Sooty Copper

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2007-10-11 3:51]

hello horia,
beautiful shot, the composition is great, the oof bg looks nice against the colourful flower and the butterfly, appropriate pov, beautiful framing,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• jesst (2411)
• [2007-10-11 4:13]

Nice composition and background, good color and sharp.

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• PaulH (13083)
• [2007-10-11 4:26]

Hi Horia,
you certainly seem to be getting to grips with your 400D now! Everything seems very good technically and your composition is great. Love the colours too, very natural looking. Nice frame too.
Paul

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• schnoopie (898)
• [2007-10-11 4:33]

Hi Horia,
very nice shot with an amazing composition.
Colors are great, too

TFS Tatjana

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• fototab (2177)
• [2007-10-11 4:42]

Horia,

Lovely shot, the capture here is great and I like all the colors going on in the shot.
Great job!

TFS

fototab

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• Servane (1138)
• [2007-10-11 5:02]

Hello Horia,

It's a very nice and poetic composition.I like the sweet colors and the bakground.
TFS

Servane

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• joey (24727)
• [2007-10-11 5:03]

Hello Horia,
a lovely shot to dedicate to Peter.
+++ Great DOF that isolates the butterfly from its BG. Very good POV and a decent composition. Nice colours.
--- Ntohing ;)
Well done,
Joe

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• MMM (8905)
• [2007-10-11 5:11]

Hi Horia
Beautiful composition.Excellent POV and very sharp image whit great details.Lovely colors and excellent DOF.
TFS Michel

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• peter_stoeckl (10217)
• [2007-10-11 5:21]

Hi Horia,
beautiful and elegant, artistically composed portrait of the Soothy Copper. Wonderful smooth colours in front of a very pleasant uniformly coloured background. A pleasure to see this butterfly as seen by you my friend whom I admire a lot. And an honour to read your very friendly dedication.
All the best and good luck with your new equipment.
Have a nice weekend to come, too!
With thanks, and my best regards,
Peter

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• SelenE (13822)
• [2007-10-11 5:29]

Hi dear Horia,
Color tones, light, POV and composition are very nice and elegant.
TFS
Have a nice day,
Selen

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• sandpiper2 (14101)
• [2007-10-11 5:32]
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Hi Horia

Great shot of this interesting copper.
Good POV. Good sharpness and the DOF is OK. Its a lot differnt than shooting with a compact camera isn't it.

Chris

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• anel (15676)
• [2007-10-11 5:37]

hello Horia,
Pleasant to see a butterfly picture from you again. And it is a beautiful composition, showing the small Blue which Peter Stoeckl has shown a few days ago. Very fine and harmonious colours, an artistic shot. Well seen, well done
Anne

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• undoredo (2740)
• [2007-10-11 7:13]

Hi Horia,

Wonderful shot with beautiful small butterfly. I think it's not easy to get this butterfly opened wings. Well captured and focused. :-)
Lovely colours and excellent details, perfect POV & BG, well composed and framed too.
Great job and TFS.
Have a good weekend, Horia :-)
Best wishes,
Kevin

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• ellis49 (30805)
• [2007-10-11 8:20]

Hi Horia,
this is lovely, the colour tones from the butterfly and the BG
is great, they goes hand in hand.
Well composed with very good DOF and details.
I like the the POV too.
Very well done, my friend.

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• Argus (34927)
• [2007-10-11 9:47]

Hello Horia,
Great capture of a male Sooty Copper with fine sharpness and DOF. Excellent POV, BG and composition: in fact I can't fault this shot and can only say that you are making good use of your new equipment.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-10-11 10:12]

Hello Horia,
Such a beautiful shot in a best composition!
Good DOF with beautiful and matching bg colour!
the subject is excellent exposure and focus in sharpness, vivid colour and details
very well done, Horia!
TFS
cheers
Tony

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• wishnugaruda (16596)
• [2007-10-11 10:13]

Hi Horia,
that's a wonderful golden one - these tiny ones are so pretty. Also a nice pose.
I always wonder why they all have striped antennas and nobody can tell me! Would be a good idea to present a close shot with this question here on TN!
Thanks and bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• snowfalken (1788)
• [2007-10-11 12:06]
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Salut Horia,

Ma bucur sa gasesc inca o imagine facuta cu noul tau echipament! Iti amintesti cum te chinuiai sa obti un fundal mai neclar cu camera veche? Ei, acum trebuie sa muncesti serios facand exact contrariul :) Dar vad ca ai reusit sa faci o fotografie foarte buna! N-as putea s-o imbunatatsc foarte mult. Probabil ca as fi evitat centrul dar nici asa nu arata rau. Este asa cum ar trebui sa fie o fotografie pt. TN.
In ceea ce priveste ultima ta afirmatie referitoare la folosirea blitzului ca lumina de umplere, cred ca indiferent de ce diafragma folosesti tot o sa fie supraexpus subiectul pt ca este prea aproape. Poate la diafragme foarte mici merge. Ideea e ca blitzul sa fie cat mai putin "sesizabil" in fotografie ca sa nu strice culorile. Sau daca ai un blitz extern sau care poate fi luat jos de pe axul optic al camerei ... atunci se schimba totul.

Merci si salut!

