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Butterfly

Butterfly



cameraSLT-A99V

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/125 

upload_dateSep, 2014

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Contest Finalist in Everything Butterflies Photo Contest
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61 Comments | Report
roccochiara
 
roccochiara November 05, 2014
stupenda foto e stupendi colori!
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Cbries November 05, 2014
Thank you!
tinekeziemer
 
tinekeziemer November 05, 2014
magical!
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Cbries November 05, 2014
Thank you!
farlow PRO
 
farlow November 05, 2014
Congrats! good luck
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Cbries November 05, 2014
Thank you Melissa i appreciate it
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper November 06, 2014
Beautiful. Congrats on your finalist award.
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Cbries November 06, 2014
Thank you!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 November 06, 2014
gorgeous...Congrats! ")
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Cbries November 06, 2014
Thank you!
Bannekh
 
Bannekh November 06, 2014
Nice shot
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Cbries November 07, 2014
Thanks Bannekh
farlow PRO
 
farlow November 24, 2014
Awesome! Congrats, Mr. Finalist!!
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Cbries November 24, 2014
Thank you Melissa
annharris
 
annharris November 25, 2014
Gorgeous!
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Cbries November 25, 2014
Thank you!
dawnmidnight
 
dawnmidnight November 26, 2014
I love the use of colour and the capture is just magical! Massive well done!
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Cbries November 26, 2014
Thank you!
Celtic
 
Celtic December 08, 2014
Beautiful picture!!
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Cbries December 08, 2014
Thank you
KatieMcKinneyPhotography
 
KatieMcKinneyPhotography December 10, 2014
Wow i love everything about this shot! Those colors are wonderful!
KatieMcKinneyPhotography
 
KatieMcKinneyPhotography December 11, 2014
Do you sell your work anywhere? If so i would totally buy this! :)
BrianaK
 
BrianaK December 12, 2014
Wow. Stunning DOF. I love the colors involved that create a warm, lively feeling.
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Cbries December 12, 2014
Thank you Brianak!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi December 17, 2014
gorgeous !
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Cbries December 22, 2014
Thank you:)
cynthialesley
 
cynthialesley December 22, 2014
Great shot! Great colors and it's just lovely! 😀
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Cbries December 22, 2014
Thank you:)
cynthialesley
 
cynthialesley December 22, 2014
Voted!
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Cbries December 22, 2014
Thank you:)
Laurie_Madsen
 
Laurie_Madsen January 02, 2015
GORGEOUS!
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Cbries January 02, 2015
Thank you:)
matthewregan
 
matthewregan January 09, 2015
Sweet!
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Cbries January 10, 2015
Thank you!
KatieMcKinneyPhotography
 
KatieMcKinneyPhotography January 10, 2015
Voted for this in a couple challenges! :)
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Cbries January 10, 2015
Thank you so much:)
sharonrepton
 
sharonrepton January 16, 2015
Beautiful light and colours
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Cbries January 17, 2015
Thank you:)
geertweggen
 
geertweggen January 20, 2015
congrats
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Cbries January 20, 2015
Thank you!
Dacemac PRO+
 
Dacemac January 20, 2015
Superb! Congratulations!
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Cbries March 08, 2015
Thank you, Dacemac!
AlexSimons15 PRO
 
AlexSimons15 March 05, 2015
Wonderful use of contrasting colors in Nature! Love it!
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Cbries March 08, 2015
Thank you, Alex!
IsabellaD Premium
 
IsabellaD March 07, 2015
Great beauty, love colors, composition, bokeh, DOF, voted in Magical Light !!
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Cbries March 08, 2015
Thanks again, Isabella I really appreciate it!
claudiovaz
 
claudiovaz March 10, 2015
Thanks for joining the "through light" challenge!
marilenavaccarini PRO
 
marilenavaccarini March 12, 2015
amazingly beautiful
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Cbries March 13, 2015
Thank you!
MissSandy PRO+
 
MissSandy April 07, 2015
Amazing!
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Cbries April 08, 2015
Thank you!
ReneeBlake
 
ReneeBlake April 07, 2015
Beautiful !! Congrats !
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Cbries April 08, 2015
Thank you!
mazenmikati
 
mazenmikati April 10, 2015
A Piece of art
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Cbries April 12, 2015
Thank you)
claudiaddominguez
 
claudiaddominguez April 18, 2015
Amazing!!!
KatieMcKinneyPhotography
 
KatieMcKinneyPhotography April 28, 2015
I started a new challenge i would love for you to join, "Butterflies & Moths" 2 entries per person. Hope to see your work there! :)
ChrisKIELY
 
