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Getting dizzy


Getting dizzy
Photo Information
Copyright: Matthew Bird (Matt-Bird) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 336 W: 32 N: 407] (1924)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D70S, Tamron SP AF180mm F/3.5 DI MACRO 1:1
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/640 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-04-09 21:38
Viewed: 749
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is one of the first butterflies I have seen this year and a troubling little thing it was. I actually think it was playing games with me. It was flying from one side of me to the other and landing again. Just as I would go to take a photo it would move AGAIN and land on the other side of me, AGAIN. This went on for about 10 minutes. I was persistant and managed to get a few shots. It was midday so I was probably taking photos at the wrong time of the day for butterflies.
I did had to play with the levels alot for this photo because the midday sun was far to bright. I also played with H/S and brightness. I think I managed to get the light and colours close enough to ok.

bobair, JoseMiguel, coasties, Adanac, volkan, nainnain, fiyo, jeanpaul, izler, horia has marked this note useful
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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-04-09 22:15]

Hello Matthew

I had to laugh when you wrote in your notes that you thought the butterfly was playing games with you.I think they do.They are clever little beauties.You have managed a well focused shot with very good DOF and POV.The butterfly details are sharp and the BG is super.The colours are well saturated and the composition is well done.TFS

Rob

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  • bobair Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 382 W: 82 N: 1247] (4580)
  • [2007-04-09 23:00]

Hi Matthew, your note is the story of my life when it comes to photoing butterflies.It is like you say ,they do seem like they are playing games with us.They always have their photographer radar on and bang they move away and land nearby only to confound ya-little so and so's.Your capture has good detail in it especially in its eyes and all that after 10 minutes.Tfs. Bob

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 29 N: 5218] (17096)
  • [2007-04-09 23:00]

Hi Mathew,
Excellent close-up shot. Superb colours and sharpness. Perfect lighting and a classic pose you have managed to capture. The BG is immaculate. Very nicely composed and presented. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hi Matthew,
I like the most the clean image displayed.
I think you did it great in the PP with the curves.
DOF perhaps a little narrow, but the focus on the head of the insect is the right one.
The background got is so soft and nicely blurred.
Well done and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

bonjour matthew
avec un peu plus de profondeur les ailes droite auraient été nettes comme le reste,mais c'est une tres belle photo quand même.
laurent

Hi Matthew

Beautiful colour tones and perfect composition. Thank you! :-)

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 1 N: 4518] (15128)
  • [2007-04-10 7:05]

Hello Matthew,
Superb composition with well done colors, a pleasure for the eyes, thanks for sharing.
Rick

Hi Matt,
Nice shot of this butterfly.
Really nice details on the eye.
Blurry BG,colors and point of view are awesome.
Well done.

  • Great 
  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 563 W: 0 N: 1148] (5188)
  • [2007-04-10 10:50]

selam matthew; This is a very beautiful macro!
I like the camera work on this one and especially the sharpness that you managed to get on the body and head of this lovely butterfly.
The textures are also well visible and well isolated from a nicely blurred BG.
Lovely tones and colors, good exposure and excellent composition.
best wishes
ridvan

Your struggle paid off well, Matthew.
This is a lovely image of this unusual butterfly. I wonder what species it is.
Great POV, composition and colours.
TFS.
Ram

Very nice capture of this showy species Matt. Great composition and form, excellent details. Very well done.

bonsoir
bien vu cette photo est plutot une bonne réussite
belles couleurs et supers détails
bravo et merci
edith

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 954 W: 5 N: 2360] (8818)
  • [2007-04-11 15:59]

Hello Matthew,
well done on this beautiful capture. Well exposed and the colors are perfect. TFS

Salut Matthew
Très belle photo que ce beau papillon . Beau cadrage , belle composition les détails et les couleurs sont supers et très joli BG
Merci et au revoir ....JP

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1325 W: 79 N: 916] (8534)
  • [2007-04-15 8:19]

hello matthew
its varied and beautiful butterfly for me.
i like composition, point of view, background, depth of field, colour, lighting,
details, note and plain framing
thanks for sharing
greetings
izler

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2134 W: 224 N: 3948] (13111)
  • [2007-05-10 12:15]

Hi Matt and nice to see another photo from you :)

This is a splendid macro shot here!
I really like the shallow DOF used here that really concentrates all the attention on the butterfly's head. The focused parts look very sharp and clear and the OOF BG is a bliss, as well.
Splendid composition realized, too, with plenty of room in front of the subject, good exposure and contrast.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Belle photo de ce papillonNB, comme certaines de nos photos. Bonne netteté,beaucoups de détails. Amitiés Thomas

Hello Matthew,
sounds like quite an effort to get this photo but well worth it! Beautiful shot. Great Dof background and color saturation. Nice angle on this beautiful butterfly.
TFS
Donna:o)

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