Fritillary

[OvidiuCavasdan]

40D, EF100mm Macro
F/10
1/200sec
Iso 500
Morning light, manual mode, HH, croped sides to 4:3.

[Matthew Pugh]

Hi

A lovely butterfly and a fine shot of him – the details and colours of the subject are looking grand!!!

I’d suspect you could have open the aperture just slightly to say F8, for a slightly more blurred smooth backdrop look without losing any real subject detail – since you appear to have so nicely paralleled this lovely wee chap

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[Julie Kenward]

Nice call by Matthew but I have no objections to the aperture used as it's a lovely portrait Ovidiu! The back wing feels a little less sharp than the front wing so you might play with a tiny bit more selective sharpening there. This is perhaps one of the best perches possible - it gives the butterfly a wonderful structure to sit on but doesn't overpower it in any way. Lovely!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ovidiu,
Another fine one!!! I'm fine with the BG.....and you could go many directions there in PP'ing....but besides Ken's trick on sharpening the back antenna.......this one is another winner!

[Charles Wesley]

Most lovely image here. Very nice color. Agree with Matthew about how well you paralleled the subject with your lens. I have to force myself to always do it.

Thanks for sharing...
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St. Augustine Beach, FL
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[Ken Childs]

Roman already hit on the antenna. I think some minor tweaks to the eye could improve this already fantastic shot. Increasing the contrast and sharpening it should take this image way over the top. :)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent shot beautiful pose and perch.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Ovidiu,
Like the pose and perch. Good position, details and BG. Well done.,

[Anita Bower]

Wow. Beautiful details! Great colors and soft light. Well done.