Fritillary

[OvidiuCavasdan]

40D, EF100 F2.8 Macro
Not sure about the ID, possible a Heath Fritillary
F10, 1/15sec, ISO 400, manual mode, tripod, morning light

[Nancy Bell]

This is simply beautiful and so well done! Fabulous clean colors & sharp details on the butterfly. I especially like that large water drop it appears to be balancing on its head! Also a great line of waterdrops on the top of the wing. Add the very graceful perch and soft blurred tones in the bkgd, and you have it all!

[Mitch Haimov]

VWD, Ovidiu. Excellent sharpness and detail on your subject and a sweet BG. If this were mine I would crop from the left such that the frame edge passes between the bud on the top of the perch and the one on the side facing us and a small amount from the bottom. Did you experiment with selective sharpening at the right end of the perch?

[gary ellwein]

Good job in keeping all of the subject in the plane of focus. I like the soft curve of the perch, the water droplets and clean bg. Well done.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Thanks for comments. Mitch, you made a good point about croping from left a bit and also about selective sharpening the right end of the perch (I did not try to do it).

[Jonathan Ashton]

Ovidiu, these early morning shots just make my mouth water, I absolutely love them. I think it is absolutely superb. I would not change a single thing!

[shane shacaluga]

Super shot, great composition with lovely details on the main subject. Those water drops are wonderful

BG is great too

Agree with the mini crop on the left

TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with wonderful colors,superb details, beautiful BG and composition.Love the water droplets along the edge of wing.Regards,Satish.