common blue

Tried to photograph these over the passed few days, but with blustery conditions it was quiet a challenge, they never seem to sit still in one place long enough to use a tripod,

This was one of my better shots, but I think I might try a longer lens with an extension tube next time.


Eos40D 100mm macro f6.3 1/125th iso400 hand held.

Cropped a small bit off the top, I am thinking of adding some extra canvas to the bottom, c&c very much appreciated, exif is in the image as always.

Dani

Like it very much Dani - not sure I would want the subject bigger in the frame myself.
If I had a minor crit it would be that it is rather central - I would have probably cropped a little of the left hand side.



dennis

It is a fine shot of our most photogenic butterfly. It looks a bit over-saturated on my monitor, but I do love the purple grass. Nice image.
Eric

Sorry not for me as posted, turn 90 degrees CCW and it might well be a different story.

it's nicely captured but does look oversaturated to me, maybe a little too much contrast as well. I always find it difficult to stop the white on the top edge of the wings from blowing. Compositionally, it is a bit central and I also think Ray might have a point.

Matt

Thanks for the comments, Dennis, using the larger lens wasn't to get it bigger in the frame, but so I could stand further away and use the tripod to get the same sort of shot.

I originally did the post production in adobe1998, and when converted to srgb for the web it went a bit over saturated oops

The thing I noticed about these butterflies, is when they landed they always pointed down to the ground, at first I found it very frustrating as I'm used with the horizontal or vertical type shots. But then I always try to portray the nature as it is. I have just tried the image 90 ccw, and for me it doesn't quite work, maybe because I'm used with the shot now or how I saw the behavior of grass and butterfly but I will try cropping a bit off the left next, composition of this shot has been a difficult one for me, that's why I left it almost as it was taken and asked here

Matt, I know what you mean about the wing edges, what makes this one worse, is it was back lit by the evening sun, I think thats why the hairs on the grass stand out so well, the image full size has great detail in it.

Thanks

Dani

Danielle
I missed this earlier. I like it.I agree with some off the left as it's a bit central.
If that's the way it was hanging then let it be. Pity about the wing edge being blown but a great little shot.
John

The colours look great on my monitors. I like it a lot.

Its nice... I would perhaps decentralise it though, it also looks like you were not quite square on to this super little subject....

Rotating it 90 degrees will not work because then the light would not be right, so not a good suggestion really.

Definately add a touch more space below and less above.

Re the blown wing edges, did you shoot in RAW? It may be possible to rescue a little bit of detail there and merge two images....

A longer lens also has the advantage of making it easier to get a clean bg as it takes a lot less of it in.

Nice shot, great colours in there. Just needs to be less central, and possible a bit more space along the bottom, as you mention. Potentially, with a little more room to the bottom, you could crop to a portrait format. Very nice!