Macro and Flora Image of the Week for the week ending November 30th, 2012: Ken Childs - Backlit Amberwing

Congratulations Ken!

Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm.
Av mode
1/400"
F14
ISO 400
HH
ACR & CS5


This obelisking Eastern Amberwing was backlit so I decided to shoot without flash to see what I'd get. I can't say the colors look completely natural but I like the result.


Cropped, flowers to the left and right cloned away, SH, NR (Neat Image) on the BG, high-pass and smart sharpening.