DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
Great (Spangled Fritillary) Greeting
Great (Spangled Fritillary) Greeting
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 29, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Floral, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2008

 I had a different shot in for the FS, but then this guy appeared in my butterfly bush and I'd never seen one before. It was an overcast day with intermittent rain (hence the little drops on his antennae) but there was enough light coming through his wings to make for some really nice shots. He even stayed put while I ran back inside and got my 20mm extension tube. When I looked at all the pictures he really seemed to be watching me, to the point of turning his head to follow the camera. He wanted to be a star ;-)

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, 2nd layer (Gaussian blur, dodged butterfly and flower, merged in multiply mode at 50% transparency), dodged butterfly some more, colored/burnt upper part of wing that was fuzzy from a foreground leaf, reduced noise, added border, resized, sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 159 out of 487
Avg (all users): 5.9371
Avg (commenters): 6.6250
Avg (participants): 5.9339
Avg (non-participants): 5.9474
Views since voting: 1135
Views during voting: 208
Votes: 159
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7100
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 09/07/2008 09:58:29 PM
Beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/05/2008 09:29:18 AM
Very nice macro. I like composition and detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 09/04/2008 12:00:09 AM
It's rare I see a great frontal shot like this. It's like it was posing for you. Lovely colours, superb composition and that pose, but I already said that.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/03/2008 07:05:12 PM
Ooohhh, one of the best insect shots in the challenge, the DOF and POV are great!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/03/2008 07:26:25 AM
Nice shallow DoF. There seems to be some pixel-smearing that makes me think you overcropped, or your ISO was way too high.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/01/2008 11:19:32 PM
I love the drops. Image seems a bit flat overall.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/01/2008 04:47:08 PM
Sweet! I like that you can see the little beads of water on his left antenna. The colors are vibrant and the image is well composed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 09/01/2008 01:42:41 PM
amazing detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/01/2008 06:33:38 AM
nice and punchy saturation, focus is spot on...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/09/2026 07:31:56 PM EDT.