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Refueling

© Bill K. Ko

Refueling

Uploaded: July 12, 2006

Description

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail stops to sip nectar from a coneflower in my backyard. The cloudy day actually worked to my advantage because the diffuse lighting is much more flattering to the butterfly than harsh sunlight. Taken using my Sigma 70-200EX lens: 1/320s f/5.6 at 251.0mm iso400.

Comments

Derek D. Dafoe July 12, 2006

Very, very well done Bill, great composition, and angle #482702

July 12, 2006

WoW! This is an awesome picture, nice focus and detail, incredible capture Bill! #3019352

Aimee S. McMaster July 12, 2006

a real beauty Bill...Aimee #3019572

Bridgette B July 12, 2006

Beautful image, Bill! #3019610

Bill K. Ko July 12, 2006

Thank you, Derek! The butterfly made it happen, not me - it decided to choose one of the tallest of the flowers, so the angle was just incredible. I was just in the right place at the right time. :)

Molli:
I really appreciate that you took time to comment on the photo. This little picture does nothing for the original. Thank you very much!

Aimee:
Thank you for the compliment. I really didn't know how beautiful the photo turned out until I opened it up in the editor. :)

Bridgette:
Thank you very much! I was so nervous that I wouldn't get the picture because I had to circle around to find just the right angle and just the right backdrop. The only other choice I had was with a car in the background. If that was my only choice, I wouldn't be posting the picture. ;) I did take bunches of shots to make sure I came away with SOMEthing, though. It's better to have a poor shot of an excellent opportunity than none at all.

For you who may have noticed that the EXIF info shows a focal length that exceeds that of the lens that I used, that's because I had stacked a 2x teleconverter on the lens. :)

Bill #3019650

Tonya R. Boles July 12, 2006

Gorgeous shot.. #3019677

Bill K. Ko July 12, 2006

Thanks, Tonya! It's been quite a while since I've been here. I'm currently trying to catch up. :)

Bill #3019687

Stephanie Laird level-classic July 12, 2006

Bill this is absolutely stunning!! #3019928

Bill K. Ko July 12, 2006

Thank you, Stephanie! :)
As I said before, I was just the lucky guy to be there at the right place and time. :)

Bill #3020165

Mary Clarke July 12, 2006

Wonderful detail and I love the DOF #3020384

Judy A. Lawhon July 12, 2006

I love your DOF, also, Bill and the colors are magnificant! #3020484

Brian D. Shema July 12, 2006

Beautiful image Bill! Great clarity, detail and color. #3020752

Bill K. Ko July 12, 2006

Mary, Judy, Brian:

The only thing I contributed to the photo was the framing of the picture. The camera, lens and butterfly did the hard work. ;)

Bill #3020914


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