High Contrast Rubyspot

Posted by kevinfeenstra on Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:14 pm

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Well I am not sure how I feel about this one, but I liked the scene. The ruby spot on the wing was really glowing in the bright light. I broke one rule as the sun was very high and there was strong directional light hitting the subject. Vingette added to help tone down the edges.

1/400 f8, 8mm at very close range

Any comments welcome, thanks!

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by Matthew Pugh on Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:36 am

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Hi

I think if this was taken with a loner focal length lens the lighting would have been more of a problem - as seen I suspect a little bit of flash would have helped balance the look a little better, but the directional harsh lighting does bring out the main body areas nicely - so for me it works

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by wtracyparnell on Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:10 am

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Certainly a different take here that seems to work nicely.

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by Tom Whelan on Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:28 pm

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The head detail looks really good, and the backlight makes the wings look great.
American rubyspot is a rare find in my area - congrats!

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by PaiR on Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:31 pm

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Kevin, this looks real cool. Cannot imagine using 8mm for subjects like these. You did well and I agree that red spot comes across nicely as a result of the backlighting.

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by John Benway on Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:02 am

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Quite nice for the time of day, really like the red spot, works for me.

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by stevenmajor on Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:11 pm

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I like everything about it...it's art.
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by Carol Clarke on Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:50 pm

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It works for me! Your subject pops beautifully from the surroundings Kevin.

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