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Peace prevails in the butterfly world. Lessons to learn.

Peace prevails in the butterfly world. Lessons to learn.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/160

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Jul, 2013

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Contest Finalist in Butterfly Wings Photo Contest

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Superb Composition

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

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Magnificent Capture

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Outstanding Creativity

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A beautiful shot :D

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Thanks again.

Awesome color and balance!

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Thank you much appreciated.

Amazing capture, very well done.

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Thank you v much

Awesome capture and not just the butterflies but also the plant. Great job!

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Thanks Susan for all the encouragement.

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Very nice.

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Thank you for the review.

Fantastic shot!

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Thanks for the review

Amazing capture. :)

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Thanks a lot

Great!

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Thank for the review Ali

Very pretty, love that plant also very pretty. Great all around!

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Thanks much appreciated

beautiful

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Thank you so much

Beautiful capture...

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Thanks you V much

Wow, this is beautiful, nice job!

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Thank you much appreciated.

Absolutely beautiful! - the colours, the detail the DOF....

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Thank you.

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Wow, what a beautifull shot!

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Thank you V much

Nice shot of these two monarchs!

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Thank you very much.

Lovely catch! I love butterflies! Well done!

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Thanks so much

gorgeous butterfly and great capture

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Thanks for the review. Appreciated

Beautiful work!

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Beautiful color and nice composition!

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Thanks for the review. Appreciated,

Platinum

Wonderful macro work, Ruwan!

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Thanks Judy, really appreciated.

Wow! This is beautiful!

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Thanks Millie.

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everything is right in this photo in my opinion. beautifully captured. I'd like to hear your lessons to learn on this.. blessings..vote

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Thanks again for the encouragement. I have a macro 100mm 2.8f IS USM Canon lens and had a lot of luck that day. I use high speed burst shooting and fill flash at -1/3 power. My focus button is customised off the shutter button and I use continuous focussing while keeping the shutter button pressed. This way I concentrate on composition and have a good number of images that can be used. This image was captured in RAW converted to TIFF and processed in PS CS5. Regards. Ruwan

Ultimate

nice colour!

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Thanks a lot.

Wow, this is beautiful. Excellent composition. Love the colors and definition!

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Excellent image. Great detail and colour, very vibrant.

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Thanks much appreciated.

Thanks for the Comment... Yes it's almost the same and the positions is also same. Very nice click.

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Thanks what a coincidence. ..

Great timing and good capture.

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Excellent...

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Thanks again

Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sooo beautiful, and such clarity and bright colors. Excellent shot!

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Gorgeous!

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Thank you v much.

Wow, amazing colours.

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Lovely capture! Great detail and color!

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Thank you.

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Please feel free to join my Butterflies are Free project! I will send you an invite!

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Would love to.

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breathtaking! Superb in all ways.

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Thank you so much.

Wow!

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Thanks you.

Incredible macro detail, magnificent colours and wonderful pattern. Splendid capture.

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Wonderful

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Thanks so much.

Wow,simply beautiful, Voted good luck my good friend !

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Voted !

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Awesome capture, great detail, envy lens, voted in Butterflies and Moths !

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Thanks so much appreciate your support.

A lovely shot, great colour and definition.....voted butterfly wings
Rosemarie

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Thanks for the support and most appreciated.

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Congrats Ruwan on being a finalist!

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Thanks for the support. Really appreciated.

congratulations on the award Ruwan .. beautiful image !!

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Wonderful composition, fabulous colors--just full of vibrancy and life. Congratulations on being a finalist!

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Thanks for the support.

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2 for the price of 1! Congrats on being a Finalist with this beautiful shot, Ruwan!

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Thanks for the support.

Beautiful!

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Thanks Anita.

Congratulations on your award!

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Thank you so much. Sorry for the delay in replying.

Voted Coexist

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Beautiful shot, and presentation:-)

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Superb macro work absolutely gorgeous

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Thanks for the review.

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voted Two of the Same

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very nice shot!!

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Thank you so much.

great shot!!

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Most appreciated. Sorry for the delay.

Nicely done!

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Most appreciated. Sorry for the delay.

Congratulation on your award

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Most appreciated. Sorry for the delay Ester.

voted Soft

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Most appreciated.

