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Papilonidae
Papilonidae
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Challenge: Macro III (Classic Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Date: Dec 21, 2003
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 21, 2003

 Taken on a blistering hot summer day (Australia, so yes, very much summer here) in the Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane.

My first trip out to try and play with insects and I was happy enough with the result, though it could be improved I am sure.

I ended up with 3 nice photos of this little guy and it was a hard choice as to which one to submit.

Unsharpen mask, might have tweaked levels (I forget) and that was it. This didn't even need cropping.

There was a large element of luck with this one. I didn't realise until I got home how well the pink worked as a background to the wings, though I'd love to be able to say it was planned that way ;)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/27/2003 06:15:04 AM
Good job ...my question for such shots is always is it a real butterfly/moth ? Also think the picture would be better if the butterfly was more in focus like the bud it is on.
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 12/26/2003 04:40:55 AM
I see lots of flower and butterfly shots but most are not composed as nicely as this one. I would like to see a little sharper focus on the head, but the shallow DOF works very nicely in this shot.
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 12/24/2003 10:31:32 PM
Beautiful shot. Could have used more DOF/focus on the flower to the left, but other than that, very very nice.
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 12/24/2003 04:32:56 AM
nice composition, soft focus
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 12/24/2003 02:59:35 AM
Very colourful clean photo.9
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 12/23/2003 12:22:35 PM
Absolutely beautiful. The cool blues of the butterfly show wonderfully against the warmer pinks and oranges of the flowers. The green background is very subtle indeed. Your limited DOF works just perfectly in blurring it out. I think this is a really strong image.
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 12/23/2003 08:49:50 AM
Lovely. I wish her wings were a bit more focused.
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 12/22/2003 06:20:27 PM
Isn't this a Danaeid? They usually appear to have 4 legs like this with one short pair tucked up tight. Also, Papilionids are sort of furry-looking. (This is Magnus' biologist houseguest writing.)
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 12/22/2003 04:41:43 AM
Very nice and interesting photo. Excellent DOF.
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 12/22/2003 04:22:06 AM
Lovely colors - nice capture!
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