Gulf Fritillary - Butterfly

Posted by Wayne Nicholas on Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:23 pm

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I thought I would venture away from the bird forum for a change and try a little close-up shooting. This was taken yesterday at a local botanical gardens. It involved a lot of anticpating which flower was next, but it was worth the wait, as I was able to get several nice shots of butterflies, wasps, and Anoles.

Canon 10D & 100-400 IS w/20mm ext. tube
Gitzo 1348 tripod and Kirk BH-1
Exposure: 1/1000 @ f/8
Exposure mode: Manual with incident meter -1/3 in addition to the -1/3 for digital
Fill Flash: -1 1/3

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:33 pm

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Wayne
Welcome to FFM and I must say please stick around if you are going to post pictures like this.. This picture is gorgeous with excellent detail on the head, perfect exposure and sharpening. I like how the background is clean but complimentary in color to subject and flower. Again, thanks for coming over and making a contribution, you are always welcome here Wayne..

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by Rich S on Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:18 pm

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Colors from the background to the butterfly to the flower are very complementary - and complimentary as well. Like the detail in both the underside and top of the two wings. Would have preferred a less pronounced shadow on the left wing but suspect there's not much that you could do about it.

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by NDCheryl on Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:47 pm

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Wayne,

Glad to see you in FFM. great shot. I love the colors and the great detail.

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by Jim Neely on Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:20 pm

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Nice one, Wayne.

Your patience paid off. This is one good looking image of a butterfly.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:52 am

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Gorgeous shot!!

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by Michael Brown on Thu Oct 23, 2003 7:50 am