ChrisKIELY June 12, 2015
Absolutely stunning!!
debhall Platinum
 
debhall June 12, 2015
Congrats on your win...beautiful!
michellehansenburgess Platinum
 
michellehansenburgess June 12, 2015
WOW! Beautifully Done! Great Capture! I Love this one!
aprilrena
 
aprilrena June 12, 2015
Beautiful!!! Congrats on your award! :)
traceydobbs
 
traceydobbs June 20, 2015
superb macro!
S_Anand
 
S_Anand July 10, 2015
this is the best, flawless !
BlairWW
 
BlairWW July 15, 2015
Yay! this is such an incredible photo. Pure Awesomeness!!
michyoung
 
michyoung July 17, 2015
This shot was very much my vote even though I too had an entry. What a fantastic capture. Congrats!
VHiggins
 
VHiggins July 20, 2015
beautiful! congratulations!
Julieweiss PRO
 
Julieweiss August 29, 2015
So pretty!
ClauDS
 
ClauDS January 29, 2016
wonderful all your shots! Congrats.......great ...I appreciate a lot your photos!!
SuperPhotos PRO
 
SuperPhotos August 10, 2016
Nicely done!
anetacoufalova
 
anetacoufalova September 04, 2016
beautiful
jamiesarkett
 
jamiesarkett December 07, 2016
Congratulations awesome photo
benedicte1991
 
benedicte1991 February 28, 2017
Amazing, so beautiful colors????
AndrewJulianPhotography
 
AndrewJulianPhotography March 08, 2017
Love the lighting
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq May 11, 2017
Magical! Congrats on being a finalist! :)
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Cbries May 11, 2017
Thanks Kathy:)
mauriziogarbelli PRO+
 
mauriziogarbelli July 25, 2017
Congrats! Great shot!
Beegirl
 
Beegirl July 26, 2017
Congratulations on your winning award
PSD9253
 
PSD9253 July 26, 2017
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
PSD9253
 
PSD9253 July 26, 2017
Very Nice !
lexdesign
 
lexdesign July 26, 2017
Very Nice!! Love the colors! What did u do to the back ground & is it on a tree branch??
Jonathan_Dass_Photography PRO
 
Jonathan_Dass_Photography July 29, 2017
Congrats for a magnificent capture
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson August 02, 2017
Stunning. Well done.
Fester13
 
Fester13 August 30, 2017
Such a beautiful photograph!
Corabelle
 
Corabelle February 06, 2018
Stunning!!
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 May 09, 2019
Thank you for submitting your wonderful photo to my Butterfly Challenge! I wish you good luck!
Trei
 
Trei October 16, 2019
Unbelievably GORGEOUS
RickL PRO+
 
RickL March 23, 2020
Exceptional composition,lighting and color
shelleytemplelarter
 
shelleytemplelarter July 02, 2020
Wow....
beautiful!

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Behind The Lens

Location
This Photo was taken at my house off my blacktop driveway as I was returning home from work.
Time
This photo was taken Sep 22 of 2014 around 3pm
Lighting
I think the lighting really made this photo what it is. The sun was lower in the sky at this time and was coming in from behind the Butterfly which helped illuminate its wings and create a nice outline. It also had been raining just before I took the photo so the light reflecting off the wet driveway helped create the beautiful bokeh. If this would have been around noon I don't think this photo would of been as appealing:)
Equipment
This was shot with my Sony A99V with a Sony 70-400mm Lens. Shot at 400mm / f7.1 / 1/125s ISO400 This was handheld no tripod or flash and no filter.
Inspiration
Pulling into my driveway and seeing the Butterfly sitting there with the great light from behind made me run into the house for my camera. Hoping it would be there when I returned:)
Editing
Yes I use Lightroom for all my post work. I didn't have to do a lot to this just some basic sharpening, saturation, clarity and slider work.
In my camera bag
Sony A99v, Sony 70-400mm, Minolta 100mm macro, Sony Zeiss 85mm, And a Tamron 24-70 2.8. Manfrotto 190 Tripod
Feedback
This photo had a lot to do with the light that's the first thing I noticed before taking the shot so take into consideration the lighting and the position of the sun behind your subject. Also consider the angle you take the shot, this was taken laying flat on the ground creating a nice POV and bokeh also supporting my 400mm lens. Timing and some luck also helps:)

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