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Gulf Fritillary

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 18, 2013303 views14 comments

Fall colors in the background. Cropped to about 80% of the original. I thought to crop it some more to clean out some of the light colored sky, but I think the butterfly holds it's own here, so let it be.

Nikon D200 1/90 sec at f/8 ISO 200

Thanks for taking a look. Your comments are welcome and appreciated.

Sanjay

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Baker on October 18, 2013 at 12:21 AM

Very Nice color combo

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 18, 2013 at 7:48 AM

Gorgeous, Sanjay. Love the combination of colors and the way the contrasting orange bf pops from the bg. I also really like the spread wings pose of the bf, and the bf's position in the frame. My thoughts on the white in the bg match yours. I think it's acceptable and I wouldn't want to change the comp. Top notch image. I like this one a lot. I think it would look great hanging on the wall.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on October 18, 2013 at 2:16 PM

Beautiful image! Excellent detail and color in the bf. Beautiful colors in the bg.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 18, 2013 at 10:52 PM

wow--this is real purty! I love the DOF here!

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on October 20, 2013 at 3:58 PM

Beautiful image, Sanjay! I love the color combination and the comp is spot on.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on October 20, 2013 at 6:04 PM

What a beauty. Color and composition are just right. Light and fresh atmosphere.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 21, 2013 at 7:44 PM

Lovely image. The bf stands out nicely against a warm and inviting background. Your crop looks great.

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Comment posted by Jeff Oates on October 21, 2013 at 8:25 PM

delicate and very moving.

Registered on February 23, 2013, 46 Posts, 83 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 22, 2013 at 7:32 AM

Just delightful, Sanjay ! Wonderful colour, great capture of the butterfly and overall a feeling of airy freshness which is a delight.

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on October 24, 2013 at 9:19 AM

Vibrant. I like it.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 24, 2013 at 10:24 PM

Bright and colorful! Congrats on the WP!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 27, 2013 at 1:37 PM

Wonderful shot, with great colours.
Congrats on the WP!
D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 4, 2013 at 7:08 AM

Sanjay, what a beautiful picture. The orange color of the butterfly helps it stand out among many nice photos in the thumbnail taller view.

What would you think about re-cropping to leave just a tiny space to the left of the left-center green leaf? It is right on the edge of the frame.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 5, 2013 at 2:37 PM

Beautiful colour combination! Sweet detail and perspective. The upper left is just a bit bright to me; you might consider toning it down just a hair.
But excellent as is - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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