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Ouchhhh my tail is on fire..

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 10, 2010 at 6:39 AM
Ouchhhh my tail is on fire..
Here's another from my recent evening Macro session. A bit later that evening and the sun has almost dissapeared.
Found a nice opening between some trees in the BG and this Common Blue in the foreground did the rest...

greetings,

Jeroen Stel


Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/"3 sec
Aperture: F 9
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:yes: Canon MT 24EX with custom made raiser & Gary Fong Puffer Diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -1 1/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 160
Lens: Sigma 17-80mm F2.8 Macro + 1.7 TC
Focal length: 155mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Posted by Simon Litten on August 10, 2010 at 7:19 AM
Wonderfully inventive! Top shot:toast:


Simon
Posted by Dave Courtenay on August 10, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Looks more like a fire than the sun-either way its original and works well

Dave :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on August 10, 2010 at 11:36 AM
Brilliant Jeroen, really different and technically spot on too - well balanced exposure. Also really like the way the grass stem is dropping out of focus towards the bottom, really artistic.

:toast:
Posted by Bronia Klima on August 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Another fantastic shot Jeroen, very nice
Bronia
Posted by Paul King on August 10, 2010 at 2:53 PM
just wonderful Jeroen. :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on August 10, 2010 at 3:58 PM
something different
Posted by Des Ong on August 10, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Always nice to try something different Jeroen but it just doesn't work for me, sorry. :frown:

Regards,

Des
Posted by Jeff Harrison on August 11, 2010 at 4:56 AM
Very creative and certainly works for me Jeroen :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 11, 2010 at 6:05 PM
Nice detail in the butterly Jeroen but I do find the white lighting just a bit overpowering. :wavey:
Posted by john macpherson on August 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM
I love this. The dramatic lighting really works for me. And I love the fading up from bottom oof and then into sharp plane in the middle and then out again at top in the fiery sky. Different, and damn good imho.