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Gulf Fritillary

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 6, 2014239 views6 comments

Gulf Fritillary. Taken at Southeastern Arizona.

D800, 300mm f/2.8 + TC20 III, 1/800 f/7.1 ISO 640, SB900 Flash set on TTL (-1.7EV)

Comments and suggestions are always appreciated.

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6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on October 6, 2014 at 7:49 AM

Excellent, Tjie. A beautiful subject, and an excellent comp, pose, colors, and bg. The supporting flowers are very pretty. Super BF image.

(Is this a crop? Just wondering because the image does look just a bit noisy given the iso and camera.)

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 6, 2014 at 8:26 AM

I like this POV and the dark greens of the BG contrast nicely Tjie.
Great comp, detail, and the lantana? always makes for a colorful perch

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 6, 2014 at 10:39 AM

Hey Tjie,
Well composed image here with colors that pop and the framing of the subject is very nice. The side lighting you managed works very well with a complimentary BG, who could ask for more.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on October 6, 2014 at 6:24 PM

Thanks for your kind comments Scott. Yes, it is a considerably large crop, about 35% of the original image, unfortunately.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on October 7, 2014 at 7:43 PM

Beautiful perch and bg. I love the pose. Good detail for a large crop. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Charles Rose on October 9, 2014 at 3:13 PM

Nice perch and comp! I have not seen very many Gulf Fritillaries this year.

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