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• peter_stoeckl (10217)
• [2006-03-12 9:45]
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Very beautiful, Jaap.
Congratulations to you and your new camera.
Very good colours, and a perfectly chosen DOF to separate the b-fly plus orchids from the BG.
Delightful composition.
The focus however seems to have a little problem,
as the antennae and legs seem to be oversharpened by postwork.
Anyway, a pretty shot from the tropical house.
As for the ID: Did they state exactly which species of swallowtail they have bred?
Interesting, as it does not seem to be our P. machaon.
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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• wuta (2142)
• [2006-03-12 10:01]

Hallo Jaap ,Het is een hele mooie vlinder prachtig van kleur
op een mooie orchidee, goeie compositie Groeten Teunie .

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• ellis49 (30805)
• [2006-03-12 10:24]
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Hi Jaap,
it's a nice first post from your new camera. Its a bit soft and what I can see is it the camare shaking. 1/80 sec is far to long for handheld with this close-up. But you know that already. Well composed, good POV and nice colours.
Well done, my friend.

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-03-12 10:38]

Hello Jaap,
Congratulations on your new camera, a nice shot to begin with. I have to say the colours are fantastic and a great result considering it's a hand-held shot. As you say in your note a tripod would be useful to use those smaller apertures, even at f5.6 there is some movement there. I look forward to seeing your future shots with this camera!
Congratulations
Adrian

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2006-03-12 10:39]

Hi Jaap,
beautiful composition. The colors and details are amazing. Excellent DOF and great background. A little fuzzy on the buddy but it goes well with its texture. Very nice work.
TFS...Sky

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• goutham_ramesh (10360)
• [2006-03-12 10:43]
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Hi Japp,
Congrats for your new camera :-)
Great capture for a handheld shot, i like the colors , and the composition. The white flower needs a burn i feel to make it darker , what do you think?

Regards
Goutham R

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• phlr (2814)
• [2006-03-12 10:55]
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Simply wonderful Jaap!
Fantastic sharpness and colours!
Very beautiful butterfly!
Excellent on details!
Very good DOF!
TFS!

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-03-12 11:28]

Congrats my friend, this is an excellent butterfly macro! Very nice swallowtail on the Phaleanopsis. I don´t know the ID.
Excellent sharpness, details and great colours. Composition and POV are great too. Thank you for posting.
Greetings
Heinz

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• mogens-j (20)
• [2006-03-12 11:29]
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Hello Jaap

I can see that you have moved up in the SLR-class;-). I am sure that you will enjoy photographing even more now - so welcome on board.

This is a great handheld first attempt with your new macro-lens. Sharpness and dof is very good all over the butterfly and the colours are amzing - I will have to go to our local place for exotic butterflies some day.

Nevertheless I think that you could improve the picture a little by cropping out a little in the top of the picture and use the white flower to close the top. I have made a ws to show you what I mean - hope it is ok.

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2006-03-12 11:59]
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Hello Jaap!
Wonderful close up,swallowtail and orchid in same frame.I liked
colors,lighting,details and composition a lot.I'd never seen a buttrefly zoo before,it must be very interesting place.
Enjoy with your new camera and lens;)TFS....:-)

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2006-03-12 12:59]

You have obviously done a great job with your new Canon D350, Jaap, even though hand held. We look forward to seeing greater captures with it in future.
The composition is truly beautiful!

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• ALIRIZA (781)
• [2006-03-12 15:04]

Hello Jaap,
Great and beautiful capture for this superb butterfly.Very close and well detailed.I liked POV, colors and framing a lot. Congratulations...
ALIRIZA.

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• wishnugaruda (16596)
• [2006-03-12 15:42]

Hi Jaap,
this is sooooo beautiful, a lordly butterfly on such a noble flower. The perfect arrangement, thanks a lot for sharing, I love it
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• jmp (8411)
• [2006-03-12 16:04]

Aesthetics photo Jaap, great colours and DOF.
José M.

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• red45 (30243)
• [2006-03-12 16:48]

Hi Jaap!
Amazing picture!!! Both orchid and butterfly are superb! I love colours, composition, details - everything here is just perfect!

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• livios (16906)
• [2006-03-12 17:14]

Jaap, very nice beginning with the new camera.

Stunning colors to show us this very beautiful butterfly.

I like sharpness and contrast too.

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• loot (10027)
• [2006-03-12 17:56]
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Hi Jaap
How appropriate. A butterfly on a phalaenopsis orchid, also known as the moth orchid or some has it as the butterfly orchid. I must also comment on your obvious steady hand. Well done.
Congrats with the 350D, I am sure you will grow to like it a lot.
Good composition and POV. Colours are rich and well balanced. Slight over exposure on the orchids, but on the butterfly, the actual subject of focus, the exposure is great.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• jhm (628)
• [2006-03-13 1:45]

Goedemorgen Jaap,
Dat het wat leren wordt met uw nieuwe camera is misschien normaal, lenzen moet men gewoon worden. Maar dit beeld is zeker niet slecht, dat ik dat maar zou kunnen, was ik al zeer tevreden, maar ik ben er van overtuigd eenmaal de techniek met dit toestel onder de knie, dat u nog veel betere beelden zal maken, ik denk dat u dit ook beseft.
Maar de orchidee zijn volgens mij zeker niet overbelicht, misschien is het lichaam van de vlinder iets minder scherp.
Beste groeten,
John.

