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23rd June 2016, 07:55 AM #1
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Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
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23rd June 2016, 09:03 AM #2
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
Nice shot.
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23rd June 2016, 12:55 PM #3
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
having a little trouble keeping the softness and getting the details
Originally Posted by Shadowman
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23rd June 2016, 01:10 PM #4
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
Brian, nice capture, maybe not close enough but the current framing is spot on if you wanted to show the entire butterfly.
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23rd June 2016, 03:47 PM #5
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
You rock with your new lens
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23rd June 2016, 03:50 PM #6
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
That's another nice composition Brian. BG is pretty good as well.
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23rd June 2016, 06:03 PM #7
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
Just a nice overall BFly shot Brian. Well done.
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23rd June 2016, 08:46 PM #8
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
I would tone down the background highlights a fraction, Brian, but the main subject looks fine.
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24th June 2016, 12:24 AM #9
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
I agree but because there are so much green reflected in the white of the butterfly I couldn't figure out a way to do it that looked right. Suggestions? Originally Posted by Geoff F
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24th June 2016, 12:25 AM #10
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
indeed it is. I was close to a meter away when I started shooting and he quickly left as I approached. Originally Posted by Ziggy
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24th June 2016, 12:26 AM #11
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
I have been working on composition. Originally Posted by John 2
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24th June 2016, 12:27 AM #12
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
and I did. Originally Posted by James G
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24th June 2016, 12:28 AM #13
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
For the last few months I have been using the 18-55 kit lens as a prime lens set at 55. Whatever skills I developed seem to have transferred nicely. Originally Posted by Wavelength
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24th June 2016, 08:20 AM #14
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
Unfortunately quite often the case Originally Posted by JBW
I think this is a case for a layer mask approach. The 'simplest' way would be to copy the image, maybe blur the copy slightly then adjust the brightness for the background and then carefully brush out the butterfly using a soft brush with feathering for a soft edge.I agree but because there are so much green reflected in the white of the butterfly I couldn't figure out a way to do it that looked right. Suggestions?
There are other possibilities using selections (non contiguous) for the background areas, but they are more difficult/fiddley.
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24th June 2016, 08:36 AM #15
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Re: Butterfly ~ hand held and not quite close enough
Something new to attempt. Originally Posted by James G
Unfortunately quite often the case
I think this is a case for a layer mask approach. The 'simplest' way would be to copy the image, maybe blur the copy slightly then adjust the brightness for the background and then carefully brush out the butterfly using a soft brush with feathering for a soft edge.
There are other possibilities using selections (non contiguous) for the background areas, but they are more difficult/fiddley.
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