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Pipevine Swallowtail
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Pipevine Swallowtail

by Charles Rose

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 9, 2014129 views11 comments
Greetings,

Here is a recent photo of a Pipevine Swallowtail that was feeding on Lantana. Comments and critiques are welcomed. :wavey:

D7100 (HH),200mm @f11, ISO 1600, 1/500 sec.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Keith Tate on September 9, 2014 at 6:25 PM
Perfect specimen captured on an excellent background.. :toast:
Registered on December 11, 2004, 150 Posts, 1667 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 9, 2014 at 9:13 PM
Beautiful, Charles. Love the light on the ST. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 10, 2014 at 2:40 PM
Very beautiful image, Charles! Excellent comp and detail. Beautiful color, light, and bg.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 10, 2014 at 4:06 PM
This is beautiful, Charles. Good details in the shadows of a nicely composed frame. Liked those circular OOF blobs in the BG. The subtle light on the top edge of the wing adds to the image IMO.
Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 11, 2014 at 8:19 PM
Hi Charles,

Nice and sharp with a touch of motion blur in the wings. Well done........................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Rose on September 12, 2014 at 12:15 AM
Hello again! I feel very honored that each of you have taken the time to look at, and comment on this photo. It was a neat experience for me to get this image.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 58 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on September 12, 2014 at 1:39 PM
Stunning image. Not the last word in sharpness, but when everything else works this well, who cares?
Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 13, 2014 at 9:27 PM
Hi Charles :wavey: You captured the light and colors beautifully.. I love this presentation :toast:


Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 14, 2014 at 6:08 PM
Charles: Great combination of butterfly and perch. Wonderful image. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Rose on September 15, 2014 at 4:07 PM
Thanks so much Mark, Albert and Bill! Much appreciated, :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 58 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 11, 2014 at 8:23 PM
Great detail/DOF and some interesting light, nice colors Charles.
Well composed with just the right amount of negative space front as well :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments