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Common Blue Butterfly... (+ repost)

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Posted by Brett Lewis on July 16, 2009 at 4:38 AM
Common Blue Butterfly... (+ repost)
Taken back in May there were a few of these just coming to roost in the long grass stems. I never get bored of these little ones, they are fascinating with some amazing colour on the wing or just resting like this one.

Have a good day folks.


Brett



Canon 5D MKII, Sigma 150mm, Tripod
1/60 sec @ f10, ISO 800
Posted by Andy Astbury on July 16, 2009 at 5:01 AM
Good quality image Brett from a technical standpoint :toast:

The subject is a bit out of position though - perhaps slightly lower and a little left?? I'm not sure to be honest - I'd have perhaps shot it "portrait" myself.

All strictly IMHO of course:wink:
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 16, 2009 at 5:12 AM
Thanks Andy,

I appreciate this comp isn't for everyone and I will look at my other images for different comps on the 'landscape' theme, I do have a 'few'.. But in the meantime, here is one to be going on with in the 'portrait' theme as suggested..

Cheers,

Brett :wavey:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on July 16, 2009 at 6:06 AM
Really like both of them and your chosen DOF producing a very crisp image!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Craig Jones on July 16, 2009 at 7:16 AM
Like both of them Brett, for me the second was is the best because of the angle of the subject and the composition,the colours on the butterfly stand out so well against the BG,nice work...again :razz: :razz: :wavey:
Posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 16, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Both very fine and graphic images Brett! I like the second one a little better because of the diagonal framing but the first one has a very intersting composition as well, the empty space in that one is really intersting! :wavey: :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on July 16, 2009 at 10:33 AM
I can appreciate them both as they each have their merits. Very nice work indeed.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Justin on July 16, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Good one Brett. The re-post is my favourite of the two. :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on July 16, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Hello Brett.

Like the vertical better but find the processing better on the fisrt one, as you seem to be a bit bright and the bottom part of the butterfly is starting to burn out.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on July 16, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Both good but the second pips it for me.
Good for 800 ISO too!
johnr
Posted by Elizabeth Chvilice on July 16, 2009 at 3:32 PM
I like the horizantal one better. Just personal preference, but the background color makes the butterfly stand out more in the first one.
Posted by Major Gilbert on July 16, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Like the second better Brett, When you dont want it its there and in this case just feel an addition of a bit of leaf or similar would then not make the Butterfly quite so lonesome.
Lovely delicate shot all the same. :toast:

Major.