March Macro - Day 1
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Comment by talj:
I am certain this is not one of the easiest shots to capture, I am yet to try my hand at bugs and other small stuff! I like the composition and the way the butterflys wings sort of match the edging of the leaf. I am not sure of it's my eyes or if this is a little soft though?

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Comment by Arcanist:
This is the type of image that would get hammered in a challenge, but removed from that environment is far superior to most that get posted. I think I would put a slight rotation to level the buildings and use the road to draw the eye across the subliminal message.

This would make a perfect Neo Christmas card!

March Macro - Day 1
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Comment by Arcanist:
A wonderful play between the leaf and the wings. Kind of looks like the hard focus was on the green jagged edge, more so than the wings. Love the color contrasts. I think the square crop option would work very well here if there is room in the original to rotate the insect without losing the ragged edge of the wing.

March Macro - Day 1
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Comment by slaakso:
Close enough for me to be a macro. The butterfly seems to be a bit ragged like the leaf. Nice contrasting colors.

March Macro - Day 1
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Comment by fixedintime:
I like the way you got the detail from the side view. I think I agree with the others on his placement in the image. The green out of focus on the left bothers me, but I also want the butterfly more on the right side of the image. So when cropping I would take a bit more from the right than from the left. Just leave a tad more in front of the little guy than behind him.

March Macro - Day 1
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Comment by kteach:
I think one of the neatest things about a butterfly is the curly proboscis that they use to sip nectar with. For some reason, it just makes me smile. :) The ragged wing edges seems to indicate a rough life for this little guy, which makes him an interesting subject for the shot. Hajeka mentioned the possibility of a square crop, and I wonder if tilting this a little to the left would work too, to make the line of his body go more diagonally across the shot. Great start to the month! :)

March Macro - Day 1
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Comment by hajeka:
Wonderful butterfly with nice red colors. The blacks on the butterfly looks very dark, but light conditions seems to be difficult. Not too happy with the very green left side (too blurry and bright), perhaps a square crop would work here.

Faces in the Wind
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Comment by klstover:
Beautiful indeed. If I could give suggestions? The border is a bit much, for me - either just the white or just the black would do fine. Contrast could be a little bit increased, although it is not bad as it is - maybe this could help give it a bit more depth.

In any case, it is lovely and makes me think peaceful thoughts :-)

Faces in the Wind
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Comment by trevytrev:
This is a really cool abstract with great colors. Nice job

Faces in the Wind
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Comment by suemack:
It makes a beautiful abstract image!