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• chiliu (6494)
• [2006-03-13 13:21]

Hi Jaap,
Very nice capture of beautiful image,
excellent sharpness and contrast,
great colours and so well composition.
Thanks for sharing!

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• osse (7801)
• [2006-03-13 18:20]

Hi Jaap.
Beautiful composition.Excellent DOF and great background.
TFS
osse

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• Graal (5032)
• [2006-03-14 4:21]

Hi Jaap,
very good shot. I like the composition and colours (wings - fantastic). Good sharpness and DOF, too. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

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• coasties (27700)
• [2006-03-14 4:50]

Hi Jaap

Lovely shot. Very well composed. Excellent exposure, good depth of colour. Well done. TFS.

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• TPAKT (87)
• [2006-03-14 12:34]

Privet Jaap.
Tamron 90 sharp enough is it is visible in your photo - very juicy on color scale.
Tamron 90 it is the bettest than macro-lenses from Canon (I have no in view of 65 MP-E).
Can be only Voigtlander 125/2.5 Apo Macro gives a picture better. But it is a rarity.

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• PDP (11769)
• [2006-03-14 15:15]

Hi Jaap, this composition is very nice. The butterfly looks great on the flower. It's very nice but my only nit would be that the butterfly could be sharper. Well done.

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• thistle (9272)
• [2006-03-15 3:37]

Hello Jaap,
Nice picture of this beauty. Pity that it is a bit unsharp. The POV and composition are good. I think the white frame doesn't suit the image too well because it melts with the white flowers on the left.
Overall, very good shot!

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• AndyB (3982)
• [2006-03-15 11:27]

Hello Jaap,
I dont know how I missed this one.
Firstly,congratulations on your new camera.I'm looking forward to seeing some great macros from you when the new insect season really begins.
This is a very good capture.
Composition and POV are very good,sharpness is good also at just 1/80 secs.
Well done & TFS

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• Janice (18648)
• [2006-03-15 23:40]

Beautiful orchid and butterfly Jaap. It does take a lot of practice, but for a first time it isn't too bad. A little soft but good colours. Well odne,
Janice

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• slrnovice2 (1197)
• [2006-03-16 7:19]

Hi Jaap. This is a lovely image. I think its a tad over-exposed but the wonderful colours and composition make up for it. You are right, macro lenses take some getting used to! Nicely done :)

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• dsidwell (680)
• [2006-03-16 10:48]

It is fun to see such a wildly inventive use of shape and texture in a butterfly photo, Jaap! Nice work!

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2006-03-16 14:52]

Hi Jaap,

Congrats on the SLR.
Excellent effort on this capture and composition.
Your focus is missed, sometimes the auto focus likes to play abit. I have a picture of an orchid like the one you have.

Mike

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• cecilia (4630)
• [2006-03-16 18:01]

Love the composition and colour well done...
Lovely...

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• FranciscoSales (783)
• [2006-03-17 19:02]

Olá Jaap,
ótima foto, a composição está excelente, e as cores formidáveis!! Belíssimo trabalho!!!

Francisco Sales

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• jchemas (3390)
• [2006-03-25 10:40]

What an impresive shot Jaap.
It is an outstanding poster type composition.
Great colors and POV.
Regards
JC

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• metcher (4258)
• [2006-04-18 11:11]

Hi, Jaap.
Very beautiful shot. Nice composition. Beatiful gentle colors.

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• liquidsunshine (11494)
• [2006-04-18 15:08]

Lovely capture Jaap,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV, notes and framing.

Thanks for posting, Have a great week.

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• pitai (1197)
• [2006-04-20 20:36]

Hello Jaap! Very nice contrast you got here. I like the rich colors, textures and definition. Congrats. Gabriel

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• marhowie (302)
• [2006-05-04 16:49]

Hi Jaap,
Beautiful frame with wonderful colors seen in both subject and flower..Just wish it was a bit sharper..
Well done and TFS!

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• RII (2812)
• [2006-05-15 4:10]

Hi Jaap.
Very nice photo, wonderful composition, beauti butterfly, great colors and details.


Saludos....RICARDO.

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• doubleg57 (333)
• [2006-05-17 14:48]

Dag Carper,
Knap je hier ook terug te vinden.
Fantastische kleuren.
Guy

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• Alex99 (18531)
• [2007-03-05 14:36]

Hi Jaap.
Your butterfly collection is simply perfect as well as this one. Amazing pictured scene: terrific in its delicateness and beautifulness flower and wonderful butterfly. Combination of their colours are fantastic. POV and DOF are outstanding too. BG is excellent and underlines the beauty of main subject excellently. BRAVO, Great work. My heart wishes and TFS.
Alexei.