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    Yesterday afternoon while out in the yard I came across this newly emerged White Admiral butterfly. I nudged it onto my finger and then placed it on the Rudbeckia flower in the garden. Used my Nikon 105mm micro lens and SB-400 flash for the capture. Optimizing the image included evicting a few stray yellow petals from other blossoms that I felt were problematic. I wanted a clean look - one flower and the butterfly. I used Fractalius 'rounded' preset and then further tweaking in Viveza.

    Last post for a week or so. I am heading north to Horseshoe Lake. Look forward to catching up on all the great images I will miss while away. Take care folks.

    Look forward to comments.

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    Hi Andrew, good job on this! The filter use is not overdone and a clean,crisp look was created. Nicely muted backround,even lighting along with good positioning of the subject. Well handled!

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    Andrew, you're becoming a master with your use of Fractalius...this would have been a strong image without the filter, but I think your application in processing puts it over the top. I'd make one small suggestion...just a bit of a rotation CCW....right now the butterfly is looking almost straight up, and that, along with the angle of the antenna, draw my up away from the image...just a thought...and a matter of preference..it's a wonderful image as it is.

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    Andrew, I remember this one from your recent blog post. Excellent use of the filter and the composition is terrific. The BF looks great Have a great trip bring back lots of images!

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    Great all around, Andrew! Beautiful work.

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    Hey Andrew,
    Got a chance to drop by before I left......outstanding all around!!! This turned out awesome!

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    Wow, Andrew! Beautiful comp and the fract effect is perfect!

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    Fantastic work, Andrew... love the fract effect and the colors. Beautiful composition.

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    Nice image and application, Andrew.

    Nice colors and texture, with just enough Fract.

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    Thanks everyone for the comments, very much appreciated!

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