Papilio machaon

Posted by WOlf38 on Mon Feb 08, 2016 2:32 pm

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Hi all,
A caterpillar i found last summer!

Thanks for looking and suggestions
Cheers,
Wolf

Techs : 90mm, iso 1000, f9, 1/640 sec, tripod

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by ChrisRoss on Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:45 pm

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Nicely done Wolf, good light on the caterpillar. I might suggest either shooting from the otherside to avoid leaves over the subject or just pulling the stem out of frame.

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by DrBill14 on Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:10 pm

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Wolf: If it was in my yard I would think its a black swallowtail. I like this view and the detail in the critter. I'm OK with the leaves. >=))>

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by Tom Whelan on Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:58 pm

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Lovely caterpillar image, nice light. I'd agree that bending the foreground leaf out of the frame would improve it, but it's nice as is. It does look like a black swallowtail...

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by Matthew Pugh on Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:55 am

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Hi

My vote would be to lose the foreground OOF leaf too in an ideal world - but that does not spoil this shot of a smashing caterpillar

Nice one

All the best
Matthew

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