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Blue Morpho

by Yun Gao

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 11, 2014178 views9 comments
The underside of a Blue Morpho’s wing.

D90, 105mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO1000, about 90% of full frame. Tripod & monopod not allowed. Butterfly house, Montreal Botanical Garden.

All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Rebecka on March 11, 2014 at 9:36 PM
Holy cow this was handheld shooting a live subject!? :eek: Before I read your text I thought it was probably a carefully set-up macro shoot with a deceased butterfly. Amazing detail!! It's nice to have a close-up image of the texture and color of the wings - not things that can be easily appreciated with the naked eye as these subjects are flying by.
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 12, 2014 at 9:37 AM
Yun ....fantastic piece of work...and love the presentation. I had a similar experience.... hats off on this one

Balan Vinod
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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 12, 2014 at 7:20 PM
Top marks for getting a hand held close up with this kind of detail on a living subject. :toast:
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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 12, 2014 at 9:07 PM
Well done, Yun. Excellent job filling the frame and aligning the plane of focus. I like the comp featuring the four "eyes" on the wing. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 13, 2014 at 9:21 PM
Fine close up of this wing and the arc of eyes. The details are luscious.
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 14, 2014 at 3:39 PM
Amazing to see the color patterns in moths, nice job in getting this close up.
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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on March 18, 2014 at 5:57 PM
Excellent Yun! Great color and detail, especially hand held. The large view looks amazing. Nice work!

Sanjay
Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 22, 2014 at 3:17 PM
Very nice details, especially shooting under the restrictions of the b-fly house.
Great closeup work, well done Yun:toast:
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on April 20, 2014 at 12:32 AM
This is gorgeous, and I think these butterflies usually move quickly. Love the diagonal lines and circles, the colors, and textures.
Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments