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Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 24, 2010 at 6:34 AM
Common Blue
One from a very pleasant Saturday dodging the rain showers. This one was very well behaved and posed for quite a while.

Nikon D70
Sigma 180mm 3.5 Macro
1/30 sec at f11 ISO 200
Tripod self timer

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Posted by David Sewell on August 24, 2010 at 7:50 AM
Nice and sharp, but I find it a bit too large in the frame for my personal taste.

David
Posted by Ian Mason on August 24, 2010 at 8:35 AM
Looks great against that background. Size in frame OK by me!
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on August 24, 2010 at 8:38 AM
A great shot Ian.
It is big in the frame but for people with poor eyesight like myself, it's a plus :smile:
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 24, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Some nice detail there Ian but I too would like to see it a little smaller in the frame.. The fringe 'hairs' are little blown.

If you'd have used a compact camera you will have got more of the environment in too... :biggrin: :biggrin: :jump: :biggrin:


Brett :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Shaun Simpson on August 24, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Like the composition, I like them big in the frame :toast: :toast: :toast: :biggrin:
Posted by keith mitchell on August 24, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Like it just as it is,really nice image.
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Keith.
Posted by Danielle Nichol on August 24, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Really nice image, its very unusual to find a common blue perched head up, have you rotated the image by 90deg? or is it natural.

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Danielle
Posted by Dale Sutton on August 24, 2010 at 3:43 PM
You need these big in the frame to see the detail and this has bags of that.

Dale :toast:
Posted by Paul Rosser on August 24, 2010 at 3:52 PM
A great shot Ian, congrats!
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 24, 2010 at 4:38 PM
See it paid to get wet. Lovely detail on the butterfly. Size is fine by me. Also like the water droplets on the thistle. Good BG too. :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on August 25, 2010 at 6:24 AM
Teeny bit BIF but no big deal. Tried horizontal ?
JR
Posted by Paul King on August 25, 2010 at 2:58 PM
yep looks like a bit of rotation here..