Monarch #3

Posted by Yun Gao on Mon Nov 22, 2021 7:43 pm

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Monarch butterfly feeding on Purpletop vervain
Excluded the eye intentionally. Cropped a bit from the bottom, original length.
I find the out of focus flower distracting.

D90, 105mm, f/13, 1/640, ISO 800, handheld, 97% of original frame. September 2021.
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by Tom Whelan on Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:46 pm

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The wing detail is super.

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by david fletcher on Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:00 am

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Excellent close up of the wing Yun!

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Nov 23, 2021 4:30 am

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Beautiful wing detail, they always remind me of a stained glass window!

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by Mary Brun on Tue Nov 23, 2021 5:35 pm

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Carol Clarke wrote:Beautiful wing detail, they always remind me of a stained glass window!

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I agree with Carol.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:14 am

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Very nice wing detail- I agree that the out of focus flower is distracting- not sure there is much you can do with it-perhaps add a lot of blur to it? That would put it in the digital art category, I suppose.

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by Darren5907 on Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:37 am

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Awesome closeup view of the wing patterns. The higher res version is even more visually compelling. I don't find the oof flowers that much of an issue.

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