Reaching for the light
by ladpupmoe

Comment by anderaaron:
terrific lighting.!!!

Butterfly
by ladpupmoe

Comment by tomlewis1980:
A fantastic macro I just wish the butterflys wing had not been cropped on the left hand side of the photo.

Butterfly
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Comment by Swashbuckler:
That's a beauty! Looks like a variation of the Morphius family. (I have a blue morphious, from the Macro challenge). I like everything about this photo, except for the left crop, the right side is very close to chopping an antennea, but the left definately chops it's rear. Very nice color! Good focus (it helps when the b-fly is "flat" to the camera). Where was this butterfly exhibit located? (I locate and go to as many as I can find!!!) 9 Rob the Swash

Butterfly
by ladpupmoe

Comment by chickadee:
The whole scene is distracting from the topic of 'round'. Perhaps a close-up of the wing area witht the circle?

Butterfly
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Comment by rwinburn:
Nature's roundness. I like it.

Butterfly
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Stewan:
Ooooooohhhhh....very pretty....good use of color.....

I used to be white UNTIL
by ladpupmoe

Comment by OneSweetSin:
Critique Club

At first glance I am thinking you used some ketchup on that ball. No matter what you did it is very different effect. I am sure you took the photo of the ball as it was moving and the biggest issue with that is the ball is slightly out of focus, possibly an unsharpening mask might have helped with this.

The composition isn't bad the idea is definately there and it obviously meets the challenge.

Anna

Butterfly
by ladpupmoe

Comment by justine:
Bit over exposed on the flower but the colors are pretty. The crop could of been improved also. Good focus.

Steamy Hot
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Comment by pinback:
Nice, but flash is a little harsh. Might have been nice to try this with backlit steam and ambient light.

Butterfly
by ladpupmoe

Comment by tarique:
when I see a butterfly I like it better if its wings are not chopped. Nice Macro none the less