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Al Camp
{K:539} 9/13/2007
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Got a lot of these flowers in the neighborhood, but no butterflies. Nice use of depth of field. Thanks for kind comment on my horse picture
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 8/25/2007
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Another great piece of work here, Dave! And what a nice separation of your main subject from the rest of the world! There seem to be some small(est) loss of contrast/sharpness on the monarch but the overall enhancement of the protagonist works excellently still, in all those vivid colors that really radiate on the peaceful green canvas.
Best wishes and keep it up,
Nick
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Rickard Fredholm
{K:337} 8/16/2007
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Thanx! Marvelous pictures you take!
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Maryanne Murillo
{K:11617} 8/15/2007
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Wow, I think I posted a photo a a flower very much like this one -- but I didn't have the butterfly in mine (which is absolutely gorgeous BTW). Funny that your flower is from Winnipeg and mine was from New Mexico. If it is the same plant, it does well in very different climates.
This is a fabulous image!
Best to you,
Maryanne
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Allen Aisenstein
{K:5652} 8/14/2007
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Nice Monarch capture, Dave, I've been hunting for them too lately.
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Brian Rueger
{K:7341} 8/11/2007
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Great composition.
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 8/11/2007
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Excellent capture Dave,love the pose a top the flower.
Take care
Robbie
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Avi
{K:70138} 8/9/2007
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The cone flower and the Monarch !!!... lovely composition, Dave !!
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Maryanne Murillo
{K:11617} 8/8/2007
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Wonderful, beautiful, perfect!
Maryanne
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Marcio Janousek
{K:32538} 8/7/2007
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...a Powerful color portrait of a Monarch...good macro at 57mm..nice work Dave . Hugs...
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Alison DuFlon
{K:36566} 8/7/2007
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Beautiful clarity and I love the bright contrasting colors. The crop is good except maybe the bottom, i would have liked to see all of the petals, but that is just nit picking since this is a critique shot. :) Alison
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 8/7/2007
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The title is apt in more ways than one, Dave! The butterfly is like a monarch on his throne of blossoms! Beautiful colours and setting for the Monarch!
Eb
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alessandro reggiani
{K:4791} 8/6/2007
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excellent omposition and great colours
alessandro
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 8/6/2007
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You are so talented and have a great eye for details..:)greetz,riny
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Vandy Neculae
{K:7990} 8/6/2007
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Very impressive capture, Dave.
The monarch and its throne!
Best regards,
Vandi
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Gabriela Tanaka
{K:16594} 8/6/2007
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Dave, I don't know about the tecnicalities, but to me the shot looks wonderful! The details and colours are striking! And the whole composition seems to have been built on order. I love it!
Gabriela
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:20076} 8/5/2007
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very nice,the colors match really good,nice green background.
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Stef Schulze
{K:3743} 8/5/2007
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Lovely shot Dave,
Excellent composition and great colours! And such a fitting title. The little flower in the bottom righthand corner may be a bit distracting, but cropping it out would only weaken the composition(imho). All in all, expert work. Well Done!!
Cheers,
Stef
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 8/5/2007
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These guys do like the cones....beautiful nature composition Dave
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Markus Scholz
{K:23722} 8/5/2007
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A monarch sitting on his throne. But the real king are you, Dave.
Regards, Markus
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alberto baez duarte
{K:8175} 8/5/2007
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Wow....!! what an excellent capture...everything looks good..color,compsoition and the oportunity to take it...
great..!
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 8/5/2007
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Absolutely great, well the butterfly is very good however I am impressed from the flower!!! A great macro, with a very unusual flower, beautiful!
hmmmm.....ahhh if you could have a smaller aperture...if, I know that compact cameras does not have...and for the first time I think only Panasonic Lumix 12Mpix compact can give an f/18 (with very big difference from the second the best in that) Anyway, with a smaller aperture the buterfly's "face" could be more clear but the photo really looks great as it taken by a small camera, so excellent!
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 8/5/2007
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Un macro sensacional... sinfonía de colores, texturas y encanto!
Felicitaciones!!!
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Arthur Kornienko
{K:9686} 8/5/2007
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Real nice considering you were in macro mode. Colours and lighting are nice. I like the wing position on the butterfly. My only critique would be to try and crop out the flower in the bottom right corner. I love the Blue Jay shot too, looks like kyou were right on top of him. Great work.
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Del Metheny
{K:25617} 8/5/2007
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I like the green background. It brings out all the other colors. Nicely composed also. Del.
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 8/5/2007
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Great macro my friend,light,colors and deatails is perfect.
Best regards.
Pablo
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John Loreaux
{K:86210} 8/4/2007
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Very nice Dave!I like it with the wings up. The green background really sets this off! Super Job Dave! My Best........................John
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 8/4/2007
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Hi Dave,
I'm going to rock the boat a little here and give a few constructive comments on this one. I know most people are going to tell you how great it is, but I'm going to attempt to compare it to your Butterfly Highway "Donor of the Day" image.
Here is why I think the Butterfly Highway image is better than this one.
The colours are limited in BH therefore the composition seems less cluttered.
This one has a lot of different un matching colours.
The little Skipper in BH is in a much better position for showing the detail in his head and wings.
I think if the Monarch's wings were more open and he was more 3/4 view this would improve the image.
In my opinion, that is why the Butterfly Highway image is a well deserved choice for DOD
Andre
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brian daws
{K:3376} 8/4/2007
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Dave, this is a seriously good shot...I love the green background which really compliments the detail of the butterfly. Overall, the colour, depth of field and sharpness is very good and this is an image to inspire others; me especially.Regards, Brian
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Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 8/4/2007
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Hi Dave, what a pretty bugger! The colors are lovely and lively! Nice detail & light on the coneflower and butterfly.
kes
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antonella cusan
{K:-431} 8/4/2007
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Beautiful colors and excellent details...Very beautiful works...:)
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Darryl Barclay
{K:6818} 8/4/2007
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Hi Dave,
Your DOF really makes this beautifu scene stand out. Your colors here are beautiful.
Darryl
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