Monarch Butterfly

[Katie Rupp]

Found this beautiful butterfly last fall at Pahranagat NWR in Nevada.

Canon XTi
AE
1/1000
f5.6
ISO 200
100-400 @ 400mm
and, it's a BIG crop;)

Thanks for looking, I'm here to learn so comments/advice appreciated

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Katie,
Lovely image, love the colors and the composition on your butterfly...:D

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Katie Your doing well !!!!! Love the Bfly !!!!

Perfectly square to the film plane maximizes the dof and you got it The exposure is very good would only back down the saturation on the yellow channel a bit. They get overcooked on their own. Crop and bg are very pleasing

Would have tried getting a little lower or waited to the bug to move for separation with the head and flower. Tech wise I would go one stop higher with the ISO for dof Did not need it in the bug but could have been used on the flower !!! I like it a lot Proud of you !!!!!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Very nice shot Katie. Love the colors and the contrast.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nonda Surratt]

Very nice all the colors work well the BG is lovely! Very, very good job!

[Harold Davis]

that's a beauty, katie!! cant wait to see some more.

[Katie Rupp]

Thank you all, now it's back to learning how to convert and work with RAW images...