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Black Swallowtail

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 21, 2016634 views7 comments

I was out getting a feel for my new 7D Mk II.
It was a nice surprise to find this Black Swallowtail Caterpillar sitting in a spot free of obstructions.
This is a pretty extreme crop, about 25% of full frame.

7D Mk II, 500mm f4L IS + 1.4 TC
1/500, f11 Exposure Comp -.33
ISO 200

Please view larger post for detail.
All comments and critique are very appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 21, 2016 at 5:16 PM

Hi Matt--Looks pretty good for your jumbo macro on-the-fly setup. Comp and colors are pretty good. The detail sharpness is certainly less than what you could have captured with a true macro setup, but it is darned good for this subject with that particular lens setup............................Jim

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 21, 2016 at 5:37 PM

Excellent detail, Matt. A very pleasing composition and bg. Well done.

devil

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 21, 2016 at 5:58 PM

Yes, Matt, a good look at this cat. with a nice clean background. I was thinking that it's just a hair soft, then I read your techs and understand why...between the lens combination and the major crop your climbing a steep hill. You might try processing for some extra contrast, that would probably compensate nicely for the limited resolution of your lens combo, provided it didn't do bad things to the noise. I'm chuckling, thinking about carrying around that lens combo for macro work.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 21, 2016 at 11:35 PM

Simple and clean image. Good detail for a large crop. Well done.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 26, 2016 at 3:11 PM

Excellent! Tough to get them on the same plane of focus, and still enough.
Great colours, perfect placement in the frame, and sweet BG.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on August 30, 2016 at 9:27 PM

Nice detail for a large crop. Great comp. Beautiful colors and bg.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on August 31, 2016 at 8:10 AM

Matt ..the larget version tells it all. nice piece of work
Balan Vinod

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