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Silvery Blue

by Ilde Noval

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 22, 20042,224 views13 comments
<i>Sunol Regional Wilderness Park, California</i>
Canon 10D, Sigma 180 macro, 12mm ext. tube, 1.4x II, 1/40 @ f14, ISO 400, MLU, Tripod, Natural Light, ~90% of Full Frame

This is my first butterfly capture of this year's BF season. So far I've only seen little ones. This one is no exception, the flower is a little over an inch in diameter. Background is OOF green grass and in a few weeks this will become brown again. This is probably the male of the species since the female is a little brownish in color.

Comments and critiques are always welcome. Thanks for looking.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Dell Gann on March 22, 2004 at 12:56 AM
Wow! I really like how this jumped off my screen. Very beautiful capture. :toast:
Registered on November 20, 2003, 4 Posts, 7 Comments
Comment posted by Herman Blockx on March 22, 2004 at 5:23 AM
yep! some start of a great season, I bet! flawless with great technicals! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 238 Posts, 760 Comments
Comment posted by Terri Norris on March 22, 2004 at 8:24 AM
Beautiful, Ilde! The comp is simple yet effective....the background perfect, and the butterfly well exposed....a real winner!!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments
Comment posted by joshua evans on March 22, 2004 at 9:52 AM
All I can say is PERFECT! Everything here is great and I love the detail!
Registered on January 28, 2004, 18 Posts, 293 Comments
Comment posted by Maureen McKovich on March 22, 2004 at 10:46 AM
Hi Ilde - Exquisite capture!
Registered on November 9, 2003, 221 Posts, 1628 Comments
Comment posted by W. Tracy Parnell on March 22, 2004 at 11:13 AM
Excellent sharpness-outstanding!
Registered on March 4, 2004, 27 Posts, 1638 Comments
Comment posted by Robert S. on March 22, 2004 at 12:26 PM
WOW!!! They don't get a whole lot better than this. Nice... very nice.
:toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 128 Posts, 576 Comments
Comment posted by David Gottlieb on March 22, 2004 at 3:31 PM
Wow this is nice Ilde! the face and antennae are tack sharp and the flower perch although it partially conceals the BF is not a problem at all... BG is smooth and nice..
Registered on November 1, 2003, 436 Posts, 1790 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Bates on March 22, 2004 at 7:06 PM
Beautiful!!! Super clean background, excellent DOF and good composition!! Well done!!

Michael
Registered on November 1, 2003, 149 Posts, 2381 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on March 23, 2004 at 1:28 PM
Hi Ilde,
this is a very pleasing image, the grey tones of the small guy and the colorful flower makes an intersting juxtaposition. Well seen and perfectly executed :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on March 23, 2004 at 10:09 PM
Ilde,

This is a really fantastic image. Good saturated colors and just tac sharp. I really love the color scheme of the subjects. I just have to commend you on a superb image Ilde, well done.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Plonsky on March 24, 2004 at 11:53 PM
Beautiful image. Very clean and simple.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 23 Posts, 224 Comments
Comment posted by Danny on March 27, 2004 at 6:55 PM
Yes its being caressed in one of natures most beautiful cups. Apart from the technicals which are spot on, this is very easy on the eyes, a beautiful natural image and macro.

All the best Ilde, gorgeous shot and work :toast:

Danny.
Registered on November 25, 2003, 165 Posts, 1345 Comments