Eddie

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• Silvio2006 (41266)
• [2007-10-11 12:40]

Hi Horia, splendid lycaena with great details, excellend composition with lovely flower and great blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• PDP (11769)
• [2007-10-11 15:44]
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Hello Horia,

Delightful shot of this Sooty Copper I really like the splash of colour from the flowers. The composition works well with the butterfly having some room to fly into. I don't think you used an Fstop smaller than you should have, I think you could have gone smaller to F16 for such a small butterfly, maybe gone to ISO400 and kept your 1/200 shutter speed in the process. Anyway, without all that it's a nice shot, very well done.

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• cedryk (5184)
• [2007-10-11 17:28]

Hello Horia,
Superb, spacy, composition. Has some touch of haiku :-) Of course there are few technical flaws, that Alex alreay wrote about - but there are mistakes we all learn based on.
Best greetings & TFS!
Michal

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2007-10-11 17:38]

Hi Horia,
WOW! Great job with the new lens. An outstanding macro on this Sooty Copper. Soft light and a spot on exposure. The colors and detail are excellent. Beautiful OOF backround. The long lens controled the DOF well.
Scott

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-10-11 20:19]

Hello Horia

Just marking the post for now

Rob

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• Alex99 (18531)
• [2007-10-12 0:32]
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Hi, dear Horia.
I feel mixed feelings. To adapt to DSLR camera after compact camera is not easy task. What can I see? Great composition, lovely colours, amazing subject. All of these is Horia, which I know very well. What can I see else? Too harsh contour of butterfly (passage from butterfly image to BG), unreal smooth BG, not the best reproduction of the beautiful plant and its flowers (no clear enough colours, some lost details, blurred a bit shapes). Why? I don’t know. Exposure parameters are selected very well. Tripod is used. Flash work is excellent. What about overpostprocessing? In any case, it is necessary to experiment. Try various aperture values, exposure parameters, focus length (you should learn features of the lens and camera), flash on and flash off at the same subject. And post these pictures. Remember and apply theory of experiments :-))). My best wishes and TFS.
Alexei.

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• Juyona (15559)
• [2007-10-12 0:55]

Hola amigo,
me agrada tu trabajo,
preciosa compo y bella macro,
color y pose,
saludos
PT

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2007-10-12 4:25]

Hello Horia,
Beautiful species well captured with your great camera work and fine composition, thanks for sharing Horia.
Rick

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• eqshannon (27903)
• [2007-10-12 8:05]

There is truly a fall flavor to this shot. Not sure what it is..Perhaps the eerie background yet the butterfly and flora remain well colored. A mood shot of an insect. How delightful!
Bob

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• hester (11638)
• [2007-10-12 10:36]

Hi Horia

You are really getting to be an expert with your camera and lenses now. This looks just wonderful. I love the colour tones and the pretty framing of the shot. Perfect DOf and good focus

TFS

Karan

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• SunToucher (10169)
• [2007-10-13 5:47]

Hi Horia,
As you already mentioned yourself, an even smaller aperture would have been better. I think Paul gave you some solid advise on it. Besides that you did manage to create a wonderful photo. The composition is perfect the addition of the flower did add a wonderful splash of color and the soft colored and textured BG allows full focus on the subject. Both clarity and lighting are superb.
TFS,
Niek

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• Tamrock (3107)
• [2007-10-13 6:14]

hi horia!
sharp and fine picture in
a nice lightning,good
exposure and well composed!
well done!

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• cecilia (4630)
• [2007-10-13 21:39]

Such clarity, beautiful detail dof light tones and presentation.
Well done
Cecilia

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• Mana (18516)
• [2007-10-14 3:16]

Hi Horia,
Just marking this shot for a proper critique later. Hoping that my internet problem will be solved by the evening. Sorry again.
Regards.
Sumon

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2007-10-15 11:32]

bonjour horia
une reussite de plus avec ce superbe papillon,la netteté est bonne et la DOF correcte.
le BG est parfaitement flou et uniforme.
les couleurs naturelles et bien exposées.
bravo.
laurent

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• JORAPAVI (4627)
• [2007-10-15 14:48]

Hola Horia,
Fantástica composición donde se muestra con toda nitidez y detalle las forma y colores de esta bella mariposa, los colores, la luz y el fondo son muy bellos, saludos
José Ramón

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2007-10-18 17:37]

Hello Horia,

Thank you for your recent critique of my autumn Teton photo. I haven't time to catch up on all your postings I missed while away but this one did catch my eye. I like the diagonal subject placement. The natural colors and out of focus background are lovely. It's a nice sharp presentation.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• marhowie (302)
• [2007-10-23 11:34]

Hi Horia,
This one has that unmistakable touch of the artist's hand :)
Beautiful work.
Howard

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• Patleboss (5948)
• [2007-11-09 13:36]

Still me,
splendid composition, very artistic shot with sweet colors and fantastic point of view, I like very very much,
cheer and thanks,
friendly,
Pat

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2007-11-18 9:21]

Hello Horia,
Shall I mention it? The composition is outstanding. Further on I like the soft tones.
Good work!
TFS
Annick

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• Miss_Piggy (7257)
• [2008-02-17 12:12]

Hallo Horia
I came across this beautiful Sooty Copper whilst browsing through your gallery. A most enjoyable sight. This is a well composed, sharp shot of the Sooty Copper. Nice contrast with the pink and maroon flower. I am really charmed by this butterfly picture. I like the white hairy outline which creates such a nice distinction with the brown colour of the wings. The striped antennas are an eye-catcher. A lovely photo from your lens. Thanks for sharing image and interesting notes.
Kind regards
Anna