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Red-spotted Purple

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 6, 2014248 views10 comments

I went out to a local park early this cool morning hoping to snag a few photos. I found this red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis: Nymphalidae)waiting for the warmth of the sun. The butterfly has a few battle scars which shows that nature is a difficult place to eke out an existence. Pentax K5 IIs 32mm extension Da* 300mm f4,ISO 500, f8, 1/125 sec., natural light. Lightroom edits included +.3 stop exposure, shadows, and Topaz Detail was used for final sharpening. Thanks for looking.....................Jim

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10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 6, 2014 at 3:14 PM

Excellent processing. Excellent detail on the B'fly and seed heads (gotta love Topaz Detail!). Lovely BG. This one's a winner! The only thing else I would consider would be a little more canvas on the left. Easy enough to do.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 6, 2014 at 9:43 PM

Gorgeous subject against a nice complementary bg, and I also like the grass perch. Excellent BF image, Jim. I'd be happy with this in my portfolio.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on June 7, 2014 at 5:42 AM

Beautiful image of this gorgeous BF, Jim! I like the complementary green as BG and the shadow of the antlers are just that bit extra…

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on June 7, 2014 at 9:23 AM

Hi Jim! It's really nice that the entire butterfly is in sharp focus and that the rich green background is nice and creamy. The only change I might consider would be to crop out a tiny bit of the bottom.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 7, 2014 at 10:23 AM

Nice, sharp detail, Jim, and a lovely background. The tonality is very attractive and you've caught the butterfly in a suitably active pose.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 7, 2014 at 12:32 PM

Jim: I really like this one. Most of the time we look for the perfect subject but I like what you've done with this somewhat imperfect one. Nice find and a fine capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 8, 2014 at 11:33 PM

This is great, Jim, with the few sharp grass heads, completely sharp bf, and lovely oof green background. Your processing really lets the subtle colors of the bf show well.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 11, 2014 at 5:58 PM

Hi Jim

Beautifully captured..... Stunning detail . BG, and color. makes this a delightful presentation

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 8, 2014 at 12:33 PM

Thank you for all of the comments. This image was a lot of fun from capture to post-processing.........................Jim

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 11, 2014 at 2:26 PM

Really sweet - I love that the b'fly is not on a typical flower. The texture of the grasses adds a lot.
Congrats on a fine WP!

Sandy

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