Some of you might recognize this from my PaD. Shot down in my basement with one light to the left and really slow shutter speed. I went with the F/8 because I wanted the background somewhat out of focus, but still see some of the detail on the wings. I think it adds a bit of depth.
PSP X edits:
Crop, resize, contrast (+10), convert to B&W with channel mixer (Red 76%, Blue 24%, Green 37%, Constant -10%), noise removal, sharpen and add border.
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I can't say enough about your textures here. Wonderful. It's almost as if I could reach out and actually feel them. Nice shadows obscuring the right side of the frame.