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Uploaded: 08/30/07 2:05 AM GMT
Take Off 2
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a second attempt at capturing this butterfly. again i really dont like the background, i think its too busy...your thoughts?

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::phasmid
08/30/07 5:05 AM GMT
I really like the combination of colors that you've captured here, and since you asked for an opinion: I think that it's not the background that's distracting. I honestly think that it's the DOF that we're dealing with here. I'll back that statement up with the fact that the butterfly's furthermost wing is soft in focus, which means that your aperture needed to be changed to include a wider range of clarity on the subject at hand, forgetting the background, at least as I practice the craft. I'm going to subscribe to this to see what others have to say :)

♥PJ 005

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::fra99y
08/30/07 6:22 AM GMT
I agree PJ.... but its a very very good shot.... next time try to get him all in focus, you dont have to worry about DOFtbh, just use a program to change that...

the detail though in his body is amazing Abby, a damn sight better than i can get so big kudos to you :) keep up the great work
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::cynlee
08/31/07 6:24 AM GMT
I don't have a problem with your background. It allows us to see there was a patch of echinacea blooms here, perhaps what attracted this lovely butterfly to begin with. If you wanted less of a background, you would have to set your aperture to a low number like f2.8 to f4 or f5. The one thing I might have done is crop this differently. I don't know what the original looked like, but I would have left out the partial blossom on the left of the image. That is a really unusual looking butterfly, but you got his body and antennae well in focus. Sometimes parts of them move and that can account for a slightly blurred wing. Nice job, Abby!
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::theradman
09/01/07 2:36 AM GMT
I must say my eyes have a hard time with the way the wings of the butterfly look, the out of focus part merges with the focused part in a very escherish way!! There seem to sharp bit behind as well as in front!! An optical illusion of some sort?
However, aside from my visual deficiencies ...

Background looks ok to me. Possibly change your angle so the calmer area (green) is behind the butterfly rather than having it compete with more colour explosions.
Composition-wise I would say show more of the flower the butterfly is on .. for context etc.
Technically .. yup ... you need to stop down your lens quite a bit (if you can) to get that DOF. on the wings.
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