Canon 7D Canon 180mm macro tripod, ISO 200 -0.3 1/320 f10
I was reasonably pleased with this one but I still want to isolate the pair just a little more effectively against a bell heather background.
All C & C welcome.
Hey Jonathan,
Another very strong one although in this one some of the whites are a bit bright (legs and near lower BF eye). Easy tone down. I like the extra inclusion of environment....for a different look too but my biggest issue is the Whitish stick? in the BG between the perch and the BF. Toning it down and softening the edges will help quite a bit.....although if I recall correctly.....you are not a big fan of that......so just toning down the brightest whites will take this up a notch.
Thanks for the C & C, I didn't use the flash gun for many shots as it was quite a bright day but I think had I used it there would have been more even illumination.
Regards the background Roman, I tend to go through phases, sometimes I want to capture the scene and absolutely minimise the use of Photoshop, others, if the subject is particularly strong I will be tempted to clean things up a little. At present I am trying to capture birds and insects in such a manner that I don't do any or very little cleaning up - it's a bit easier said than done
Hi Jonathan. Very nice job of getting both butterflies within your plane of focus. Roman, Ovidiu, and Allen each make good points which would make the image even stronger. I think this could also look good as a vertical comp if you had a little more room on the top and bottom.