Congratulations on your teatured award!

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Most appreciated.

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Such a gorgeous shot! Love the detail and clarity... nicely focused and such gorgeous butterflies against a beautiful background! Awesome macro! What lens did you use? I'm surprised you were able to get such clarity at only 1/160... they move so fast that they can be challenging critters to get in stop motion haha.

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Thanks for the review. I used a 100mm 2.8f IS USM Canon macro lens. Captured this early morning when they have not warmed up enough for fast flight action. Also they tend to return to the same flower repeatedly, so i focused on the flower and waited for a landing.

Voted Composing with symmetry

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Most appreciated. Sorry for the long delay.

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Lovely capture

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Amazing.Your gallery is inspirational.

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Thanks for the encouragement.

What a beautiful photo Ruwan! Great to capture two in the image!

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gorgeous

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Breathtakinly beautiful !

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Fabulous capture. Don't know what kind of flowers they are, but oh so beautiful. Congratulations on being featured as well as other well deserved awards.

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Thank you so much for the encouragement.

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Exceptional macro photography,excellent colors and bokeh

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Most appreciated.

Voted Tiny Things in Nature

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Thank you for the support.

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Your work is beautiful!

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Most appreciated.

Congratulations on your Top shot 2021, Featured and finalist awards!

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Gorgeous

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Thanks for the review.

Voted Tiny Subjects

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Thank you for the continuing support Ester.

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Hi Ruwan, Congratulations with your first place on the Tiny Subjects Photo Contest. Well done!

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Thank you for the encouragement.

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Stunning work! I love how you’ve balanced the contrast! 👏🏻🤍🧡

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Great picture.Well captured.

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Thank you for the review.

Monarch Butterflies?

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Yes, some call them tiger..

Beautiful shot , voted Wings and Feathers

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Absolutely gorgeous shot

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Outstanding

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Most appreciated.

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Beautiful and bright colors 👌🏽

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Beautiful !

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Thank you for the encouragement.

I have several nice butterfly pictures, but this is incredible!

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Thank you for the encouragement. I shall look at your images.

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Beautiful color and symmetry! Kurt

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Thank you for the review.

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Absolutely beautiful!

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Thank you for looking at my older photos, most appreciated.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken in an open air butterfly garden at the main childrens' hospital (Lady Ridgeway Hospital) in Colombo Sri Lanka.

Time

This was captured early morning just as the sun was rising around 6.30 am.

Lighting

I used ambient lighting and on camera flash as fill lighting.

Equipment

I used my Canon 7D camera with a 100mm, f2.8 lens, IS, USM macro lens. I also used the on camera flash to fill light.

Inspiration

Butterflies are so delicate, colourful and innocent that they are featured in so many children's stories and adorn most of the walls of children's hospitals. They are mostly seen as groups of the same species. But these two of different types, peacefully sharing the same sprig of bloom I felt taught a lesson to all of us young and old, black or white.

Editing

I shot this on RAW and processed in PS CS6. Sharpening and slight saturation with contrast and brightness adjustments were done.

In my camera bag

I pack my bag according to the shoot I have in mind. For this image I only needed my Canon 7D, 100mm f2.8, IS, USM lens with lens hood. Always an extra battery and Extra extreme Cards for storage. If I am on a longer trip I have in addition, L70-200mm 2.8f, IS, USM, 10-22mm lens, L24-105mm IS, USM, 16-35mm IS, USM lens, 600ex RT speed light with its radio trigger, Cable release, Lee big stopper filter, Lee ND graduated filter set, Canon Extenders (1.4 and 2) .Manfrotto Tripod and a 5D mark III body

Feedback

Butterflies are fast flyers with jerky movements making a sharp capture more difficult. As they are cold blooded the best time to capture them is early in the morning, before their bodies are warmed up by the rising sun. I use back button focusing in continuous focusing mode at spot focusing. This makes focusing more efficient. White balance is kept as auto, and I shoot in AV mode. Widest aperture allows me to come down on ISO for better quality images. I use high speed burst shooting to keep up with the movements. Butterflies return to the flowers repeatedly, so you need not run after them all the time which disturbs the entire location. Staying in one place focused on a flowering sprig for them to come settle also can be used.

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