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Monarch

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 15, 20051,541 views11 comments

Canon 10D, Sigma 180+1.4x, Gitzo/A-S B1
ISO 100, 1/200s, f/5.6, Av, Eval -1/3, 550EX+diffuser -2
Cropped a little from top and bottom, minor cloning on upper right edge

Shot in my backyard yesterday in heavy overcast mid-day light.

After a couple years of waiting I finally got to see one of these cats pupate and just happened to be home to catch its exit! More pics coming...

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Juza on August 15, 2005 at 12:37 PM

Awesome...I love it! a joy for the eyes!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Harrison on August 15, 2005 at 12:49 PM

Beautiful image Jay. I would love to see a monarch pupate since its quite different than the black swallowtails that I see.
I love the soft pastel colors in this shot.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 468 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Garber on August 15, 2005 at 12:58 PM

Very Nice!
The soft colors are great.

Registered on November 17, 2003, 704 Posts, 3535 Comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on August 15, 2005 at 7:41 PM

Wonderful colors! Very sharp subject, and beautiful soft colors for the BG. I would like to see a little more room on the left, but that's hardly worth mentioning with everything else this image has going for it!

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Dane Glueck on August 15, 2005 at 8:20 PM

Wonderful soft colors, great comp - fantastic. Looks like it could be the cover to a book - maybe a children's book ...

Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments

Comment posted by David Gottlieb on August 15, 2005 at 8:21 PM

i love the selective focus.the flower seems to have an inner glow and the soft BG makes the monarch pop

Registered on November 1, 2003, 436 Posts, 1790 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on August 15, 2005 at 8:34 PM

Jay,,,,this is fantastic. The colors here are beautiful and the soft, even light make this image consistent throughout.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Terri Norris on August 15, 2005 at 10:09 PM

OK, I know how much you'll love this, but it has a real "artsy" look.

Just beautiful...the colors just scream "summer!"

Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on August 16, 2005 at 9:45 AM

Yes Jay this a wonderfully dreamy image - my only nit is the arching oof stem above the wing - I'd use the healing brush on that. Awesome stuff

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Royse on August 16, 2005 at 10:17 AM

Gorgeous shot!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 218 Posts, 2427 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on August 16, 2005 at 11:27 PM

Jay,

Wow, your really nailed this one. You got everything going here, great looking flower, perfect Monarch (no flaws), nice lighting and a smooth background. When you can't tell the flash was used, you know you got it right. Well done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments