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Cockrell Butterfly Center Series - 14
Posted by Eric Fry (Houston, TX, United States) on 10 July 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Red Postman - Heliconius erato - female
This is probably the best macro I've taken so far.
Thanks for visiting, and I hope you all have a great day,
Eric
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saeed from ahwaz, Iran
really the best! really!! her eye is wonderfull! great shot with excellent details! you are the best Eric! Cheers you!
10 Jul 2008 8:17am
@saeed: Thank you so very much, Saeed! I don't really think I'm the best, but I do believe that I'm getting better with time and practice. Cheers to you, my friend, and best wishes from Houston to Ahwaz!
@Veronelle: Merci beaucoup, Veronelle!
@Anita: Thanks so much for the comment and the message, Anita. That circle is the butterfly's proboscis, the yellow stuff in it is some liquid from the pieces of fruit that are left out for the butterflies to feed on. The Red Postman butterfly is unusual in that it is one of only a few species that will also eat pollen and fruit solids in addition to flower nectar. The higher quality food and bits of protein in the pollen lets this species live longer than most; up to several months instead of a few weeks.
paulski from Muncie, IN, United States
wow! very impressive. love the detail here, especially in the eye. excellent!
10 Jul 2008 11:15am
@paulski: Thank you very much, Paul! That eye is what really captured my attention when I was processing this shot.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Outstanding...! this is almost micro-photography, I can see every detail. Isn't nature incredible, makes one wonder what the designer had in mind.
10 Jul 2008 11:19am
@Observing: It certainly does, Mike! I'm sure that there is some sort of function for all of those small details, but I'd like to think that beauty in those details was put there for us to find and appreciate.
Thanks for the compliment!
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
I sure can't disagree with you on that, Eric... Astonishing!
10 Jul 2008 11:30am
@Earnest: Thank you so much, Earnest. I was pretty astonished when this one loaded up on my screen when I got home.
Laurent from Lyon, France
what a macro! So full of details and colorful. Also perfect DOF which is not easy.
10 Jul 2008 11:36am
@Laurent: Thank you so much for the compliment, Laurent!
This was actually a very lucky shot in terms of DoF; I had been shooting in the macro preset mode, and this shot gave my camera exactly what it likes in terms of auto-focus and auto-aperture. The perfect amount of light put it into ISO 64 and slightly closed the aperture to give me the DoF seen here. More light would have taken it to about f4.8 or greater and brought the background into focus, and a bit less would have made it too shallow to capture all of the details around the head.
willow from Chelsea, United States
Eric, I'd have to agree. This is an amazing shot. The detail, the eyes, the colors. Everything is perfect! I'm impressed!
10 Jul 2008 12:11pm
@willow: Thank you so much, Willow!
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
This would be hard to beat - a beautiful capture and interesting 'pose' - it suggests a formal portrait setting. Well done
10 Jul 2008 1:05pm
@Stephen Phillips: Thank you, Stephen! This one did seem quite cooperative compared to some of the other butterflies.
@Rags: Thanks, Rags!
@La: Thank you so much, La!
@Fliss: Thank you, Felicity!
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
wow! another blinding beauty of a shot! such detail! bravo!
10 Jul 2008 9:50pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks, DJ! I was very pleased with the detail that came out in this photo.
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
This is an amazing macro, Eric ... almost abstract in its uncommon beauty ... amazing!
10 Jul 2008 11:57pm
@Ron: Thank you very much, Ron!
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Eric, this is simply an outstanding macro the detail is superb.....WOW!
11 Jul 2008 12:50am
@MaryB: Thank you very much, Mary! I'm glad you like it.
@Putter: Thank you so much, Putter!
@Michael: Thank you very much, Michael!
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
Wowsers! I agree with you. A superb macro and definitely something to be proud of.
13 Jul 2008 7:35am
@Helen: Thank you so much, Helen. I really am proud of this one.
@Sandrine: Thank you so much, Sandrine!
Rob from Mount Joy, United States
Outstanding work... definitely makes me want to hit a conservatory and try my luck too!
29 Jul 2008 11:55am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
There are lot's of splendid macro pictures in your portofolio. This close up is amazing, great details.
14 Aug 2008 11:19pm
Nikon COOLPIX P5100
1/70 second
F/3.0
ISO 64
35 mm (35mm equiv.)