American Lady

Posted by Craig Lipski on Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:42 am

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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis

Livingston Co, MI

5DIV
100-400 4.5-5.6 II + extension
1/320s, f/11
Eval -.33
iso 1600
Natural light, hand held.

Originally I had this in a landscape format, much like yesterday's Fritillary shot, but the BG seemed a bit busy. I'm not thrilled with the distracting oof thistle, either.

Comments and suggestions always welcome.

Good light,
Craig

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by leigha on Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:02 pm

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This is really nice Craig. I like how it is presented and really like how the proboscis is highlighted. Cheers

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by Tom Whelan on Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:51 am

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Excellent butterfly detail, lovely colors.

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by Craig Lipski on Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:40 am

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leigha wrote:This is really nice Craig. I like how it is presented and really like how the proboscis is highlighted. Cheers

Thank you, Leigha. This was one of a burst, so I chose the one with the best proboscis position.

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by Robert on Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:04 am

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Great image and comp, very striking.
The brilliant colors on the butterfly and thistle flower, along with the sharp detail of the proboscis, wing, cilia/hair and eye etc, make the OOF foreground thistle visually irrelevant for me. A good example of how breaking a rule or doing it differently is actually better sometimes.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Aug 14, 2018 4:36 am

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Another beauty-I like the background interest in this one makes for a more unusual shot.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Aug 14, 2018 4:21 pm

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Beautiful! The oof bg purple helps to show off that perfect proboscis and the detail on the butterfly is superb. The oof fg thistle is not a problem, as my eye is drawn straight to the star of the show!

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by Matthew Pugh on Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:06 am

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Hi

I like both the active pose and the lighting through the wings - it is certainly an image to be enjoyed

TBH - as presented the OOF bloom does not imo distract

All the best
Matthew

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