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Butterfly Collection
Butterfly Collection
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Challenge: Collections (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot Pro1
Location: Pismo Beach, Calif
Date: Nov 29, 2005
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2005

 Monarch butterflys that winter here. Today's count was over 10K, only half of what is yet to arrive.

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Place: 70 out of 210
Avg (all users): 5.3472
Avg (commenters): 5.9286
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Views since voting: 921
Views during voting: 355
Votes: 265
Comments: 15
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 12/06/2005 10:10:56 PM
Light side lighting is a bit harsh in areas while making other areas on the left side dark and muddy.
Sony DSC-F717
 12/06/2005 06:38:32 PM
how cool! congrats on the groovy capture! wish they would have shown up for you later in the day for richer, warmer lighting...
Olympus C-370Z
 12/06/2005 06:36:28 AM
Love this photo- wish I had been there to see them- P
Nikon D7100
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO DG Macro HSM for Nikon
 12/04/2005 11:35:10 PM
I would liked to see the butterflys a little more. But great concept and color!
Kodak DX4330
 12/04/2005 04:25:35 AM
so lovely
Nikon D70
 12/01/2005 11:20:59 PM
I love butterflies, but I wish we were much closer to them.
Nikon D700
Nikon MF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AIS
 12/01/2005 08:17:32 PM
Very nice colors but I think the crop should be a bit tighter on the butterflies as they are the subject of the photo. The strong contrast between the blue sky and green foliage currently dominates the photo and the eye is drawn to it rather than the butterflies since they make up such a small proportion of the image.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/30/2005 11:54:57 PM
fabulous shot love the blue background
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/30/2005 06:56:45 PM
Hey, I was thinking of going do National Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz and doing the same thing! Love the colors on this one. I have seen some tighter grouping of butterflies though, that may have come across better. The blue sky adds to this pic!
Konica Minolta DiMAGE X50
 11/30/2005 03:33:32 PM
Wow! Where was this?! Excellent colors!
Nikon D70
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Nikon
 11/30/2005 02:31:34 PM
This could have been an amazing picture if there were more contrast between the butterflies and the leaves.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/30/2005 12:28:25 PM
Zooming in even more would be even better I think. I love the bright blue background though! well done. 7
Nikon D90
Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm f/2.8D
 11/30/2005 02:26:52 AM
Great capture, but could use some adjustments for color and contrast.
Nikon D50
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon
 11/30/2005 12:38:10 AM
Love it. My only 10.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/30/2005 12:28:28 AM
wow what excellent timing!!
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