I have to learn a lot but my humble beginning from Butterfly Conservatory in Waterloo/Ontario.
My first attempt
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- rjlittlefield
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Looks good from here!
One small comment about posting images... You need to put some space between images or the page format can get messed up. As originally written, your post ended up creating a very wide page that wouldn't fit on most monitors.
What usually works well is to just stick a blank line between images. I've edited your post to do that here.
Also, remember that there's a Preview button. You can click that to see what your post will look like, before clicking Submit.
Thanks for posting -- I look forward to more.
--Rik
One small comment about posting images... You need to put some space between images or the page format can get messed up. As originally written, your post ended up creating a very wide page that wouldn't fit on most monitors.
What usually works well is to just stick a blank line between images. I've edited your post to do that here.
Also, remember that there's a Preview button. You can click that to see what your post will look like, before clicking Submit.
Thanks for posting -- I look forward to more.
--Rik
- Craig Gerard
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I like the wing motion in the first image (not sure of the scientific term). Saturation is slightly too 'rich' in that particular image.
Do you recall the shutter speed used for the first image. I'd be curious to know just how fast the butterfly's wings are 'flapping'.
A quick search indicates around 80 to 100 beats per second.
Craig
Do you recall the shutter speed used for the first image. I'd be curious to know just how fast the butterfly's wings are 'flapping'.
A quick search indicates around 80 to 100 beats per second.
Craig
To use a classic quote from 'Antz' - "I almost know exactly what I'm doing!"
- twebster
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This is a nice set of images for your first posts. I especially like images #2 and #3. You kept the whole butterfly wings in good focus by keeping the camera parallel to the wings. That is good technique. Well done.
Tom Webster
Phoenix "The Valley of the Sun", Arizona, USA
The worst day photographing dragonflies is better than the best day working!
Phoenix "The Valley of the Sun", Arizona, USA
The worst day photographing dragonflies is better than the best day working!