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Palamedes Swallowtail

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 27, 2012473 views18 comments

Canon EOS 7D
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
6/22/2012 – 10:34:54 AM
1/500 sec
Manual
f/5.6
ISO 400
Handheld
Harris Neck NWR

One of my very few (almost no) images from this summer. Too dark? I lightened the background a bit, but the lighter green gets too light/bright quickly.

Comments, opinions and feedback on the above or anything else would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on August 27, 2012 at 6:33 AM

Gorgeous, Barbara. What a perfect specimen. Very clean profile capture with a nice bg. The bg looks good to me. My only question is whether to crop a little off both ends to tighten up the image and reduce the empty space. Either way, this is a first rate BF image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Carlette Bragg on August 27, 2012 at 7:05 AM

Barbara, the background looks just fine the way it is. I really like the way that your were able to capture the butterfly and a single flower. This is a perfect Swallowtail. Mine are usually so torn up at this time of year.

Carlette

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 27, 2012 at 8:24 AM

Great capture Barb, the large version looks nice and sharp. With not alot of contrast between the BF and BG it's hard to get it to pop much but I think you did a pretty nice job with what you had to work with.

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Comment posted by Peter May on August 27, 2012 at 9:44 AM

This is a Palamedes swallowtail, Barbara.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on August 27, 2012 at 9:54 AM

Beautiful shot with very nice BG. TFS.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 27, 2012 at 11:57 AM

Thank you very much for the comments and feedback, and thank you for the ID correction, Peter!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 27, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Terrific capture with a nice clean background.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on August 28, 2012 at 12:32 AM

Beautiful image Barbara! The BF is pristine and tack sharp and the darker background really makes this pop! No nits here!

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on August 28, 2012 at 3:46 PM

It does not look too dark for me, beautiful butterfly. A crop would help.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 29, 2012 at 5:52 AM

Beautifully done, Barbara ! The butterfly and the flower stand out so well against this bg - the lighting is perfect. A personal preference might be for a square or even vertical image ( to see a little more of the stem ) but I maybe like stems over much !!

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on August 29, 2012 at 7:31 PM

Awesome macro work Barbara, and what a beautiful subject!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 30, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Beautiful, Barbara. Perfect pose, perfect profile, excellent bg. Lots to like about this image. A home run, IMO.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 3, 2012 at 5:08 AM

Barbara:
A very beautiful BF and perch image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 5, 2012 at 3:02 PM

Congrats on a nice WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 5, 2012 at 8:34 PM

A real beauty in every way -- comp, details, perch, light (not too dark at all) and excellent background.
Congrats on the WP.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 7, 2012 at 3:42 PM

Barbara: Congrats on a superb subject superbly captured and for the WP. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by Andrey Antov on September 12, 2012 at 10:16 AM

Congratulations! This a difficult shot to execute - a black swallowtail on a white flower. Well balanced.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 17, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Barbara!

What a shot!! Congrats on a great Pick!

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