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Posted by Paul King on July 27, 2010 at 5:18 PM
Gatekeeper
thought a tighter crop would be better for a change!!!

D300 180mm etc..
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 27, 2010 at 5:28 PM
.. a bit to tight for me Paul and I like things big in the frame for some macro. The very narrow DOF when this close means that the wing tips are just a little out but there is bags of detail in the head and body areas to draw the eye in which is great.. Just how much of a crop is it..? Would be good to have the full techs to know how you got the image..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 27, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Hi Paul :wavey:

Coo I like em big in frame, but thats a bit to big even for me :smile:

Bags of detail make for a striking image though :toast:
Posted by Paul King on July 27, 2010 at 7:17 PM
Have attached the other shot of this .
ISO400 -1ev 1/650th
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 28, 2010 at 3:45 AM
Good close up Paul, just needs a little more room around the subject for me, but if you like it as posted then fair do's.

Andy...
Posted by Matt Cole on July 28, 2010 at 4:45 AM
I think the ideal shot would have been somewhere between the two in terms of the butterfly's size in the frame. You haven't said what aperture you used but a tiny bit more DOF would have helped I think. Nice detail though.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Justin on July 28, 2010 at 5:16 AM
Sorry Paul but I'm afraid it doesn't work for me. The crop is way, way too extreme IMHO. Better to take your chance with obtaining the desired subject size at the taking stage, rather than afterwards. I can appreciate that this is easier said than done at times though.
I prefer the extra space in the original but the composition would have been stronger with the butterfly composed more to one side, which would have had the added bonus of eliminating the out of focus seed head and also including the leaf tip.
Posted by Shaun Simpson on July 28, 2010 at 2:58 PM
I like them big in the frame but this is a bit to gig for me, with te exception of the wing tips nice detail though :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on July 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Paul, would be interested in seeing a just a head shot...as there is a lot of detail here. Nice to see though.

Ian
Posted by David Taylor on July 28, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Plenty of detail and sharp where it matters, the bigger the better for me. :smile: :wink:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by David Kjaer on July 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM
A tad tight for me but great detail - somewhere betn. the two would be right for me.

David :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 29, 2010 at 7:05 AM
Great detail, but too big in the frame for my taste. :wavey:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on July 30, 2010 at 4:29 PM
I agree somewhere in between for size but stunning detail. Very nice indeed Paul. :wavey: