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Butterfly
Butterfly
joaquin


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Silhouettes II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Date: May 14, 2005
Aperture: F/6,3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200 seg
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 14, 2005

 For this challenge I was thinking to get some really and wonderful landscape or something big. However the oportunity cames to me when one butterfly stand up in a banana leaf in my backyard and the sun was shine. This is the result.

No post processing effects, except rezise for DPC requirements.

Statistics
Place: 99 out of 248
Avg (all users): 5.5500
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.3950
Avg (non-participants): 5.7025
Views since voting: 1003
Views during voting: 326
Votes: 240
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Fujifilm FinePix A340 Zoom
 05/26/2005 09:59:11 AM
What a fantastic idea. liked the simplicity of it.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 05/21/2005 04:35:18 PM
Interesting texture and color of background. The diagonal white line is appealing. Almost looks like a waterfall.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/19/2005 09:08:50 PM
this is so beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS
 05/18/2005 11:51:20 AM
Lovely effect and composition - well done
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Apple iPhone
 05/17/2005 03:39:32 PM
Very nice. quite abstract. Should make top 10 (IMO)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/17/2005 12:52:33 PM
What an excellent shot implying action. Nice crisp edges over outstanding lines, excellent composition. Very enjoyable and captures the imagination.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 05/17/2005 11:12:00 AM
This is brilliant! How on earth did you manage it?
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 05/16/2005 10:37:48 PM
Great take on the silhouette. It's really original and a pretty shot. Very sharp and nice color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II M.Zuiko ED
 05/16/2005 05:54:17 PM
Simply beautiful!! The silhouette of th butterfly against the textures in the plant make this a very good picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera
 05/16/2005 02:02:20 PM
thank you for a breathe of fresh air and creativity in this challenge! I love it! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 05/16/2005 07:23:23 AM
shadow to me
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
 05/16/2005 01:39:17 AM
Lovely sihouette, perfect for this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/16/2005 12:29:07 AM
This is a great idea! Nice capture, the white along the edge create great speration between leaf and bokeh. 10
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