Eastern Tiger Swallowtail-male

[Ken Childs]

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/BPN/IMG_1742-Edit.jpg

Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 285mm
Manual mode
1/800"
F13
ISO: 200
Canon 430EX: On, Fired
LR & CS3

Since the BPN servers seem to be having problems, I posted this through my Photobucket account.

[Julie Kenward]

Yes, it appears we're stills struggling to recover around here!

Ken, this is lovely! Nice turn / angle to the butterfly and the yellow/purple combo is very nice. I find my eye getting pulled to the two upper corners where the partial petals are - if this were mine I think I'd take those two buds out and let the green carry the corners so your eye stays down at the butterfly.

Very nice details and lucky you for getting a butterfly that is in such pristine shape!

[Charles Wesley]

Ken,

You need to start marketing some of your images. Most excellent photo. Like the angle on this guy and the lovely floral background. Agree with Jules. This is a nice specimen.

Thanks for sharing...
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Charlie Wesley
St Augustine Beach, FL
http://naturesphotographs.com

[Cheryl Flory]

and such great details! love the hairs, and the feather details. you want to reach out and touch it, cause you can just *feel* that softness in the wings....
very nice!

[Jerry van Dijk]

Great details Ken, and a wonderful butterfly. My only critique is that the flash is a bit too prominent, but just a little. It makes the flower perch very bright and also produces a quite strong shadow IMO. I'm just always a big fan of natural light.

[Ken Childs]

Great details Ken, and a wonderful butterfly. My only critique is that the flash is a bit too prominent, but just a little. It makes the flower perch very bright and also produces a quite strong shadow IMO. I'm just always a big fan of natural light.
It was overcast and windy so I didn't have much choice in using flash although I use flash on most of my butterfly shots anyway. It's always more evident when the BG is close to the bug. When I can afford it, I need to get the flash away from the camera. :)

[Charles Wesley]

Ken,

Sounds like the only way you got the shot was with the flash.
I like to use a tripod and angle the flash HH using a sync cord.
Hope this helps...
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Charlie Wesley
St Augustine Beach, FL
http://naturesphotographs.com

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Nice details, I like the framing and colors! Very well done in windy weather!

[Anita Bower]

I completely agree with Jules. Lovely image!