Butterfly

salden · Post by **salden** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:41 pm

This image did not come out as expected. It was backlit with the sun, but the flower branch was in deep shade (hence, underexposed). I used my flash unit (Canon 550ex set at -2) and had the lens (28-135mm) set to macro.

Shutter speed @1/125
ISO 100
Aperture @ f9

This is a major crop as well (approximately 50% of full frame). I cloned out two very black areas (from branches) to the right side of the frame.

It just seem to come out strange to me, kind of funky looking.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:52 pm

Funky for sure Sue......but very cool looking

looks like you really confused the camera with the different lighting

salden · Post by **salden** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:07 pm

beetleman wrote:Funky for sure Sue......but very cool looking looks like you really confused the camera with the different lighting

I think I confused me as well....

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:10 am

Wow! It's like it's been posterized -- all the colors have been driven into saturation, except the light yellow of the butterfly.

Some effect of pulling the branch up out of the shadows, I suppose.

The butterfly is a bit unusual, too. It's a male (the valvae are clearly visible), but the abdomen seems unusually thick for a male swallowtail.

I'm pretty sure this is a once-in-a-lifetime shot, Sue.

--Rik

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:06 pm

Rik wrote:

It's a male (the valvae are clearly visible)

Shame on you!

That is a wild shot Sue, sort of abstract I think but what do I know, huh?