Mating in white

Critiques [Translate]

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• jhm (620)
• [2004-08-15 4:06]

I do not know also how this butterfly in English calling, but your macro photograph is certainly of great quality, I almost never flash would use, very nice colours too! Great work Jan!

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• PDP (11733)
• [2004-08-15 4:25]

Lovely! You've done a splendid job here keeping everthing in focus. Colours are excellet, well done Jan.

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• carper (8208)
• [2004-08-15 4:29]

Tjonge Jan,
Ik had van de week precies zo een de zelfde photo in gedachten. Maar het gaat dus ook niet altijd goed met het nemen van een macro. Ze bleven niet zitten. Deze is zeer goed gelukt. Ze staan er beide scherp op. End ook de achtergrond is uitstekend. Erg goed werk.

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• alainh (378)
• [2004-08-15 5:06]

superbe Jan,
i think that are "Pieris brassicae" , pieride du chou in french. good capture with idéal DOF.
very nice
alain

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• ellis49 (28605)
• [2004-08-15 7:39]

Very good capture Jan.
Great moment ,with nice colors and very sharp.
Good job

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• japie (5103)
• [2004-08-15 14:36]

Good capture and excellent timing. Your dof is also excellent. Well taken

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• milloup (1704)
• [2004-08-15 17:09]
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Yes, these are the Pieris brassicae, Large whites.
I'm glad you found the settings useful. To a limit it's always better to get a somewhat dark photo (as details can be retrieved) than a photo that's too light. In that case you cannot get the detail back.. Another thing you might try to win more light is altering the ISO setting, say going for ISO 400 instead of 100 or 200.
From this angle you'd really needed more than F-13 to get the entire ensemble within DOF range, as the right one's head is falling outside to some extent. But this is a very tricky angle to work with, anyway. Don't know if a small, cautious step to the right had been possible?

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• urban (413)
• [2004-08-19 16:58]

What caught my attention is the texture of the laefs. It is really great. Nice capture of the butterflies Jan.