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by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 11, 2014102 views7 comments
I've enjoyed shooting our small skipper this summer, which is rare in my particular area. I guess this is one of my favourite shots of it, as it seems to be eying up the cameraman !

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1.800 sec @ f11, -0.67ev, ISO 800

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 11, 2014 at 12:54 PM
A lot of nice elements in this image to support the subject. The purple flowers, both OOF and in focus, and the gradient complementing background. A pleasant and likeable image. :smile:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 11, 2014 at 3:44 PM
This is a fine look at both the flower and especially the skipper, Ian. Your crop/comp. works very well as does the nicely graded green background. There's a moderate amount of noise in the background (due to shooting at iso 800) that you may be able to tame with some modest noise reduction adjustments in your raw processing.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 11, 2014 at 8:45 PM
Yes, you got a lot of nice skipper/viburnum images this summer, Ian. Nice comp and good eye contact in this one. :toast:
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 11, 2014 at 10:51 PM
Hi Ian :wavey: I too love the eye contact.. Very fine detail , BG.. and colors..

Albert Darmo
Canada
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 12, 2014 at 1:24 AM
Liked the color palette..here the flower..the BG ....

Balan Vinod
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 12, 2014 at 8:05 AM
I like this head-on POV, pleasing macro image Ian.
Some nice shots of this skipper/flower combo this season :toast:
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 14, 2014 at 1:00 PM
He's soooo cute! Beautiful detail in this little guy. Nice work
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