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    This fella was quite accomodating, allowing Stephen Stephen and I to take turns photographing it at will. When I saw it was not going anywhere soon I slapped on another Kenko tube to get right in to its face :cool:. About 80% full frame (cropped a bit top and right). About the curved leaf tip in front of the face: sometimes I like it there, sometimes not...I might make a version of both!

    Canon Rebel XT + 50mm 1.8 lens + stacked 36mm and 20mm extention tubes, 1/400s., f/5.6, ISO200, fill-flash (FEC -1/3), handheld.


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    Fabs Forns
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    Being a fan of wide open, this has just the right DOF for me. Love the angulaar eye and the diffused colors of the wing.

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    Daniel, IMO DOF is distractingly shallow here.

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    Neat shot Daniel. I love the limited DOF, it looks just right.

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    Robert O'Toole
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    I like the DOF and the selective focus, but the OOF leaf in the BG is distracting to me so I like it but dont love it.

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    A very obliging butterfly Daniel. Normally I prefer greater DOF for insects but I like this one with sharp focus up front!! The OOF wings work here for me probably because of the cropping.
    Yes I also find that leaf a distraction in the BG but trying to remove it would no doubt have ended with no subject !!!

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    Ed Vatza
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    Nice capture Daniel. I would have liked to see just a bit more dof but this composition does work. The leaf in the background has been addressed. Getting the right background is often more difficult than finding the subject.

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    Hey Daniel, I'm a fan of both wide open or stopped down all the way depending on the image. This one works for me. I like the earth tone colors in this one.

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    TomWhelan
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    A fine image, the shallow DOF is effective, the sharpness is where it needs to be. The setting is typical for this butterfly, a Spring Azure - they land on the ground in leaf litter frequently.

    They aren't always this obliging. In fact, they are pretty skittish more often than not. So this was a good opportunity!

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