Taken on the prairie at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
Canon EOS 40D; Canon 300 F4 L IS; 1/1000; F/6.3; ISO 200; EC 0; Manfrotto 055XB w/488RC2; Canon DPP and LR II
Taken on the prairie at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
Canon EOS 40D; Canon 300 F4 L IS; 1/1000; F/6.3; ISO 200; EC 0; Manfrotto 055XB w/488RC2; Canon DPP and LR II
Beautiful copper, Daniel. If this were mine, I'd take about half the distance from the top of the frame to the top of the copper off and add a little canvas to the left side, putting him closer to the upper 1/3 of the frame. I'd also think about toning down the brighter spots in the BG just a little. The one closest to his face is pulling my eye away quite a bit. Try using the clone brush at 30% and set to "darken" using a nearby area as the clone source.
I also see that the front back wing is a bit OOF. You might try a little more selective sharpening there to see if you can crisp that up a little more.
Beautiful butterfly, Daniel, and excellent composition. Like the clean BG. Julie nailed the critique.
Hi Danny, I like the curvature of the leaf, together with the colours on the butterfly.
I like it very much! Great colors and BG.
Hey Danny, works for me, I agree on the white areas in the BG, do a little blending of those, and I personaly don't mind the positioning and crop.
Thanks everybody for all the comments. I'm still a bit nervous about posting in this gallery, as I'm more comfortable with birds and wildlife, but you guys make me feel right at home! Landscape, on the other hand is still a little scary (smile).
I agree with Jules, except that your crop looks good to me. I like the attitude of this butterfy (if butterflies can have attitude), as well as the fluff on the lower parts.