Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 1, 2009640 views14 comments
Here's another view of the Monarch on the way in..
Canon 1D Mark III, 1/2000th, ISO 1250, F/11.
Canon 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x extender and natural light on 11-14 @ 2:14 PM. Clear & sunny.
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14 comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 1, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Howard: As far as taking flying BF is concerned you are already there. Another great action shot! Well done.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Pullen on December 1, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Excellent capture here, Howard. Very nice! Ron
Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on December 2, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Magnificent photo. Everything perfect; colours, compo details and BG. Very well done Howard.
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on December 2, 2009 at 4:12 AM
What others said. A brilliant freeze-of-motion (that's a technical term guys ). Excellent!
Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments
Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on December 2, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Another great post! Great work, Howard!
Registered on August 4, 2009, 149 Posts, 889 Comments
Comment posted by BorgesiusBeckles on December 2, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Well done Howard ,Nice color comp.,nice bg,sweet light.
Registered on November 25, 2003, 253 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on December 5, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Great capture Howard!
Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM
AMAZING! Congratulations. So... at 1250 did you use noise reduction?
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 8, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Hi Cheryl,
I use very small amounts of NR throughout the process, at each stage of development starting in raw.
I selectively apply sharpening in this resized web image you see here..After smart sharp I then invert the selection, feather edges & apply slight NR to the BG...
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 8, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Howard, this is just AWESOME!!! I've tried in vain to photograph butterflies and never seem to get the knack. You have inspired me to try harder next year though. Congrats on this well-deserved EP
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on December 14, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Super flight shot, Howard. Nice comp and detail.
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 29, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Oh yeah... love it
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by Kris Johnson on March 12, 2010 at 1:18 AM
I've never seen as good a butterfly in flight as this. Wonderful work.
Registered on March 6, 2010, 26 Posts, 299 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on December 4, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Great flight picture- Nice composition and colours. The clean background is wonderful- nice job, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
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14 commentsI use very small amounts of NR throughout the process, at each stage of development starting in raw.
I selectively apply sharpening in this resized web image you see here..After smart sharp I then invert the selection, feather edges & apply slight NR to the BG...