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Postman Butterfly
Postman Butterfly
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Challenge: A Bug's Life: Insects, Bugs, Beetle (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Dec 6, 2009
Aperture: f/ 13
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/30 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 8, 2009

 How come there were no apologies to the Northern Hemisphere like there was to the Southern Hemisphere for the Fall Foliage challenge? It snowed here Saturday! I was, thus, not able to 'get out in the field'. I went to the live butterfly exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philly. Only other thing I saw was small moth on a wall somewhere and a half dead cock roach on the floor in the basement. This is much prettier.

Post:
Camera Raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0.
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation.
6 Crops.
Spot edit dust.
2 color curves adjustments to lighten shadows.
Resize.
USM.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 49
Avg (all users): 6.4065
Avg (commenters): 7.8000
Avg (participants): 5.6452
Avg (non-participants): 6.5163
Views since voting: 1283
Views during voting: 380
Votes: 246
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/15/2009 04:37:46 PM
Beautiful shot
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 12/13/2009 01:24:34 PM
Lovely take for the challenge. May have boosted the color and increased the brightness a tad to take out the dark appearance. Great shot all the same. (Not voting)
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 12/11/2009 01:33:47 PM
nice 9
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 12/10/2009 06:59:39 AM
Nicely composed.
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 12/10/2009 04:51:20 AM
Lovely shot and composition. Perhaps a tad dark due to predominant black on wings. Good bokeh.
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 12/09/2009 05:00:18 PM
Love the colours & detailled focus of the subject in this photo. The delicate orange yellow lines which make up the symmetry of the butterfly's crinkle wing patterns stand out crisp with great contrast against the black. The sharp relief makes this a joy to view and appreciate.
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 12/09/2009 06:29:50 AM
Beautiful image. Stunning even!
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 12/09/2009 05:45:47 AM
such beautiful colors and textures...I can almost feel your butterflies wings...well done
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 12/09/2009 04:47:36 AM
Love the rich colours and composition.
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 12/09/2009 03:54:02 AM
Beautiful butterfly. Lovely shot!
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 12/08/2009 08:11:10 PM
nice detail and depth of field
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