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Queen Butterfly + Repost

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 28, 2011311 views11 comments

Nikon D5100 w/ Nikon 200-400VR lens + TC14E teleconverter
ISO 400, F5.6, 1/800 sec
Tripod

This butterfly was captured at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum outside Superior, AZ. This location specializes in desert-adapted plants. I only got off 3 shots before it flew away, this being the best one. Comments & critiques welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on November 28, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Great butterfly shot, Tonia. You had good plane of focus control to get this butterfly in nice focus but still have a pleasant blurred BG. IMO I think I would like to see some of the left side cropped.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 29, 2011 at 9:16 AM

Very nice capture. I concur with Carolyn's suggestion to crop some of the empty space on the left.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on November 29, 2011 at 12:49 PM

The shot feels heavy on the right - a crop (as others have suggested) would help. I love the clean details in the wings.

Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 29, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Great DOF, colors, and details Tonia, I like the soft green BG too.
I agree with the others about the space left.
Nice shot as posted

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 29, 2011 at 8:48 PM

As suggested, here is a cropped version for your review. Do you guys like this one better?

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 30, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Personally, I prefer the repost. I actually had less of a crop in mind but I like your decision to crop even more and make this a vertical. It's a significantly different image. Both are good.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on November 30, 2011 at 10:02 PM

The vertical crop works better for me too, Tonia. Nice colors set against the smooth background, well done.

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 1, 2011 at 9:03 PM

Tonia, I like the crop you did for your repost. You can see the beautifly butterfly much better in this cropped version.

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on December 4, 2011 at 4:13 PM

The repost works for me a lot better. Great shot.

Registered on April 29, 2011, 122 Posts, 431 Comments

Comment posted by Tonia Graves on December 6, 2011 at 5:22 PM

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I think I like the vertical crop better as well.

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 7, 2011 at 11:57 AM

Well seen and nicely captured, I also happen to like the vertical crop as well, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments