Silver studded blue

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 7D Canon 180mm macro tripod ISO 200 -0.3 1/160sec f10

This is a rework of an image I submitted last June, I would be grateful for your C&C .

[jack williamson]

I like this very much. You have very good dof and sharpness, a very good exposure and Bg.

Jack

[Julie Kenward]

I really like it, Jonathan...not sure what you changed but I really like the softness and color of the BG against the deeper color of the stem and the dark spots on the butterfly. I will add that part of the butterfly feels a little oversharpened near the head and upper wing area...maybe backing off that just a bit will leave it with a more natural feel to the texture of the wings.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Jonathan. Beautifully done with an interesting subject on a nice perch in very good light. I also like the comp, DOF, and background. I think the wash of purple in the background adds interest to the image. The only thing I might suggest is to clone the small disembodied bit of leaf on the bottom edge to the left of the stem. Very well done!:cheers:

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, much appreciated. The difference with this image compared to the original is the sharpening, I tend to go round full circle applying and not applying sharpening in RAW. I also tried Topaz detail before the image was resized and sharpened for the web, I applied it very sparingly indeed but I think it does bring out more detail, I also have begun to use this on birds- again I think it helps.
I also desaturated the yellows a little in the green areas of the plant.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Jonathan, very nicely captured. The out of focus pink swath in the BG is lovely.

[Ken Childs]

Hey Jon, I love this one! The subject looks nice and sharp and the there is a great blend of colors in the BG. I would clone away the leaf that Steve mentioned and I would also remove the tiny leaf(?) on the stem of the lowest bud on the right.

Do you have a link to the original post of this image?