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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 6/16/2007
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Beautiful color....a great macro!
Regards, Ahmed
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/12/2007
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Thanks very much Mary . . . I don't know how true it is - but I've heard that . . . and I don't care either, because, (LoL!) - it's a MUCH better name!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 4/12/2007
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I didn't realize that is what they used to be called. Your title caught my attention because that is what we call them sometimes. I agree that it is a more suitable name. Your brilliant colours and vibrant details are marvelous. I love the sense of motion in this. Terrific.
MAry
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/12/2007
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Thanks very much Kara!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Kara BigCanoe
{K:1328} 4/10/2007
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Very nice capture Doyle!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/9/2007
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Thanks very much Susie!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Susie Peek-Swint
{K:7303} 4/3/2007
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Lovely explosion of colour Doyle ~ very pretty markings.. we're just now starting to see the butterflies (or flutterbys) again :)
best to you, susie
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/2/2007
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Thanks very much Roby!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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roberto canepa
{K:7382} 3/30/2007
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ciao Doyle,
fantastic colors, very good crop and very agreeable title!
roby
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/29/2007
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Thanks so much Dear Marian!!!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 3/28/2007
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excellent compsition dear Doyle!!! rich colors and fine lighting!!!!!
b e a u t i f u l!!!!
all the best
Marian
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/28/2007
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;) - Ahhhhh . . . the famous Wickenkamp Report!! Always very 'moving'! :P
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Robin W
{K:16308} 3/27/2007
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Wow...a pleasing riot of color Doyle. Once again, a moving target...who am I to criticize? ;)
Take care...Robin
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174058} 3/26/2007
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You're welcome, Doyle!:)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thankssssssss Sssssssrna!! ;)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks Shirley!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 3/26/2007
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Oh, dear Doyle, I can not stop watching this colourfull capture of yours !!! :) So alive and joyfull :) !!!
Excellent !!!
Hugsssssssssssssssssssssssss
Srna
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174058} 3/26/2007
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Love the colors here, Doyle!:)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks very much Maryanne . . . yes, I have soaked in a lot of information over the years . . . Once . . . I think about thirty years ago . . . it came in handy!! LoL!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks as always Michelle. Pssst. This was taken with the D-50 but I couldn't resist! ;)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Well Dave! Don't look now but your incredibly skilled use of analysis is showing! LoL! Thanks my friend.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Maryanne Murillo
{K:11617} 3/26/2007
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Gorgeous creature, well captured. And you are a wealth of information, Doyle.
Maryanne
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 3/26/2007
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Love this well composed image of wildlife and color , so crisp & full of clarity, details + texture, and exposed perfectly !!!
I love your new camera too Doyle :)7/7
Best Wishes,
Michele~
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 3/26/2007
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Fantastic colours, Doyle! I agree from a strictly butterfly point of view a less distracting background would be good, but the colours here, more than just the macro of the butterfly are what make this shot IMHO. Having said that, it still is a good macro of the butterfly.
Dave.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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No problem what-so-ever Markus. I agree and would have preferred a better BG plant and DOF . . . but was happy with what I got. The plant DOES get a lot of attention.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Markus Scholz
{K:23722} 3/25/2007
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Sorry for my English, Doyle. I meant the flower which is patterned in a similar way than the butterfly (different color though) and distracts imho a bit from the main subject.
Markus
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Many thanks Orazio!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Thanks Marco!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Riny. Dit vloog kleine vlinder eigenlijk. Daarom gebruik ik sluit 1/1000 seconde met een luik snelheid. Het ook waarom zachte beeld. Geen drievoet, mijn vriend, werd gebruikt. Ik hurring naar mijn vogel afbeeldingen! Vergeef het arme Nederlands.
Dank u.
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Orazio Minnella
{K:49417} 3/25/2007
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Excellent composition.Nice shot with beautiful colours.
Regards....Orazio
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Marco Meroni
{K:1779} 3/25/2007
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beautiful colors and composition..
MM
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 3/25/2007
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Hallo Doyle wij noemen ze landkaartjes, zijn bijzondere vlinders, de buitentemperatuur bepaald de kleur van de vlinders, hoe warmer het is tijdens de verpopping, hoe donkerder de vlinder wordt. Je ziet dan ook vaak de eerste generatie bijna oranje van kleur is en de generatie die nu vliegt bijna zwart.Bovendien zijn de "warm weer" landkaartjes bijna de helft van het formaat.Heeft uw hier geen tripod gebruikt.? Het landkaartje komt bij mij wat wazig over..:) Dag vriend,riny
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Thanks Markus . . . but I'm not sure about the phrase "more still background". Less cluttered? Less focused? I mean, it's not moving. Just curious to understand so I can consider your respected POV in a proper light! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Thanks John....
You're right about him moving . . . He may not have even been fully landed on this shot and the sequence seems to indicate he was microseceonds from it. Even at this speed there is still some motion blur of the left wingtip. Narrow DOF is my first thought in Macro photography and a deeper field would likely have caused me even more issues with the florals already being distracting (IMO). Thanks for stopping by . . . looks like we're both asking the same questions on this one.
Oh, clearly I shot this BEFORE I had the D-200! Otherwise I doubt I could have done it since I still need three times the time to figure out how to do what I want as far as settings are concerned. Over time it will become second nature to me like the D-50 did. (I hope).
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Markus Scholz
{K:23722} 3/25/2007
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Excellent macro shot, Doyle, showing us the butterfly in it's natural surrounding. From an artistic pov I would prefer a more still background.
Regards, Markus
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 3/25/2007
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Fabulous array of colours here, carried over superbly into the framing. This really is a lovely shot - would a slightly smaller aperture have got a bit more sharpness on the butterfly? I guess that unless he was moving, you didn't need the 1/1000 shutter, even if you had the lens zoomed right out. (But then those blue flowers might themselves have become too sharp - tricky one.)
AJ
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Thank you Gennaro!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Thanks Radmila. I have no idea about what the flowers are called. They have been planted near the lighthouse at Point Vicente here and a flurry of butterfly activity attends them in tghe early morning. They range from light to brilliant blue petals . . . and I suspect the reddish color is new growth (like you see in roses). It WOULD make an interesting floral but I was passing by on my way to capture the bird photos and took some on the way thinking I would have time on my return trip . . . but when I came back the butterflies were gone! :(
Thanks for the idea though . . . we may well see the flowers again!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/25/2007
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Thanks very much Hárës! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Gennaro Manna
{K:21301} 3/25/2007
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Hi Doyle,
fantastic pattern in nature, great composition and fantastic colors...
All the best
gennaro
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Radmila Gorjanovic
{K:3113} 3/25/2007
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Wonderful composition, lighting and details Doyle!
Oh, I cannot stop watching those sweet flowers. What is it? Will you show us closer this flowers with perfect white-blue-red combination of colors!
Greetings
Radmila
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Hárës
{K:7888} 3/25/2007
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Very nice picture.
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