Silver-spotted Skipper on Zinnia

[Ken Childs]

Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 375mm
Av mode
1/200"
F14
ISO:400
LR & CS3
HH

Cloned out some leaves from the ULC.

Allen, some of the Zinnias have sprung up past the others so there are some clean BG's to be had.

[Allen Sparks]

Boy, you are not kidding about the clean BG's. Nice! Makes me want to head out there again...like now! The Silver-spotted Skipper is not one of my favorite subjects but you really showed it off well here. Very nice constrasting colors and tones...good detail too. Wish it were mine...

[dawn campbell]

lovely shot--crystal clear, bokeh just like butter, great detail.

[Julie Brown]

Ken, this is so nice-the framing, focus and detail on the flower and butterfly. I don't see how the BG could be any better!

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Beautiful ! Neat composition paired with such a lovely BG.

[Julie Kenward]

Lovely butterfly image, Ken! Did you desat the reds of the zinnia in any way? They feel like they might be a tiny bit flat in color. Everything else is superb...I love this image and think it's one of the strongest in your portfolio.

[Ken Childs]

Thanks everyone for the positive comments. :)


Did you desat the reds of the zinnia in any way? They feel like they might be a tiny bit flat in color.
Jules, I did desat the reds but only to get closer to what this flower really looked like.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ken,
Late to the party.....I really can't add much to above comments.....as I think this is really good as presented. did you try opening up the BF (not the brightest areas) a few points just for your own comparision? I do realize that these things get lost in compression....so keep that in mind when trying it! Ver well done composing this with a super BG!

[Anita Bower]

Lovely! Flower and butterfly stand out nicely against that gorgeous BG. Great light and colors. Perfect composition and crop. Wouldn't change a thing.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Ken.....great colors and composition. Everything handled extremely well....wonderful sharpness esp for HH