The nice Inornate Ringlet

[Michel Pilon]

Hello all,

Here is an Inornate Ringlet photographied at the Mont Orford National Park in Quebev last June.

Using a combo 300mm + 1.4 TC at this aperture I got a blackish bacground. Seeing the opportunity here, I decided to darken the background in order to get the flowers and the butterfly as a single entity.

Do you like it?

Thank you again!

Michel


The Common Ringlet flies in a wide variety of grassy habitats, including roadsides, woodland edges and clearings, prairies, bogs, and arctic and alpine taiga and tundra.

http://parcours.pilonm.org/pictures/insectes/satyreFauve3-4.jpg


Model = Canon EOS 40D

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/250"
F Number = F9
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 320
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2008-06-21 12:45:53
Date Time Digitized = 2008-06-21 12:45:53
Shutter Speed Value = 8 TV
Aperture Value = 6.38 AV
Exposure Bias Value = -0.33EV
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 420mm

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Very nice !!

[Samir Begovic]

I think that is very nice too. Lighting, color detail is perfect. Background darkening worked imo very good here.

[Julie Kenward]

It's really lovely! The flowers are perfectly centered but you'd never realize it because the butterfly is in the ROT's. It's well exposed and nicely balanced. I can't tell on my monitor if the wing of the insect is overly sharpened or just a bit on the hairy side but I like it either way.

[Chris Starbuck]

Michel, I agree with everyone's comments. Well done!

[Nagesh Mula]

Lovely, liked this picture very much. Its definitely a wall hanger for me.

[Michel Pilon]

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for your nice and kind comments! It is really appreciated :-)

I got my first DSLR since last spring and have to become more familiar with it but I'm feeling that the learning curve won't be so slow... :-)

Cheers!

Michel