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Stretched Out

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 4, 2011231 views12 comments

This is a shot of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail I had been trying to work with for awhile last year. It finally landed on a chive and spent a good deal of time there.

D90
70-300mm
Handheld

C&C welcome and thanks for viewing

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 4, 2011 at 1:09 PM

Classic image of a beautiful specimen!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Very punchy colors, Morgan. I know how tough these are to shoot - their body seems to vibrate subtly all the time. Love the wing tip to wing tip sharpness as well.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on July 4, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Beautiful image! Nice comp, clean BG and colors

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 4, 2011 at 6:40 PM

Really nice Morgan. The colors and detail are superb.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 4, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Beautiful image, Morgan you arranged as nice a, complimentary background as I can imagine.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 5, 2011 at 3:07 AM

Tack-sharp, great colours, fine BG and that bit of pink flower is icing on the cake.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 5, 2011 at 10:05 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone. Much appreciated!

- Morgan

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on July 5, 2011 at 2:14 PM

Just perfect Morgan, love the contrast of the yellow and the dark BG ! Beautiful image !

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 5, 2011 at 9:36 PM

Morgan:
Really beautiful bf and nice capture.

Sweet bg and great perch.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 6, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Hard to get a fully open wing shot like this, nice work. The b-flies colors pop with the dark green BG too.
Great comp, exposure, detail, and very easy on the eye Morgan.
Well done!