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July 24, 2006 Mary Anne

Butterfly Bush 3 *

My front yard


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ctfchallenge02-Aug-2006 22:13
Great shot Mary Anne! an with the kit lens. Very good color and focus here.
I've seen this butterfly fly around here before but never caught it at rest. Would you happen to know the name of it?

-Techo
Brent 30-Jul-2006 16:12
All very nice Mary Anne. I think having the butterfly join the bush at the end of the series is perfectly on topic. I started up with a DSLR recently too coming from a G6. I got nice images from the G6, but I am so much happier without the shutter lag and being able to accurately compose in the viewfinder now. I'm sure you are having a blast with the new camera, and it's obvious you have it working well for you.
ctfchallenge30-Jul-2006 08:05
Appropriate in my book Mary Anne, the bloom is clealry focus. I like this one the best. It feels good. Yvonne
ctfchallenge27-Jul-2006 21:04
Thanks, Cat. I was really thrilled to get this shot, something I could never do with my G3 and its annoying shutter lag. Then I was afraid you'd say it was off-topic because the butterfly's not in all the shots. But, I figured since it's a *butterfly* bush, this is perfectly appropriate.
--Mary Anne
Guest 26-Jul-2006 21:06
Great angle and side lighting caught on the butterfly. The textures on the wings are captured beautifully! -Cat
ctfchallenge26-Jul-2006 16:18
Thank you for your comments, folks. Matt, this butterfly was cooperative but not tame. The kit lens doesn't have much of a zoom, so this image is a crop, with some color adjustment and sharpening in PSE.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge26-Jul-2006 03:00
Nice series Mary Anne and pretty butterfly. CJ
ctfchallenge26-Jul-2006 01:40
Nice! The kit lens can get surprisingly close! Is it full image or a crop. Looks sharp.

Matt.
Rod 25-Jul-2006 11:31
This one is nice Mary Anne but the other two look as though they may need some more contrast to me. Nice entry from the new camera, well done:-)
ctfchallenge25-Jul-2006 05:57
Lovely series. Ann C