I've been impressed with the recent DF & BF images posted on our forum by Ken and Don. Here's a butterfly image more on the artsy side. This one was HH. Could not get him to stay still long enough. No way he would get perpendicular to the camera lens. Just had to take whatever I could get. Still like it. I was on vacation in Nantucket when this picture was made.
Canon EOS- 1D, EF 100- 400 mm. f/4.5- 5.6 IS zoom. No flash was used for the image.
Lovely image, Charles. I love the soft feel of the pine in this and the diffused look overall. I think the butterfly could use a little more selective sharpening, though.
Hey Charles, real like the comp. soft DOF works great. I'm on my laptop and the B-fly sharpness looks fine, but maybe on a larger monitor I could see the softness, as I see phers are mentioning some extra sharpening. Well done.
I like how the butterfly stands out against the green bg. Seeing a Monarch on a Pine is somewhat unusual, which adds intereest. I think I would darken the light colored out of focus pine below the wings. Very nice image!
Thanks Anita, Vida, Mike and Jules. I reposted the image. Let me know what you think. I appreciate your remarks and all critiques from everyone on this forum. It helps me grow as a photographer. Don't always see everything before posting.
Thanks so much....
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Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL
Last edited by Charles Wesley; 01-19-2010 at 11:24 AM.
Thanks Anita & Jules. Our critiques are designed to help one another. I need ones that help me improve an image or see another way to post it.
Everyone's opinion is important to me. Please strive to give any ideas on how everyone on the forum could improve their images.
Many look awesome IMO. I'm proud to be involved with the other outstanding photographers on BPN....
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Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL