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Skipper on Verbena
Skipper on Verbena
banmorn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Shallow DOF IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Sep 5, 2008
Aperture: f/ 11
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/640 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2008

 Shot at the Kater Street Garden. Not sure of the type of skipper it is but I am fairly certain it is of a folded wing variety (as opposed to the spread wing variety). AND...the do not call them skippers for nothing. Jumpy little things, about an inch long, sans antennae, and they skip and hop all over, never staying in the same place too long....especially for some dottering imbecile to get a good shot of him whilst fumbling with his camera. But every so often comes together quite nicely.

Post: Camera Raw adjustments in PS Elements 6.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. USM. Spot edit dust. Crop. Crop. And Crop some more....but not too much. Resize. USM.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 324
Avg (all users): 6.3441
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.3086
Avg (non-participants): 6.3714
Views since voting: 1326
Views during voting: 298
Votes: 186
Comments: 11
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AuthorThread
 11/19/2008 09:53:37 PM
LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A FEMALE SACHEM SKIPPER.
rita (woodsey)
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 09/17/2008 01:10:10 PM
Wow Rob. Thought this should have been top 5. It's fabulous.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/16/2008 11:53:45 PM
One of those entries where I want to know HOW you packed so much detail into 640 pixels.
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 09/14/2008 05:54:17 PM
Great Texture.
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 09/13/2008 10:19:27 AM
well done
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 09/12/2008 07:37:05 PM
Can I just say I'm jealous? I've been trying to capture an image like this for awhile now (same type of flowers and butterfly) and they have all been failures.

Great job!
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 09/12/2008 12:34:37 AM
Very nice detail and color. I like the composition.
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 09/11/2008 09:02:25 PM
vibrant colors, excellent details, and that tongue! very cool
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 09/11/2008 07:54:42 AM
Fabulous shot. Even the "fur" is sharp, and the totally blurred background is great.
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 09/10/2008 05:10:41 PM
I love that purple in the background. Really pretty. The flowers are a touch busy but damn, that focus is spot on. 8
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 09/10/2008 12:16:38 PM
I think that butterfly needs a diet! great composition.
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