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Challenge: Band Names (Basic Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 11, 2009
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 10, 2009

 The annual Tiger Swallowtail gathering has started on my Butterfly Bush, so I got the bright idea to try and get one in flight. That's HARD! They fly quite erratically and unpredictably. Birds are easier.

Since this was a 60's/70's band I thought a funky sort of shot worked for it. I love that the little face and body is in focus but the rest is a blur; very ghostly effect. This may be a love/hate kind of shot ... more likely hate, and the thumb isn't likely to "wow" anyone. If it breaks 5.0 I'll be surprised.

Used fill flash.

PP - converted from RAW, rotated, cropped, white balance, increaed saturation on red through green hues and shifted a little to the right, increased brightness and contrast, reduced noise, resized, sharpened, added border, brought saturation down a little on yellower greens.

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Pentax K7
Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited AF
 03/31/2010 03:08:07 AM
Fantastic. The focus and muted colors give this a sort of 'chalky' look that I find very appealing.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 08/17/2009 01:13:21 PM
Not coming off to me well, I'm afraid. I think the major issue for me is the noisy bokeh in the background. The blurry butterfly looks pretty neat, however.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/17/2009 12:49:59 PM
I would prefer to see something in focus.
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Olympus SP-570 UZ
 08/13/2009 10:00:00 PM
I know you were trying for a sprit effect...but, it turned out blurry more than anything. I like the idea though!
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 08/12/2009 08:09:18 PM
Neat idea, but I don't think that the low-res internet version does it justice.
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/12/2009 03:16:19 PM
One of my only 10s out of both challenges this week. I think it's fantastic
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