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    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
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    Canon 7D Canon 180mm macro tripod ISO 200 -0.3 1/160sec f10

    This is a rework of an image I submitted last June, I would be grateful for your C&C .

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    I like this very much. You have very good dof and sharpness, a very good exposure and Bg.

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    I really like it, Jonathan...not sure what you changed but I really like the softness and color of the BG against the deeper color of the stem and the dark spots on the butterfly. I will add that part of the butterfly feels a little oversharpened near the head and upper wing area...maybe backing off that just a bit will leave it with a more natural feel to the texture of the wings.

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    Hi Jonathan. Beautifully done with an interesting subject on a nice perch in very good light. I also like the comp, DOF, and background. I think the wash of purple in the background adds interest to the image. The only thing I might suggest is to clone the small disembodied bit of leaf on the bottom edge to the left of the stem. Very well done!

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    Thanks for the feedback everyone, much appreciated. The difference with this image compared to the original is the sharpening, I tend to go round full circle applying and not applying sharpening in RAW. I also tried Topaz detail before the image was resized and sharpened for the web, I applied it very sparingly indeed but I think it does bring out more detail, I also have begun to use this on birds- again I think it helps.
    I also desaturated the yellows a little in the green areas of the plant.

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    Hi Jonathan, very nicely captured. The out of focus pink swath in the BG is lovely.

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    Hey Jon, I love this one! The subject looks nice and sharp and the there is a great blend of colors in the BG. I would clone away the leaf that Steve mentioned and I would also remove the tiny leaf(?) on the stem of the lowest bud on the right.

    Do you have a link to the original post of this image?

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