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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 10, 2012259 views19 comments

From last june an image of a small Satyrinae (I hope the English name I put on title is correct), taken at mid-morning, on a sunny day - Natural light, sharpening, almost full frame.
Nikon D300s; Sigma 180mm f3,5 ; ISO 200; F5; 1/640; -0,33 EV; tripod
All comments welcome, Fabio

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19 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 10, 2012 at 3:41 PM

Butterfly and it's excellent perch stand out nicely from the bg. the seedhead on the grass really gives a good sense of scale for this little guy. Wonderful presentation

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 10, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Another great shot, Fabio. Your macro shots are perfect!
The light here is wonderful.
Congrats
D&L

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on February 10, 2012 at 7:13 PM

Awesome macro shot--beautiful comp, and I really like the position of the wings so you can see both the back and the front side.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 10, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Outstanding again, Fabio. Love the grass head as much as the BF. Perfect isolation of the seed head and BF.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on February 11, 2012 at 12:07 AM

Wonderful picture.

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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on February 11, 2012 at 3:53 PM

Boy I cant wait for the warmer weather of spring. This is a great shot and background Fabio.

Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on February 11, 2012 at 5:35 PM

Excellent composition, subject and details. The background is pretty good, but I think that if there's one element that might be improved, it would be an even smoother background. However, this is very minor - it's an excellent photograph.

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on February 12, 2012 at 10:40 AM

Stunning shot!

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 12, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Another great insect macro shot from you, Fabio. Your images are stunning for their POV, DOF, comp, colors, BG, etc. Superb in every way!

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 13, 2012 at 6:42 PM

Love this, it has a painterly feel to it yet crisp and sharp. Well done!!.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 13, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Beautiful - great pose, lovely grass and BG, and tack-sharp b-fly.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 13, 2012 at 7:56 PM

Fabio:
Another wonderful image! The BF is tack sharp but also wish the perch is also completely sharp...may be not possible without compromising the beautiful bg.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on February 14, 2012 at 10:15 AM

Beautiful detail on that soft fuzzy guy nice bg too Fabio.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 14, 2012 at 10:54 PM

Hi fabio

Another masterpiece

The composition, color ,detail. BG. and mood are all awesome

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 15, 2012 at 5:36 PM

Fabio, just wanted to let you know that this image merited and received very serious consideration for WP honors (again).

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 15, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Scott, many thanks for your nice message, I'm really grateful for your attention (and, obviously, for the kind feedbacks of the other members) - I'm having a lot of fun at NPN, thanks again for that, Fabio

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 15, 2012 at 10:05 PM

Really nice specimen on a perfect perch! I like this a lot!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 14, 2012 at 9:10 AM

Love the rich color, BG, and comp Fabio, this seed head made a cool perch adding great interest too.
Excellent use of the ambient light, well done!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Just perfect. Love the BG and comp.

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