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Paper Kite Butterfly
Paper Kite Butterfly
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Branch (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-V1
Location: Akron, Ohio (Stan Hywett Hall Gardens)
Date: Sep 3, 2005
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60th
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 5, 2005

 A paper kite butterfly (Idea leuconoe) at the Butterfly Garden at Stan Hywett Hall in Akron, Ohio.

I liked the stark colors of the wings and the branching pattern it made. The humidifying misters had just come on and the greenhouse was foggy when I took this photo.

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Statistics
Place: 51 out of 432
Avg (all users): 5.8694
Avg (commenters): 6.3636
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Views since voting: 874
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 291
Comments: 15
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/13/2005 10:45:29 PM
nice shot
 09/13/2005 12:46:13 PM
a bit more focus
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/12/2005 08:21:13 PM
the wings are marvoulus
it is a wonderful beautiful picture!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/12/2005 07:50:32 PM
great pic i'd like it more if it was cropped to emphasis on the butterfly
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/12/2005 04:57:18 PM
That's gorgeous. The colors are fab and I like the butterfly!
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Sony DSC-R1
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 09/11/2005 05:56:56 PM
Great capture, but somehow "branch" is lost. I like the DOF too.
Nikon Coolpix 3700
 09/10/2005 05:08:12 AM
If the wings were to be the main subject then a tighter crop would have eliminated this confusion. As it is, the butterfly and the leafy brach it's resting on are fighting too much for attention.
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/09/2005 07:39:54 PM
A beautiful photograph, but more focus on the butterfly rather than the branch.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 09/09/2005 11:38:31 AM
I love this picture, but it is a picture of a butterfly who just happens to be on a branch, and I don't think that ws the challenge.
Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 09/08/2005 01:38:21 PM
Pretty!
Pentax K20D
Tokina AF 28-80mm f/2.8 AT-X 280AF Pro for Pentax
 09/07/2005 10:15:33 PM
Nice catch... beautiful butterfly, and the branch plays a stabilizing role here. 8 for now.
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/07/2005 08:57:05 PM
I wish there was more branch in this picture so that it could be on topic.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/07/2005 05:45:07 PM
Nice shot, the overall sharpness is not as high though, and the color tone on the leaves are a bit grainy
Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 09/07/2005 03:49:49 PM
great capture!
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 09/07/2005 12:10:29 AM
What an unusual butterfly. Looks almost like somebody painted paper! Very nice shot. I like the DOF very much.
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