Description: I was going to retrieve the SD card from the trail cam when I spotted this beauty sitting in a hackberry tree. I had to come all the way back to the house to get the camera, sure that he wouldn’t still be there when I returned, but he was.
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Pertinent technical details or techniques: Canon 60D, Canon 70-300mm IS USM zoom @ 235mm, f/11, 1/180 sec., ISO 200, Ev -1.0 step, Hand Held. Processed in ACR and PSE 2020 for exposure and cropping. Topaz De-noise applied.
Is this a composite? (focus stacks or exposure blends are not considered composites)
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Terry, I love the colors of this guy. It looks really nice in the smaller thumbnail version, but when I enlarge it, it does appear sharp on my screen. I am trying to figure out the cause, if the focus point (and I am thinking it is more on the leaf just past the BF) is the reason. I looked at your shutter speed at HH at 235 mm, and started thinking that was it, but the leaves right near the BF seem sharp enough, so I am thinking that the issue is what the focus point was on when you pressed the shutter. He is such a beautiful butterfly, I am hoping you got one that is sharper.
@Shirley_Freeman@Diane_Miller Thanks, ladies. I think you have it right with motion blur, Diane. I was huffing and puffing from my run up to the house and back. I’ll upload a repost and see if it’s better.
Terry, Red-spotted Purple’s are beautiful and this view is nicely composed. I’m also enjoying all of the scratches on it’s wing…shows that it’s an oldster. I agree that the bf is just a hair soft.
