Mary's Photoblog
Butterfly wings.
Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 5 March 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
I cropped this just to have a look at the wings.
Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring. ~Author
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
dpm from Malé, Maldives
It’s just amazing how complicated these beautiful butterfly’s are..
The close crop is beautiful with amazing detail
5 Mar 2008 5:10am
Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States
your camera in incredible with the detail it lets you capture ! keep on Keepin on !
5 Mar 2008 5:19am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Now that really is fine detail, Mary. I don't think I've ever seen a butterfly quite so close.
5 Mar 2008 6:10am
Raye Michele from Halifax, Canada
impeccable details .. the wings look very strong in this shot which is a wonderful change from their usual frailty perspective
5 Mar 2008 6:14am
timothy sullivan from tokyo, Japan
someone's been playing with their macro!
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awesome shot!
5 Mar 2008 11:53am
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
Looks like a flower too. Nice crop. :) There are so many beautiful things in the world. :)
5 Mar 2008 12:12pm
Melissa from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Oh wow, Mary! This is gorgeous! The crop is perfect! Love the contrast against the simple black background. Very well done!
5 Mar 2008 1:52pm
vu@granby - Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, QC, Canada
Cool, the crop gave it a very beautiful graphic simplicity with the black background.
5 Mar 2008 2:49pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautiful macro showing great detail in color, texture and design!
5 Mar 2008 3:14pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Very nice macro with fine details, I like it!
5 Mar 2008 7:24pm
Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Superb macro. I like the contrast between the wings and the background. Great capture.
5 Mar 2008 9:19pm
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
In the thumbnail I thought it was detail of fine china. So crisp and clean. Very nice!
5 Mar 2008 9:55pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
great detail and colors - very nicely taken and cropped.
5 Mar 2008 10:28pm
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Exquisite and wonderful. True art and a real treasure of natural beauty.
6 Mar 2008 12:02am
Gary from Cochise County, United States
Your detail and composition are just incredible Mary.
6 Mar 2008 1:41am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
this is lovely dear Mary,love the close up,the little black spot is like eyes playing peekaboo:)
6 Mar 2008 2:02am
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Good crop Mary, the details are incredible.
7 Mar 2008 2:12pm
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Superb detail MaryB..yesterday's post was a great macro,but this shot takes the biscuit,m'lady..great work..
BillyB...
8 Mar 2008 11:27pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Superb composition with great details. Well done!
9 Mar 2008 9:15pm
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Great piece of nature art, perfectly documented, thanks MaryB!
9 Mar 2008 9:40pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Such detail and delicacy is incredible. Beautiful work; bravo to God the butterfly's Creator and to you MaryB, for taking this photo.
10 Mar 2008 1:19am
Nikon D40X
1/60 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
82 mm (35mm equiv.)
