Butterfly

[statebirdme]

I took this picture at a local butterfly exhibit in Indianapolis. Thoughts and critiques welcome.
Nikon D50, 50mm f1.8D, 1/200 at f 5


http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...t=DSC_0100.jpg

[Alison]

Wow! Stunning! The colours, lighting, dof and clarity are all wonderful! I love your composition too. Superb shot!

[Bevb]

What a beautiful little creature! the colour is gorgeous. I agree with everything Alison says, the shot is stunning.

[GB1]

Hi - Nice shot, the 3 dimensionality is powerful. For improvement, I would have probably used a slightly deeper DOF and/or a faster shutter speed, for it seems just a tad bit out of focus/soft. Nice capture however, esp considering you were using a 50mm lens (which I guess is equiv to ~ 75mm with digital): pretty hard to get close to butterflies before they take off.

GB

[statebirdme]

It took about half an hour of following this type of butterfly before one of them would land and keep its wings open for more than 5 nanoseconds. I was very fortunate to be near this one and to be able to get a picture of it. Thank you for your compliments and criticisms!