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It's not that bad! A little tatty, but that's hardly your fault. It's a Malaysian Lacewing by the way.
The trouble with Butterfly Farms is there is usually a path, which you have to stay on, so you can't pick and choose your angles - perhaps a more side on view would have improved the shot. Also, because the butterflies try to fly, they batter themselves against the glass (which is why they look so tatty). It's well lit and sharp, apart from the composition and condition, what more can we ask!
The trouble with Butterfly Farms is there is usually a path, which you have to stay on, so you can't pick and choose your angles - perhaps a more side on view would have improved the shot. Also, because the butterflies try to fly, they batter themselves against the glass (which is why they look so tatty). It's well lit and sharp, apart from the composition and condition, what more can we ask!
beautiful butterfly!! well captured!
As others have said not a bad image at all. As Karen has said "It's well lit and sharp, apart from the composition and condition, what more can we ask!" The only other point I would make is make sure your shutter speed is higher than 1/30sec it needs to be at least 1/60sec. Yours doesn't have camera shake but it could have had at 1/30sec.
Critters and me just don't work....
So well done is all I can say
So well done is all I can say
A beautiful butterfly Netta - I've never been to a Butterfly farm
but there's something very satisfying in finding them yourself
in your travels. I'm currently trying to find and improve my butterfly
shots and as Ronnie says not many in Scotland or maybe it's just knowing where to find them.
Kate
but there's something very satisfying in finding them yourself
in your travels. I'm currently trying to find and improve my butterfly
shots and as Ronnie says not many in Scotland or maybe it's just knowing where to find them.
Kate
ChristineD
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a stunning butterfly image
Quote:Maybe not a perfect photo BUT a stunning butterfly Netta !! A great capture !
all things considered a good first attempt - I might add avoid the sun and bright skies/lights
Well done
Theres two different questions. The quality of the shot, which is very good for the camera, with reasonable sharpness considering youre shooting along the length of the insect; then theres the quality of the Butterfly, which is mostly good, but it has lost a lot of the colour in the wing tips.
In geberal, Butterflies are shot from the side, with the wings up so they appear flat, that minimises any fall off in sharpness; or, if the wings are spread flat, then shoot down, - the idea in both cases is to provide the fpattest plane as possible to the camera, and have the camera parallel to that plane. I dont know about whee you are, but Ive been to Butterfly conservatories where the quality of the insects is very high, as thery have lots of feeding stations, and the light only filtered from high up, so look around. I have found garden enters that have Budelia bushes out front a treasure trove of butterfly shots. This plant is commonly known as a Butterfly Bush.
Back to the shot. On downloading, it seems to me the colour is way too saturated, and this causes loss of detail in the wings; theres a slightly blue cast thats best removed.
Ive uploaded a mod to show what I ean. I see that youve used some Microsoft product as an editor, - if you dont have Photoshop, download GIMP for free, - its quite good.
Regards
Willie
In geberal, Butterflies are shot from the side, with the wings up so they appear flat, that minimises any fall off in sharpness; or, if the wings are spread flat, then shoot down, - the idea in both cases is to provide the fpattest plane as possible to the camera, and have the camera parallel to that plane. I dont know about whee you are, but Ive been to Butterfly conservatories where the quality of the insects is very high, as thery have lots of feeding stations, and the light only filtered from high up, so look around. I have found garden enters that have Budelia bushes out front a treasure trove of butterfly shots. This plant is commonly known as a Butterfly Bush.
Back to the shot. On downloading, it seems to me the colour is way too saturated, and this causes loss of detail in the wings; theres a slightly blue cast thats best removed.
Ive uploaded a mod to show what I ean. I see that youve used some Microsoft product as an editor, - if you dont have Photoshop, download GIMP for free, - its quite good.
Regards
Willie
I think this is a good shot of this beautiful butterfly, Netta!
Now I'm no expert on butterfly photography but I'll give you my two cents' worth
For me, you're at the mercy of angles. Whether or not you can get the right angle. Here, for example, there's that bit of glaring white sky in the back messing with the shot. If you managed to position yourself such that no (or at least minimal) glariness existed in the background, that's be super. BUT, there's the pitfall that at that angle, you may not like the angle of the butterfly. For example, getting the background sorted might mean getting a head-on shot of the butterfly and not capturing its wings.
I actually really like the angle of the butterfly in this shot. So very different, kind of dramatic, and we get to enjoy those amazing wings.
Oh...and if you think a faster shutter speed might be better in securing a sharper shot (in general. I don't mean sharper than this one), up the ISO.
Andrew
Now I'm no expert on butterfly photography but I'll give you my two cents' worth
For me, you're at the mercy of angles. Whether or not you can get the right angle. Here, for example, there's that bit of glaring white sky in the back messing with the shot. If you managed to position yourself such that no (or at least minimal) glariness existed in the background, that's be super. BUT, there's the pitfall that at that angle, you may not like the angle of the butterfly. For example, getting the background sorted might mean getting a head-on shot of the butterfly and not capturing its wings.
I actually really like the angle of the butterfly in this shot. So very different, kind of dramatic, and we get to enjoy those amazing wings.
Oh...and if you think a faster shutter speed might be better in securing a sharper shot (in general. I don't mean sharper than this one), up the ISO.
Andrew
Hello, I would be pleased with that not got any butter flies, I like flowers best but that photo is very nice, Camellia,
