small butterfly in the evening.

[Carel v/d Sanden]

Butterflies I always shoot in the early morning or late evening.
They are not active, and remain motionless.
The advantage of the evening is that there is no dew on the butterfly.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 19-7-2012 21:02:02
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/6
Av( Aperture Value ) 10.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
White Balance Mode Cloudy

[nzmacro]

Great lighting......... no make that........ wonderful lighting !!. Very clean shot showing excellent sharp details and all on a perfect background. Congrats on a superb image IMO. Nice work from behind the camera.

Danny.

[PhilCook]

This is one sweet image, perfectly composed in the frame and eye catching fine detail...cant find any fault with this fine work....and good tips on when to photograph them

[Jason Stander]

A really beautiful image... great light... detail and bg is spot on... so so VVWD Carel!

[Markus Jais]

Fantastic shot with wonderful soft light and great IQ.

Markus

[Allen Sparks]

Lovely shot... Love the complimentary BG. beautifully captured with nice detail and composition.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Carel. Love the lighting and colors - both on the subject and background. Also, excellent sharpness and comp. Outstanding work!

[Bob Miller]

Hi Carel....loving everything about this-...the textures in the bfly wing, sharpness, clean bg, and wonderful perch!. You might consider a slight vignette for this image.

[LindaHarden]

This is really nice.... ditto on all the other positive comments.

[Carel v/d Sanden]

Thanks for all comments.
@ Bob.

You might consider a slight vignette for this image

Why ?