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Painted Lady - Sunflower
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Painted Lady - Sunflower

by Rob Graham

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 8, 201197 views4 comments
Another from a local flower garden. I believe this to be a Painted Lady. C&C always welcome and appreciated. 7D, f/11, 1/1250, ISO 400, 500mm, slight crop

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Hi Rob, I think your visitor is the real subject in this image. IMO, the moth/butterfly fight with each other for the viewer's attention. One suggestion would be to darken the flower a very small amount.

Regards,

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 8, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Simple, extremely sharp butterfly, great lighting and colors.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on September 9, 2011 at 10:41 AM
I agree with Carol here. The butterfly is wonderful - but the bright yellow flower is a real attention-grabber. It pulls my attention away from the butterfly. I might take her advice and try reducing the brightness of the flower just a bit. Otherwise, this is really nice. I like the soft background and the clean details. Well done!
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Todd Bielby on September 9, 2011 at 10:06 PM
The lighting on this is great although a little dark in the BG. I do however like how the light highlights the flower and BF. Although the other comments about slightly darking the flower would be a good thing.
Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments