Early morning butterfly

[Markus Jais]

Shot yesterday morning after convincing myself that it is worth getting up at 5 in the morning

EOS 7D, EF 3.5/180L, tripod, ISO 200, f11, 0.4 sec
Some clarity and vibrance increase in LR 4.

At first I didn't find any of them but once I found the first, I saw plenty. This one was on a usable perch and free standing so I could get a good BG.
Probably a Common Blue.

Markus

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[Jonathan Ashton]

Hey Markus I would get up at 5am each day to get shots like this! I wouldn't change a single thing - absolutely superb - well done!

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice capture, nice perch, great BG. Good job on this one.

[Randy Stout]

Markus:

I only have one negative to state. The image is much too small! This one screams out for a bigger print to appreciate all the dew drops and details.

Very nice, like the comp, colors, interesting perch, BG.

Cheers

Randy

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Markus. It looks like getting up early really paid off! Everything about this one is outstanding. Excellent work! :cheers:

[Dave Leroy]

Cool looking photo and good for you to get up nice and early. I really like the nice space around the butterfly as well as the perch. Lovely.

[LindaHarden]

I agree with everyone else that this is a very nice image.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Fantastic all around!!! Looks great!!!