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Good Morning, Skipper!
Good Morning, Skipper!
MaryO


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Collection: 2008-08 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 2, 2008
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Floral, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Aug 2, 2008

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 Day 3 of 30 Flowers

Since I'm on a buggy theme I might as well continue :-) The Butterfly Bush does its job very well, attracting various Skippers, Swallowtails, Monarchs and Cabbage Butterflies as well as some teensy little Blues on occasion. This morning after some rain this little Skipper insisted on posing for me, so what's a girl to do but oblige!

Still playing with the extension tubes; this was shot with the 20mm.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, levels, dodged bug and foreground of flower a little, increased contrast, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction, blurred background a bit more.

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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/12/2008 09:56:27 AM
Awesome detail!! I love these little dudes! The color is very rich & satisfying!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 08/04/2008 04:28:02 PM
Beautiful flowers, nice colors and detail. My attention goes more to the butterfly than the flowers, but I guess that is what you where going for.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 ASPH
 08/03/2008 09:35:44 PM
This is a delightful shot, and your title is perfect! Great detail in the bug face, and just right DOF in the flower. This would surely be a ribbon contender in the right challenge.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/03/2008 08:05:31 AM
Stunning insect! Flower has become a little grainy with the sharpening.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 08/03/2008 05:54:09 AM
Excellent. You are so lucky it did not fly off when you got in close.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/03/2008 12:49:52 AM
WOW that is close and you definitely captured the moment. Cute little bug.....
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 08/02/2008 09:26:07 PM
Aww, the bug is the star of the show! except, that's okay, because he's showing off those gorgeous blue flowers below. Nice composition.
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 08/02/2008 06:33:55 PM
Oh, so pretty. Great exposure, focus, and composition.

There was a bunch of these guys playing in the flower garden I was shooting today, but none would show me their face. I have a bunch of butt shots!
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 08/02/2008 06:04:01 PM
Simply stunning! 10+

Message edited by author 2008-08-02 18:04:43.
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 08/02/2008 05:58:13 PM
Excellent clarity!! Lovely photo, great capture of the skipper butterfly.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/02/2008 01:56:44 PM
Wow! That is so amazing! What a great capture!! Simply B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/02/2008 01:42:57 PM
Holy Moly- this is wonderful- I like Skipper :)
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Apple iPhone 5
 08/02/2008 01:38:02 PM
I like the eye contact, like he is measuring you up. very delightful.
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