Gentle Giant
Uploaded: September 09, 2012 03:29:53
This Giant Swallowtail was really enjoying the Fall-Like weather!
With Autumn just around the corner we are starting to see many more butterflies near our home!
Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm. ISO 400, Late-Afternoon, 1/2,000 @ f5.6, EC 0
Adjustments with PSE10 and Topaz HDR (D&M)
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/2000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Bojan Bencic September 09, 2012
Amazing capture, Jeff. Fantastic clarity and details on this beauty. #1485372Gord MacEachern September 09, 2012
A winner in my book Jeff!!! #10315051Shirley Sicurello September 09, 2012
Beautiful, Jeff. #10315063Anita Hogue September 09, 2012
WOW, this is absolutely perfection, Jeff! #10315065Val Feldman September 09, 2012
Finally! Cool weather for TX...breathe it in deeply, Jeff and then, send some of your beautiful Gentle Giants - great title - down my way! :) Gorgeous capture - wonderful clarity, beautiful color and details! #10315089Ujjwal Mukherjee September 09, 2012
Excellent clarity,composition and capture with beautiful background,Jeff!! #10315106Tammy M. Anderson September 09, 2012
Outstanding details, comp. and capture, Jeff. #10315125Jack Gaskin September 09, 2012
To say you nailed this would be an understatementFabulous Macro
Jack #10315233
Tiia Vissak September 09, 2012
a wonderful close-up! #10315276Ellen Hodges September 09, 2012
Strictly fabulous in every way, Jeff!!, #10315278Claudia Kuhn September 09, 2012
Beautiful capture Jeff. We had a lot of these guys this summer, and they're not really supposed to be in NY, so it was a treat #10315293Dayna Cain September 09, 2012
Absolutely amazing clarity. Perfect! #10315340Julie Burnett September 09, 2012
How beautiful, Jeff!! Amazing colors, clarity and composition, perfect!! #10315384Robert R. Goodman September 09, 2012
Hi Jeff,That is beautiful and a favorite my friend.I haven't had much luck with butterflies this year!!!! #10315448Karen E. Michaels September 09, 2012
Not an easy catch, yet you make it look so. #10315480Amanda J. Tanner September 09, 2012
Incredible focus and detail. Very Beautiful. Outstanding close-up work Jeff! A Fav! #10315486Susan Williams September 09, 2012
Excellence! Amazing details and a beautiful blur. Very nice work, Jeff! #10315499Jyri Vissak September 09, 2012
I agree with my daughter. Well done! #10315510Patrick Rouzes September 09, 2012
Agree with all the above, Jeff! Exceptional in every way & good luck, my friend!Katherine Kuhn September 09, 2012
Wonderful capture, Jeff! Outstanding color & details -- he's just perfect! #10315657Mike Clime September 09, 2012
Excellent capture, colors and details, Jeff! #10315709Nancy L. Green September 09, 2012
FANTASTIC macro work Jeff, a real beauty contest here between the flower and the swallow tail, WTG!!! <>< #10315757Emile Abbott September 09, 2012
Exquisite detail and focus Jeff. Send the cool breezes and butterflies down Del Rio way my friend. #10315772John Connolly September 09, 2012
A fantastic capture and excellent DD work Jeff! You have excelled yourself with this one! #10315904Stephen Zacker September 09, 2012
Wow! Just Outstanding, Jeff #10315909Lorraine A. Cook September 09, 2012
Still humid in Philly...but the weather is improving!What a GORGEOUS butterfly...STUNNING COLOR and CAPTURE, Jeff!!<:)) #10316028
Cathy Barrows September 09, 2012
So pretty #10316144Barbara Waldoch September 09, 2012
Perfect! #10316203Ann Coates September 09, 2012
An incredible shot Jeff. I have been out photographing flowers this morning and have had so much trouble keeping the flower in focus and here you have managed to keep flower and butterfly so sharp. I hope we see this again. #10316264Robert K. Bemus September 09, 2012
Beautiful color and capture, Jeff!! #10316323Renee Doyle September 09, 2012
Excellent detail and colour!!! Wonderful macro Jeff!!! #10316349Stefania Barbier September 09, 2012
perfection! #10316357Douglas Pignet September 10, 2012
Wonderful capture with great details...well done #10316423frank w. degenhardt September 10, 2012
WOW Jeff! This is one beautiful butterfly. When I saw the thumbnail, this beauty stood out. You really got the colors so vivid, so powerful but at the same time you never sacrificed the sharpness of the details of its features. Can't go wrong with butterflies and flowers. Such a gorgeous picture my friend. #10316427Jeff Robinson September 10, 2012
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! #10316475Marilyn Cornwell September 10, 2012
Very lovely - a wonderful image, Jeff! #10316763Ann H. Belus September 10, 2012
Exquisite detail and clarity, beautiful colors....superbly capture, Jeff! #10316772Jodi Zimmer September 10, 2012
wow! This is extraordinary Jeff..absolutely exquisite #10316830Ken Jarvis September 10, 2012
Excellent detail and presentation, Jeff! #10317080Marijana Fajgl September 10, 2012
Outstanding capture, Jeff! #10317092Rony Sagy September 10, 2012
Very cool capture. #10317116Terry Cervi September 10, 2012
Fantatic dof and such wonderful detail in the butterfly and flower, Jeff! Beautiful! #10317375isabel C. Zepeda September 10, 2012
JeffThats a gorgeous capture and a beautiful picture
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Rona L. Schwarz September 10, 2012
Superb capture of this Giant Swallowtail, Jeff! Beautiful composition...the colors, detail and clarity of the BF and flower are exquisite, and I love the soft pastel blurred BG. Gorgeous image! #10317606Jeff Robinson September 11, 2012
Thank You! Jeff #10317831Linda M. Walker September 11, 2012
Well done, Jeff! #10318399Alex T. Mizuno September 11, 2012
Excellent work Jeff! Superb clarity and colors. Seems like a winning work to me.Jeff Robinson September 12, 2012
Thank You Linda and Alex! Jeff #10319320Antonio Amen September 12, 2012
Very good, well done. #10319421Antonio Amen September 12, 2012
Very good, well done. #10319424Nadia Paul September 12, 2012
This is just stunning Jeff! #10320590Jeff Robinson September 13, 2012
Thank You! Jeff #10320727Mary K. Robison September 14, 2012
Fantastic eye candy, Jeff! Delightful colors and capture.Jeff Robinson September 14, 2012
Thanks Mary! Jeff #10322252Debbie Hartley September 14, 2012
WOW! Beautiful Jeff!Heather Loewenhardt September 14, 2012
Wow the colour, clarity and detail just make this image sing! #10323419Jeff Robinson September 15, 2012
Thank You Debbie and Heather! Jeff #10323570Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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