Gulf Fritillary Butterfly Takeoff

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D2, 70-200mm IS II, 1.4x TC III
ISO 400, f4.5, 1/5000s, HH

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Canon 7D2, 70-200mm IS II, 1.4x TC III
ISO 400, f4.5, 1/5000s, HH

Beautiful image.

I do wish to see a bit more of the flower but still I really this one as it is.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Allen, ideal choice of equipment for this type of shot, usually we find that restricted DOF does not bode well in macro but in this case I think it suites the subject well, emphasizing the action. In this case I do not think we would expect to see all elements in focus but we do see the all important eye nicely delineated. Lovely butterfly well shown, I like the flowereand the unobtrusive background.

[Steve Maxson]

Allen, you're getting pretty good at these flight shots! :S3: Nice light, vibrant colors, a clean background, and excellent sharpness where you most need it. A little more DOF would have made this strong image even better - IMO. From your shooting specs, it looks like you had some wiggle room to up the ISO (say to 800) and lower shutter speed a click or two to thereby increase your f/stop. Nevertheless, this is a striking image as presented.