Juza, to say this is beautiful is an understatement. There are so many things I like about it, viz sharpness and exquisite texture, the symmetry, the clean background and the nice patterns on the butterflies.
Awesome!
rgds
Darren
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These are beautiful specimens. Are the differences in wing pattern gender or something else? Those eyes are great. I really feel like I am being shown a special nature moment here.
Pete D.
The photo is taken in early morning, so the BF were still and it was easy to get close. Wind instead is always a problem - I have taken many shots to be sure that at least one was sharp, and I have used a Wimberley Plamp to keep the flower as still as possible.
Usually I prefer to avoid aperture as f/22 because diffraction soften the image, but here it was really necessary to get everything in focus.
Thanks,
Carol
The background is out of focus grass - with a long lens and a FF camera it is possible to get a clean BG even at f/22, if you pay attention to the angle :)
You make macro photography look so easy, I never get butterflies to sit still for me, not even for 1.6 sec
Awesome!
rgds
Darren