Polygonia c-album

[Paolo Piazza]

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f8 1/250
ISO 800 400 mm
crop 3000 x 2000

1 D mark III and 100-400 with 37 mm of extension tubes

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice profile excpet that it's turning away from you, at least the head. The left weeds that are out of focus are very distracting and could be cropped ot clned out. YOu could use less space in the right, nothing adding to the picture there.
Keep them coming.

[Julie Kenward]

Paolo, I agree with Fabs that this would be much stronger if the butterfly were facing you but I do love that you got the tongue out and the side of his face in the frame. This feels pretty overexposed to me, evidenced by the white hot edges around the butterfly and the pine needles. Did you try to do a levels adjustment at all, bringing down the upper and middle tones?

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Paolo

Might have gone for a vertical to clean up surroundings !! I think with the tubes you were using getting closer was no problem is the bug cooperated !!! Sharp, well exposed and lots of detail !!! I like it a lot !!!