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MiroslavMaric
07-23-2014, 01:35 AM
Butterfly (The Cardinal - Argynnis pandora) and flower (Illyrian thistle - Onopordum illyricum)

5DIII + Sigma macro 180mm 2.8 IS, f/8.0, 1/200, ISO400, handheld,
Light: natural + fill in Twin flash,
Full size: 3124 x 4734,
PP: BG noise reduction and blur, Topaz selective microcontrast,
Location: Adriatic see, The Island of Brac, July/2014.

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Thanks for viewing and CC.

Cheers!
Miro

Jonathan Ashton
07-23-2014, 05:49 AM
Absolutely super, the butterfly really is a gem. The thistle head looks a tad too saturated but everything else looks great to me.

MiroslavMaric
07-23-2014, 06:15 AM
Hi Johnatan,

I'm glad you like it and thanks for valuable comment! I checked once again my raw, PP and RGB channels. There is no saturation in any of RGB channels. I didn't increase the saturation and/or vibrance. As far as I know in July the fresh flowers of Illyrian thistle has such intensive color and at the end of August the color is much more washed.

Cheers!
Miro

nick clayton
07-26-2014, 09:07 AM
I love the way the colour of the thistle head compliments the rest of the image. Beautiful looking butterfly with a nice clean background.

Diane Miller
07-27-2014, 11:29 PM
Stunning sharpness!

Just changing contrast (and color temp) will change saturation, but I can't complain here.