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Comment by mirdonamy:
Great macro! It's always hard to decide how to crop these. I have taken hundreds of butterfly shots. I always try different crops when I go with them too. I think for this one, I'd either cut out the antenna and part of the flower and top and about an inch of the left side. Or, I'd open up the crop on the left and top to include the entire wing. Nice color, a little bright, but nice :)

Come Fly with Me!
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Comment by Jeileen:
This is a wonderful macro. Good Luck. One of my top picks!

Come Fly with Me!
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Comment by slonko:
nice detalis
but the pic is not great
if you know what I mean

Come Fly with Me!
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Comment by bruski:
This is a really nice macro shot. Great focus and the colors are very warm and pleasing.

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Comment by moodville:
Wow, that's pretty close! Butterflies tend to fly off when I get too close so you did a great job getting in there. I like the composition too. The colors are great, and the body of the butterfly is very sharp. I'm a fan of shallow dof but I cant decide whether I like the majority of the wings being OOF or not. In some ways they make the body details stand more a lot, but on the other they lose the texture and detail of the wings. Even so, a very cool shot!

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Comment by myfelix:
Beautiful colors ,great light over Beautiful photograph

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Comment by dsidwell:
I thought I commented on this one, but I guess not. This was one of my faves for this challenge. I gave it a healthy 9. It is so clear, balanced and interesting. Colors are so great, too. Your lighting is bright without being harsh--a great accomplishment in my book. Excellent work! That's almost a ribbon!

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Comment by DCThiessen:
What a superb example of insect macro photography. The colors pop off my screen and your use of depth of field really draws the viewer's eye to the body of the bug. Nicely done.

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Comment by Jovi:
Congrats on the placing!! Soo close!! :)

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Comment by jayjaybird:
Gorgeous detail and color!