Canon 30D, Sigma 180mm, 1/125 @ f14 ISO 200
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Thread: Monarch Butterfly
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19th August 2012, 03:00 PM #1
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Monarch Butterfly
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19th August 2012, 08:10 PM #2Moderator
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Re: Monarch Butterfly
Hi Rollin,
That's bordering on over exposed, but somehow you pulled it off - what's your secret? - my flutterby shots are rarely this good.
Cheers,
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19th August 2012, 09:08 PM #3
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Re: Monarch Butterfly
Good lookin monarch, rollin. You might consider cropping to a 5:4, since the right side doesn't add anything to the composition.
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19th August 2012, 09:29 PM #4
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Re: Monarch Butterfly
Dave, I masked off the BG to lower its luminance and in the process the flower petals probably should be burned in a little, they are almost blown out. As far as the butterfly, I used my Canon flash set at -1/3 which helps the color. I gave it a good shot of Saturation, brought up the contrast a little in Curves and a slight increase in red color in Color Balance. This gave it a little boost from the camera product. As far as composition, Steve, you are right I had not envisioned cropping the right side, it would improve the emphasis on the butterfly. Thank you both.
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