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Brown Argus

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Posted by Graham Bailey on August 20, 2006 at 3:40 PM
Hi

Sorry i've not been commenting or posting lately, I've been busy getting used to having a real job :confused:

Heres a shot of a brown argus (Aricia agestis) taken at first light in a prime chalk grassland spot.

Graham

Nikon D70
tamron 90mm macro
1/800s F/5.6
iso 200

Posted by Jeremy on August 20, 2006 at 8:05 PM
Composition and background are pretty good, and the water droplets on the butterfly give a fresh, early morning feel. However, I think you might have been better advised to sacrifice shutter speed for a smaller aperture. This could have been a wonderful shot with a little more depth-of-field!
Posted by Terry on August 21, 2006 at 3:02 AM
Hi Graham, nice image but I also agree entirely with Jeremy's comments about dof.

Terry
Posted by PhilH on August 21, 2006 at 3:29 AM
Very nice, looking at the techs you could have sacrificed the shutter speed for a touch more DoF, f8 may have done the trick and still left you with a respectable 1/400th..

:toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on August 21, 2006 at 10:40 AM
Hi Graham

Very very nice - agree a little more DOF would have improved an already fine image!

David :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on August 21, 2006 at 1:22 PM
Nice light,background and the water droplets really add to the image but agree about the need for extra DOF