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    Camera Model Canon EOS 50D
    Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/100
    Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
    Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
    Exposure Compensation -1/3
    ISO Speed 400
    Lens EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
    Image Quality RAW
    Flash Off
    White Balance Mode Auto
    AF Mode AI Focus AF

    All comments welcome.

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    Roman Kurywczak
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    Hey Jonathan,
    Well I don't think you could have asked for a better pose! You are tack sharp and at that DOF....dead parallel to the plane! Great BG but will ask about the leaves.....waxy?....it appears they are so a slight tone down will focus more attention to the beauty of a BF! Not sure what is going on in the LRC....but it appears a bit funky.....so perhaps a touch of housekeeping on that too. overall.....very nicely done!

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    Thanks Roman, you have pointed out something that hadn't occurred to me... but now you mention it I agree.

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    Lovely! The butterfly just jumps out at you and the sharpness is excellent, Jonathan. Roman made some good comments above. Well done.

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    Beautiful. Amazing detail. Love it! I like Roman's suggestions.

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    Awesome details, and nice comp...I like the fact you composed the BF on a diagonal - looks good. Good points by Roman.

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    Nice comp and colors, sharp and very good details, you manage to get perfect parallel to the BF! Well done.

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    The comp and colors look good and the bfly looks awesome! Following Roman's advice and toning down those leaves will take this over the top!

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    Excellent butterfly image, Jonathan! A more evenly colored BG would almost certainly make this even stronger but it would be difficult to get a good result in pp but you should be able to clean it up a bit more. That butterfly is outstanding...very sharp corner to corner and the diagonal fills the frame out beautifully.

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