Common Blue on Cowslip

[nick clayton]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. 19/05/13

Canon 7D
Sigma 180mm f/3.5
1/30 @ f/16
+1 EV
Aperture priority
ISO 400
Pattern

Levels
Saturation
Color Balance
Nik Software Dfine 2.0 - background only
Photoshop USM on subject only

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nick I bet you were chuffed to bits when you got this on your computer! The exposure and colours are absolutely spot on, your focus and DOF couldn't be better. A really excellent shot, congratulations.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Nick...This works for me! Nicely done. You might have framed it so it wasn't so completely level but had some angle to it. You might also consider a vignette to add some dimension to the bg.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Hi Nick, excellent work! I like the somewhat unusual composition and am amazed at the amount of detail you captured. You got everything perfectly in the plane of focus, although the antenna tip pointing towards us is a little soft.

[nick clayton]

Thanks for the comments it's very much appreciated. I have to say I was fairly pleased with the image as it was amongst the first set I had taken with a second hand Sigma 180mm f3.5 I had recently purchased.

[Mitch Carucci]

Wonderful sharpness, but in addition, this little guy has a wonderful expression (Am I imagining this?) Something in his eye is very appealing!

[PhilCook]

Lovely light control on this one, and an unusual comp with the horizontal flower head, all very sharp and nice natural looking colors....maybe tone down the brights on the left hand section of the flower

[Steve Maxson]

You nailed this one, Nick! Excellent overall sharpness, nice even light, good colors, and a clean background! Like Bob, I'm wondering how this would look as a diagonal comp - might make an interesting alternate presentation. Excellent work!

[nick clayton]

Thanks for your comments