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Brimstone Butterfly backlite.

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Posted by Guy Rogers on March 26, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Brimstone Butterfly backlite.
Canon 5D, Sigma 180mm Macro, F16 /1/3, 1/60, ss, iso 50, Tripod Cable release, MLU.

A small reflector was used to bounce light back onto butterfly.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 26, 2008 at 9:43 AM


Lovely back-lighting Guy , really like the way the abdomen is casting a shadow through the wings , I might be tempted to remove those flares that are top left and bottom right , but thats just my personal taste , cracking shot , roll on summer.
:toast: :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by kevin Treadwell on March 26, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Super shot Guy. Love the lighting

Kevin
Posted by Matt Cole on March 26, 2008 at 10:09 AM
a lovely image, great lighting.

Matt
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 26, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Hi Guy,

Superb capture with some stunning back light making it look 3-D!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rob Husband on March 26, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Lovely image, great lighting set off well with the colourfull perch

Rob
Posted by A.R.D on March 26, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Yep - very nice. If it were mine I'd keep the flares - I like flares. In fact I'm going to make an effort to get more flares!

Cheers
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Have hardly ever explored the world of small creature, so i think you have done a great job here!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Paul Ashton on March 26, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Your creative lighting has made this into a first class image.
Posted by John Robinson on March 26, 2008 at 3:57 PM
This is Georgeous !
How do you get the thing to stay there whilst you set the reflector up !
Cheers
John
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 26, 2008 at 5:18 PM
These Butterflys certainly make for a very nice image especially when you get the light shining through those wings. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 27, 2008 at 3:35 AM
Very nice picture. The creative lighting works very well.
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on March 27, 2008 at 9:49 AM
Beautiful. Great use of backlit subject and reflector.

Greg
Posted by eric weight on March 27, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Tremendous shot Guy.
:toast: :toast: Eric