The Feeding

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 28, 2010168 views7 comments

This was taken in my backyard just after the r4th of July. It was posted on the CSNP site and it received favorable comments.
I think this is called a yellow swallow-tail. The tiger lilly competes for the color. I toned down the background for effect.
Nikon D700, Nikkor 100-300 macro, ISO 500, 1/500 sec, f/5.6.
the fisch

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7 comments

Comment posted by Harshad Barve on July 28, 2010 at 9:24 AM

beautiful butterfly , flower and greens here , excellent image

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on July 28, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Colours rendered and the contrast of hues are just fascinating...also love the painting like effect in the background...maybe f/8 would have been more appropriate to get the some of the front petals and edge of the butterfly wing bit more sharper...however a marvellous shot as posted...

Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 28, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Lovely composition and the colors really pop. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 28, 2010 at 1:50 PM

Lovely. I think your processing is just right. I was appreciating how the main subject colors stood out and the swirly background added drama without overly competing.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 28, 2010 at 2:22 PM

Awesome color schemes and nice control of the DOF.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 28, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Wow, this is just as much about the flower as the butterfly Larry! Amazingly colorful and that green BG really sets it off well. Nice DOF as well. Thesmall lighter spot behind the wing is a bit distracting, albeit very minor. Good work.

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Comment posted by Onno de Rover on July 29, 2010 at 4:53 PM

I think the flower is of the "Gloriosa" family and the butterfly a Charaxes?? Both compliment each othet in their elegance... Shame that the background is blue (looks like tarmac to mee) because otherwise it woul have been an amaxig shot in colours but also in comp...

Registered on December 29, 2009, 38 Posts, 63 Comments