This image was not made with macro equipment, but I guess it belongs posted here? Captured with a shoulder stock mounted Nikon D200, 80-400mmVR, at 400mm, f8, 1/1600th sec, ISO 400, fill flash - SB800 at -2.0 stops, betterbeamer, manual exp mode, spot meter mode, AF mode. PP'd in CS3.
Hi Dan! It's a close-up, so I'll vote for you keeping it here.
Your equipment description is a mouthful, but it was worth it. Lovely capture of this beautiful b'fly. I also like the fade of focus to the left. My only nit to pick is that the b'fly is bullseyed in the middle of the image.
Agree with both the gentlemen...Since you have the shadow the BF on the right I'd take a bit off the left side and maybe even consider darkening the shadow to make it pop out a bit more. Very nice capture overall!
Really nice capture. The BG colors are complimentary to those of the butterfly. However, would like to see the BG blurred a bit more. The exposure is perfect.