Monarch Butterfly.... by RobbieRoss

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Cracking close up.

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Great macro work

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Superb macro work. Beautifully captured

Thank you so much.....

Great image of the Monarch, we are planting MILKWEED now to help them on there long Journey from Canada to Mexico "Great Capture"

All the best for your Milkweed plantation and THANKS once again!

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lovely colours and composition

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Such a wonderful macro. Simply magnificent.

Thanks Chuck.....

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Great capture. Great lighting and back ground effect.

Thank you Jhogan..

Very Nice

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Lovely shot.

Thanks Ellen.

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9 shots already rocking... Following to see the rest... congrats. keep up the good work...

Thank you Alim... shall post them soon and cheers!

Beautiful image

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Exceptionally beautiful macro work! Stunning colours and details.

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I cant believe your images, just WOW!! I'm studying your work lol, simply superb

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You are one of the people that capture God's artwork for us - thank you.

Thank you too for your precious compliment.... I feel blessed :)

lovely image

Thank you Alicia......

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Beautiful shot-Awesome detail

Thank you Dwayne...

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Wow . . . Beautiful macro work. Stunning composition.

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Beautiful!!! :)

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Beautiful

Thank you Thomsom :)

Great Capture!

Thank you Ragu....

Great Shot

Thank you Edward :)

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So perfect!

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So perfect!

Thanks Susan :)

Beatiful..

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lovely, I wish more people view my images. Congratulation

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Nice focussing. Hard to get them to stay still long enough!

Thanks and agree with you :)

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The light and clarity on the butterfly is first class Robbie!

Thanks Adrian appreciate it :)

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Absolutely beautiful... you have set the bar high and I will seek to meet your level...

Thanks Jim, I'm sure you will, Happy Clicking :)

like it!

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Nice close-up of the Monarch Butterfly, excellent bokeh.

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Well done! Looks amazing!

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I only dream of captures like this, Great job.

Certainly you can, and many thanks appreciate it much :)

Incredible Macro shot of this unbelivable lovely creation:)

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Beautiful Congratulations

Thank you Catherine :)

Nice cropping Robbie!

Beautiful

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Lovely!

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Awesome

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What a beautiful macro! Love this shot!

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Wow brilliant. Great work

Thank you Liza :)

The Best

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Fantastic shot

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Award-winning. Congratulations on your award!

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Beautiful shot crispy clear with great details....good one

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Did you shoot it with tripod ?

Beautiful.....photography

Thanks Suzie.... :)

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Beautiful image. Curious where you photographed this? You have labeled it as a Monarch. It is definitely a Nymphalid but is not a Monarch.

I love your work! A treat to view your photos, Robbie.

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Perfeita. É magnifica!

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Beautiful

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Monarch Butterfly....

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger...
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The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown.

Scientific name: Danaus plexippus
Higher classification: Danaus
Rank: Species
Symbol of: Texas, Alabama, West Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Vermont, Idaho

For all the wildlife Photographers, the bright colours, rings, spots and stripes on the wing of the butterfly represent the nature’s beauty.
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Canon EOS 600D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 250/1

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Nov, 2015

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Awards

Staff Winter Selection 2015

Peer Award

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Magnificent Capture

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Superior Skill

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Outstanding Creativity

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Top 20 class week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

I was on my way intending to shoot some birds around and decided and entered a park nearby to my home in Hyderabad-India, As I entered the park I was fascinated by the butterflies hopping around from one plant to another and no sooner I changed my mind to capture these butterflies instead of the birds...

Time

It was in the evening around 5:00 p.m. and was waiting patiently for one of the butterfly to settle down, and as it rest on one of the plant on a tiny flower I took position and began to focus.

Lighting

And yes I was very fortunate with the soft light which was falling from a patch of a huge tree nearby and falling exactly on my subject, And as continued to stay focused there was a slight breeze and an obstacle of other leaves causing distraction in the frame so I moved to my left and knelt down and took another angle and continue to focus patiently and when finally the breeze calmly settled down, then I went ahead took the shot.

Equipment

I used a Canon 600D Camera, and Cannon 250mm telephoto Zoom Lens,

Inspiration

The beautiful color and the pattern on the wings

Editing

While shooting wildlife photography post processing comes in handy and its advisable to always shoot in RAW, I did post processing to this image and darkened the areas around the butterfly and used the white balance and increased the temperature for the image to look warmer, since the camera settings at times do not match the weather conditions so I took the advantage of processing it a bit, and finally I am happy with the outcome.

In my camera bag

I always carry a Canon EF-S 55-250mm telephoto zoom Lens for wildlife photography, 18-55mm to shoot landscape whenever its a beautiful day, A Tripod to avoid handshake which may cause the image to blur especially when using slow shutter speed, and of course water to be cool and composed. : )

Feedback

When taking butterfly photos one should always be happy and feel the beauty surrounded with the subject, but when it comes to shooting wildlife photography one must always respect the privacy of the animals. shooting butterfly pictures takes a long time to get good shots, and to get good shots one must have enough patience which is very very important as a photographer.

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