Another male Amberwing

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 70-200mm f2.8 II, 2x TC III, 580 EX II speedlite, monopod
ISO 400, f13, 1/250s, fill flash

Found another one of these obelisking. Cloned out some flash highlights on the eyes.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Allen,
I'd probably smooth out the diagonal lighter area in the BG.....but this turned out great! Sweet Bg, pose, and perch too! :cheers:

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Allen. You really nailed this one! Awesome pose, light, color, and overall sharpness. I would agree with Roman's suggestion about blending the background leaf a bit more - but this is just a minor tweak on a very strong image. :cheers:

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Very nice pose and colors, good DOF. I like the perch. Agree about the diagonal area in the Bg, but this is a very good image. Well done!

[Allen Sparks]

Here is a rework on the background....

[Jay Sheinfield]

Excellent work. Great pose and detail. Excellent.

[Steve Maxson]

The repost puts this one well over the top! :S3:

[Ken Childs]

Great job on this one, Allen! I know last year you were working hard to get a good shot of this species and I don't think you can do much better than this. The repost definitely looks better but it seems a bit dark to me so I think that increasing the overall brightness will finish this one off. Well done! :cheers:

[Jerry van Dijk]

Hi Allen, great image. The IQ seems much better than your former image of this species. Great work on the RP. I might consider selectively increasing the contrast on the head and thorax a bit, to balance it more with that great colored abdomen.

[Julie Kenward]

That repost is awesome, Allen! Great pose and the BG now matches the beauty of the insect.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent image, I love the colours and the pose. I would be curious to see the original with the highlights in the eyes - were they really obtrusive? I have to admit I sometimes remove them myself but I often ask myself why as they are a natural feature in sunlight anyway, I suppose it is the eternal desire to keep on improving images, ( it is just that sometimes I wonder why we need to improve on natural features).:S3:

[Saravana Gurusamy]

The rework is just awesome.. Wonderful pic. All perfect

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,like the BG,repost is the one.thanks.