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MiroslavMaric
11-11-2014, 02:34 AM
5D3, Sigma macro lens 180mm 2.8, hand held,
1/500, f/9, ISO400, natural light + fill in flash,
Full photo size: 5760 x 3840 pixels,
PP: vibrance adjustment and removed a spot in BG.
ID: Blue Spot Hairstreak (Satyrium spini) butterfly resting on Creeping Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) plant. Yellow BG was feeding zone of this butterfly - flowers of lat. Sedum boloniense (don't know English name) plant.
Location: Velebit mountain, July 2014.

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Thanks for viewing and comments.
Cheers,
Miro
Jonathan Ashton
11-11-2014, 04:25 AM
That is one fine image, the exposure, colours and detail in the butterfly are excellent, I lke the background too. Regarding the sedum plant I think I would crop the base to just above the petal that is third in from the right hand side - i.e. approx 1.2/1.3 cm off the base.
Nancy Bell
11-11-2014, 12:52 PM
A super image! Great detail on the butterfly, nice & parallel to the camera, and a stunning mottled yellow bkgd. Jonathan has a good suggestion about cropping some of the foreground away. The blurred parts are distracting and really are not needed to balance the image.
MiroslavMaric
11-11-2014, 01:16 PM
Hi Nancy and Jonathan. Thanks to your valuable comments. As far as I understood you prefer this crop version:

http://s2.postimg.org/6mwf9a3m1/j6_9656_n2.jpg


Cheers,
Miro
Jonathan Ashton
11-11-2014, 05:39 PM
Miro, happy about the base but I think you have also taken some off the left hand side, personally I would not have done so...... I think a little more like this:
Allen Sparks
11-11-2014, 10:45 PM
Very nice image with lovely background and stunning details on the butterfly. If it were mine I would crop even a little more from the bottom. Well done. -- Allen
MiroslavMaric
11-12-2014, 02:00 PM
Thanks Allen and Jonathan. Yes the last frame could be the best. Thanks again.

Cheers,
Miro
Nancy Bell
11-12-2014, 06:50 PM
Miro, I very much like the crop you chose.
Steve Maxson
11-17-2014, 02:34 PM
Hi Miro. Outstanding sharpness and detail on the butterfly. The browns go very nicely with the yellows and greens in the rest of the image. I agree about the soft areas at the bottom of the frame and your repost is a nice improvement. Excellent work!