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Butterfly on flower


Butterfly on flower
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1558 W: 105 N: 4679] (16507)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-05
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma Apo 150mm f/2.8 EX macro DG, 72mm UV
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-23 0:55
Viewed: 564
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
My interest in shooting butterflies started when i joined Trak Nature. The work of Mr. Ram Thakur, Goutham Ramesh, Peter Stoeck and Peter ( Batu) inspired me very much.

Later on Sumon Sinha came up with excellent work focused on butterflies of India.I also liked the work of Ivan & Ulla on butterflies.

I have posted so many pictures of butterflies on flowers in my gallery but still whenever I get opportunity i always try and capture butterfly shots.

This season i have seen very less of the butterflies and some species are missing too, I still remember having so many butterflies sipping nectar from flowers of my small garden. I dont know what went wrong this season.

I would love to go to forest to get some good butterfly shots or macro captures. I hope i will get an opportunity soon.

This shot has been taken with Sigma 150 mm macro lens with Nikon D 80, Your critiques and comments are most welcome.

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Hello Pankaj,
Very nice close up of this beautiful butterfly with bery fine details and sharpness. I like the natural colors and the good DOF.
Very well done
Regards
Pierre

Hola Pankaj,
Bonita composición con gran nitidez, buena textura y detalles, iluminación suave y agradable. Saludos
José Ramón

Hi Pankaj,

Nice, sharp and well composed macro. The blurry green background is also looking nice.

Regards,
Sowmya

Hi Pankaj Da,
A nice capture of this beautiful butterfly. You have captured it with good sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Pankaj,

"Sitting pretty" nice bold image of this butterfly, nicely perched on lovely flower, good background, I personally wish little more relief space around.I have seen Goutam shooting with same lens and some excellent results, wishing you all the very best for macro.TFS.

Hi Pankaj,
Beautiful layers of colors here with very nice background, to top it pretty emigrant. Well, for me the composition is bit tight with no space for the butterfly to take off. tfs.
magraj.v

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3946] (13340)
  • [2009-01-23 2:54]

Hello Pankaj,
for the next season I wish you all the best also with respect to finding new and interesting butterfly motifs.
Here you show us a Catopsilia florella in a perfect manner. Sharpness is excellent. Both, the butterfly and
the flower are nicely presented. The background is only slightly structured and smooth and, thus, fits
very well not to disturb the view on the beauties.
Best wishes, Peter

Hello Pankaj,
Magnificent capture!
I like a lot the profile pose got, it seems like if the insect were posed for you.
It's very good the composition made with all the elements aligned upwards.
Congratulations and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2009-01-23 5:10]

Hello Pankaj,
What a lovely and crispy clear capture of this beautiful butterfly posing so nicely on the pretty flower. Excellent focus and a fine contrasting background too. There seem to have been great fluctuations in the number of butterflies here too lately and it's hard to know the reasons for this.
Many thanks and cheers, Ulla

Hi Pankaj,
Very good capture of this beautiful butterfly; great POV and composition, sharp fine details, excellent lighting and colours.
TFS
Pekka

Namaskat pankaj
Quite nice close up
tack sharp and luminous
regards
Patrick

Butterfly observation and photographing is an illness :)))
For 3 years I take their photos. If I couldnt go to the side to take their photos I really feel bad.
TFS.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2009-01-23 6:47]

Hello Pankaj
An excellent capture of this Catopsilia species taken from a great POV with fine sharpness, lighting and set in a pleasing frame-filling composition on the flower against a contasting neutral BG.
Best wishes,
Ivan

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4723] (16252)
  • [2009-01-23 6:59]

Hello Pankaj,
A lovely shot of this butterfly and the pretty flower. The colors are beautiful. Excellent details showing the Catopsilia off perfectly.
Best regards Siggi

two things..super good on the eye!!! And great use of your depth of field...Overall nicely composed full framed with colours all natural...I like your borders and sign as well..Good show and good luck in your trek!
Bob

Hi My dear Friend Pankaj,
Great macro capture of this leaf-like butterfly with superb clarity and composition.
TFS. Have a nice weekend MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-01-23 15:28]

Hi Pankaj,

A beautiful butterfly and a beautiful picture. The butterfly resting on the gorgeous flower is just lovely. Beautiful colors and fine details of both subjects. I love the background and the composition. Butterflies are becoming a rarity here in Arizona.

Jane

Olá Pankaj

Espetacular fotografia!
Composição e cores fantásticas.
Belo trabalho, meus parabéns.
GA
Vera

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 469 W: 60 N: 947] (3016)
  • [2009-01-23 20:31]

Hello Pankaj,

The macro lens you use bring out rich details of this beautiful butterfly. The low PoV catching it sitting quite snuggly on the flower is qite a nice sight.

The head and the wings are in fine prominence and is highlighted with excellent clarity.The butter smooth dark green BG makes a nice contrast to the yellow of its wings wings.Even thesepals and petals of the flower make a nice contrast in the composition.
Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Silpa

what a great capture Pankaj !
perfect sharp and contrast , amazing composition with wonderful colours and very good light !
well done !
septimiu

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2009-01-25 2:55]

Hello Pankaj!

Flawless macro of this butterfly. Every detail is perfect, exposure is very good, image is sharp and with natural colours. Excellent post!

Ciao Pankaj, splendid butterfly with fantastic details, fascinating composition with lovely flower, delicate colors, perfect focus and wonderful blurry BG, great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Beautiful sharpness...so clear with great depth of field, giving the shot a 3-d effect. Lovely shot!

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