Gulf Fritillary on Mexican Sunflower

Seen today at the local botanic gardens.

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Is this a composite: No
Canon 7D2, 70-200 f2.8L IS II, 1.4x TC
ISO 400, f18, 1/400s, hand held

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Allen, I really like this. The curved line of the stem just leads right in to the flower and the butterfly. The colors are complimentary, and the BG makes the flower and the BF stand out so nicely. The BG must have been quite a distance away to get such smoothness at f18. I haven’t tried a TC on the 70-200 yet. In fact, I think my old TC won’t work on it, so would need to buy a new one.

Beautiful photo, Allen. Love the detail you’ve gotten in the flower and the butterfly. . .actually pretty envious of it . . . .still working on just trying to capture a butterfly holding still long enough! Very nicely seen and captured.

Allen: Love the light on the flower and butterfly. I like the underwings of the fritillary more than the tops and this shows them perfectly. Well done. >=))>