Painted lady

[Jonathan Ashton]

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av(Aperture Value) 14
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Flash Type External Flash : Manual Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation 0
AF Mode AI Servo AF
AF area select mode Spot AF

After all this time I have just noticed the above info can simply be copied and pasted from DPP!!
This was a newly emerged imago that I hatched in September, it is on rosebay willow herb or fireweed. The background is my back garden.

[MiroslavMaric]

Like the frame, colors, details and BG. It's sharp with well balanced and good flash lighting.

Cheers,
Miro

[Diane Miller]

Lovely sharpness and detail, very nice use of flash. I'm wondering about taking a little off the top.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Miro and Diane. Initially I wondered about cropping but then I remembered I deliberately photographed it like this to show a hint of sky and trees in the background.

[Ron Conlon]

Gorgeous subject and background, nicely composed with a strong diagonal. I like the background in the lower four-fifths much better than that in the upper fifth.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Beautiful butterfly, very good details and good use of flash. The top right is a bit too dark for my taste but I like the BG colors.