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Butterfly
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 350 N: 8890] (28681)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 85mm 1.8 USM, Digital RAW 400, 1.4 X converter
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/100 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies with minimum 50 points & above [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-10-19 13:45
Viewed: 1605
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today's a post is butterfly taken in Haga Butterfly Garden in Stockholm/Solna. We had a bad year for B-flyes so we decided to take the 180Km trip to Haga butterfly Garden in Stockholm just to see for us some exotic butterflies. I wrote note for every butterfly I shot. But somehow I droped my notebook and have no ID for the butterflies:-((. I think this is a kind of heliconius.
I used my new lens 85mm 1.8 USM.

Technique:
Canon 85mm 1.8 USM, Kenko 1,4x Pro 300, built-in flash for fill-in.
ISO 400, Raw-format, One-shot autofocus, Handheld camera,
Convert, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels , USM on the B/W channel in lab-colours. I used Adobe Photoshop CS2 for PP

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-10-19 14:12]

Hi Gert,

Beautiful capture and well done on the composition and details.
You must be getting old, forgeting notepad etc. LOL I'm catching up.
Excellent work, that lens is on the wish list as are the 70-200L and the Bigma, 50-500mm

I'll have the 70-200mm within the year, hope fully. :)

Mike

Wow Gert, that´s an exellent butterfly shot. It´s an Heliconius melpomene. Great colours, exellent sharpness, a very nice composite. Well done.

Hej Gert,
this is really a good shot and a nice butterfly, even without ID.
Thanks for showing us,
Roland

Hi Gert,
don't be angry that you lost your notes, it's also wonderful without knowing the ID!
This pretty colours with black and rose, and this nice green leaf - the sharpness is excellent. Very very well done, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 133 N: 873] (2804)
  • [2005-10-19 14:56]

Amaising!
Perfect photo!
5*!
Wonderful colors!
Excelent definition!
Perfect sharpness!

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  • Libor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 178 W: 1 N: 26] (1104)
  • [2005-10-19 14:57]

bravo excellent macro shot
good colors,contrast adn timing
Well done TFS Libor

Lovely shot Gert!
Great colours and details, perfect framing. However I have felling that the DOF could've been a bit greater.
Anyway, I like it very much
VERY WELL DONE & TFS

Very good Macro ! Good DOF, very sharp, nice colors.

Well done.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-10-19 16:17]

Gert, this is very beautiful.

Excellent pov, sharpness and composition.

I like the vivid colors too, as well as bg.

A pleasing shot with an excellent technical quality.

What a gorgeous Butterfly! Excellent shot Gert, I like every thing about this photo. Paul :)

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1165] (6442)
  • [2005-10-19 17:26]

Fantastic shot, Gert
Very sharp and clarity, very nice colour,
excellent composition and background.
SUPERB!

This is an extremely beautiful macro shot of this buttefly. That lens of yours works wonderfully! Nice details and DOF and good composition.

Well, Gert, I was going to post a butterfly shot one day soon.

I will never post another from this day forward, however, because your beautiful images are too intimidating and this one, is the straw....

Thank you for sharing this one with us.

Truly awesome b-fly. I have never seen these colors before, and you show them well.

Nice shot Gert,
Congratulations on the new lens. Good detail, colour and sharpness.
Good POV and DOF. Thanks for posting.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3070 W: 231 N: 5861] (19714)
  • [2005-10-20 1:31]

Beautiful butterfly, Gert. Details are very sharp. colors are gorgeous. A very exotic butterfly indeed. I love the curled-up proboscus. TFS. : )

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2005-10-20 3:34]

Woooooow ! What a superb buuterfly that you have very well captured. Great quality shot. I like the little roll trunk... Congratulations Gert and thanks for sharing with us.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-10-20 4:20]

Hello Gert!
Excellent close up,crisp clear and razor sharp.Enjoy with your new lens,results are fascinating.TFS...:-)

Hi Gert

Very pretty colours and pattern on the wings. Perfectly composed with sharpness, clarity and detail spot on! Thanks.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2829 W: 75 N: 8024] (26857)
  • [2005-10-20 4:55]

So, at least you found butterflies in Sweden, Gert ;-))) Excellent shot - perfect POV and DOF, incredible details on insect's wings. Only two basic colours and it looks superb.

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2005-10-20 6:06]

Hello Gert,
Excellent macro !
Great POV and DOF, good pose, details and sharpness.
Colors are very natural and the composition is good. Very well done&TFS

Hello Gert!
Wonderful macro.Colors,contrast,details,POV and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-10-20 6:12]

Hi Gert!

Excellent macro! The colors are stunning and the details are razorsharp. Very well composed also! Good work my friend. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Excellent shot Gert. I still have some b-flies visiting my garden but not for much longer.
Thank You my friend.

What a fantastic capture!! The details are pin sharp and the clarity, wow, it's absolutely stunning!!

SUPERB!

Shelly:))

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11878)
  • [2005-10-20 17:36]

Une très belle composition, les couleurs et les contraste sont superbes.

FÉLICITATIONS !!

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  • Avare Silver Note Writer [C: 8 W: 4 N: 76] (498)
  • [2005-10-21 14:09]

Hello Gert,

I like the pose and the composition. nice colours. Well done!
TFS
Regards.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2005-10-21 21:58]

Personal assessment of the photo: very good.
Power of evocation in me: strong.
Very strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you mf Gert.

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  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 253 W: 8 N: 105] (467)
  • [2005-10-22 2:34]

Hello Gert!
Wonderful macro.Clear details,POV,contrast,colors and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

great macro. I like the composition and the sharpness.

Tom

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 478 W: 0 N: 872] (2752)
  • [2005-11-12 13:25]

Hi Gert.
Great moment and shot.I like this insects,nice composite...great color..beatiful.
congratulations Gert.

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  • Runs Silver Star Critiquer [C: 12 W: 3 N: 0] (53)
  • [2005-11-15 16:48]

Wowww !!!! Superbe ! A couper le souffle, profondeur de champs très courte mais sans perdre aucun détail ! Bravo !

I can describe with single word: wonderful.
Thanks for sharing
Ahmet

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