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Monarch

by Gary Yeoh

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 14, 2011197 views9 comments
Taken last November before the weather turned cold.

d90 300mm+1.7TC 1/640 F6.7 late afternoon. Thanks for looking and C&C appreciated.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Stunning colours and clarity, Beautiful work Gary!
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 14, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Outstanding Gary ..love the crop and the placement of the elements ...the colors are very complimenting ...well done ..great work

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 14, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Very ephemeral with a really nice bokeh
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 14, 2011 at 4:12 PM
I like the colours and the BG very much. I also like the composition, with the flower all visible.
The only nit: the OOF flower that overlaps with the BF. But you had many elements here and you managed them very well.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 14, 2011 at 6:33 PM
Beautiful, Gary, amazing colors and clarity, wonderful light.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 14, 2011 at 7:07 PM
Pretty nice shot Gary, and all the elements fit together quite nicely. I'm slightly distracted by that back flower touching the butterfly wings . . . it might take some work to crop it out if you're so inclined, but for me that would take this up even one notch further.
Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 16, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Excellent shot- awesome colours, composition and BG- great job, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 16, 2011 at 6:08 PM
Gary: Marvelous capture and especially good plane of focus management. I would be very tempted to clone away the oof flower merging with the hind wings. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 19, 2011 at 5:14 PM
Excellent composition, sharp and detailed where it counts with a good background, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments