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Sitting.


Sitting.
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: 2006-09-26
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/8
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of Asia, Australian Butterflies 1, Butterflies of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-11-03 19:31
Viewed: 870
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I was just going through photos I thought would be good to post and so I choose this butterfly. I got this photo at about midday and the little thing was just moving everywhere. Just as I was about to give up it landed here and just sat for a about 3 minutes. I guess butterflies get tired too. I snapped off a few shots and this one seems to be te best. The midday light was nice and strong but seemed to wash out some of the colours. With the use of the flash the butterfly's colours were brought out.

Janice, Argus, uleko, ramthakur, horia, RAP, blakitan, SkyF, jmp, Ken52, vanderschelden has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • shal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 287 W: 71 N: 499] (2086)
  • [2006-11-03 19:57]

Hi Matthew,
Excellent DOF, Details, POV & framing :D
Good strong compo. of this pretty butterfly :)
Cheers,
Vishal Sabharwal

Hi Matt,

I like the composition showing the leaf as whole. Good sharpness and detail with proper DOF, colors appears so naturally...
Neat image...!
TFS,
Musin

This is a beautifully exposed image Matthew. The flash seemed to do the trick. Well done

TFS

Evelynn : )

Mathew,
Liked your story.
Better still, I loved your register.
Perfect balance of colours & contrasts.
Great DOF & POV.
A good frame.
Excellent clarity & focusing.
Best regards from Canada, Mario.

hi matthew,
lovely shot. the pov and the framing is good. the dull bg suits the shot well. the dof is good. the colours are beautiful. the contrsat is perfect. the sharpness is excellent. well captured shot.
tfs
regards
pankaj

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2750 W: 147 N: 7933] (24699)
  • [2006-11-04 1:06]

Hello Matt,
This is a fine underside view of what I assume is a speciesof fritillary. The detail is excellent and the lighting superb. This, together with the BG and leaf make a superb shot.
TFS, regards, Ivan

  • Great 
  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11894)
  • [2006-11-04 4:17]

Excellente composition,les détails et les couleurs sont parfaits.

Merci!
joseph

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2575 W: 170 N: 7847] (24815)
  • [2006-11-04 4:37]

Hello Matthew,
Wonderful composition showing this very beautiful butterfly in a nice pose. Excellent details, colours, light and background.
TFS, Ulla

A prize shot, Matthew.
Despite the mid-day light, you have been able to bring out the best in this otherwise very beautiful butterfly.
I also find the punctured leaf and the butterfly's shadow on it extremely attractive.
Great picture, indeed.
Ram

  • Great 
  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2006-11-04 4:55]

Hi Matt, this is a nice sharp capture of the butterfly. I like the patterns on the wings, and how it is standing on the leaf. Well shown, thank you
Janice

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1006 W: 64 N: 1242] (5082)
  • [2006-11-04 5:53]

Hello Matthew
Wonderful shot with escellent sharpness, lightness, color and composition. I like very much the POV. The beautiful butterfly seems to be an Indian Fritillary (Argyreus hyperbius)
Magnificent job.
Best wishes
Maite

  • Great 
  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2134 W: 224 N: 3948] (13111)
  • [2006-11-04 6:00]

Hi Matt

A truely superb shot of this very beautiful butterfly!
THe POV is excellent showin all the nice details, colors and textures of the under-wing and the DOF is impecable, isolating the subject very well from the lovely blurred BG.
Very well exposed, framed and composed.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

  • Great 
  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-11-04 6:09]
  • [+]

Very sharp macro Matthew with pretty composition and colors.

I like it a lot: composition, color, sharpness, POV, DOF, focus, background, lighting, framing.

I like it: notes.

I don't like it: you only forgot the speed of the shot.

Excellent presentation, indeed.
Thank you and regards... Ricardo

bonjour matt
magnifique,la lumiere est tres bonne.
les couleurs du papillon et du BG tres jolies.j'aime beaucoup.
laurent

Hi Matthew,
Very neat image. Great sharpness. Nice DoF. Greatly composed picture.

Ben Lakitan

  • Great 
  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7755)
  • [2006-11-04 8:13]

Hi Matthey
Good shot. Good colours, light, sharpnes, details and POV.
Well done

osse

  • Great 
  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-11-04 9:08]

Hi Matthew,
great composition, with a very nice 3D feel to it. Excellent POV and great DOF. The OOF BG shows of the main subject very well. Excellent closeup of superp quality.
Sky

Hello Matthew
Very nice shot of butterfly,
Beautiful colors and composition,
Excellent

Regards
Fartash

Bonjour Matthew
Très joli ce macro, les détails et les contrastes sont réussis très jolis couleurs
et beau BG
Bravo et merci JP

  • Great 
  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2340] (8406)
  • [2006-11-05 3:27]

Hi Matthew,
Wonderful light, colors, details, composition, background,... Excellent portrait you got for your patience!
TFS, José M.

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260] (4181)
  • [2006-11-25 20:43]

Excellent detail, very sharp, nice colors, good light, and outstanding DOF. Nice composition.

Hi Matthew,
Great image; good subtle compo with butterfly well integrated in the latter.
TFS and all my wishes!
TFS
Annick

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