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• monia2128 (1)
• [2007-07-07 5:09]

hi:)
great macro:) Nice sharpness and colours:)

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• dudkov (937)
• [2007-07-07 5:13]

Hi Dean !
Fantastic macro!great sharpness and colours,nice framing!
Regards
Lukasz

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• elniche (1581)
• [2007-07-07 5:14]

Hello Dean
Beautiful presentation and incredible macro, the defocused bottom is perfect.

Michel

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• toucan1967 (4622)
• [2007-07-07 5:19]

Hi Dean,
Sorry I can't help with the ID, Great colours and sharpness with a good DOF, excellent detail in the wings.
Tfs Andy

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• coquelicot79 (8126)
• [2007-07-07 5:21]

Bonjour Dean,
I don't know the species of this butterfly, but I would say to you in two simple words what I think of your photography: perfect and superb. Cheer!
Heartily, Corinne.

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• pathy (1734)
• [2007-07-07 5:23]

une magnifiqu reflection de la lumiere sur les ailes de cet insecte . beau travail

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• mcnk (741)
• [2007-07-07 5:24]

Great shot..
Very bold frame. Makes it seem that the butterfly..(species unknown by this viewer) is climbing upwards.
Sharp and very well captured.
Mike

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• AJ786 (6681)
• [2007-07-07 5:25]

Hi Dean,

Great macro and closeup shot. THe composition is fantastic.

:-)

Cheers
AJ786

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• sak (2173)
• [2007-07-07 5:42]

Hi Dean,
Very successful butterfly photo. Well composed. The DOF is good. Colours are contrasting and sharpness is okey. Well done. TFS.

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• kokos101 (27672)
• [2007-07-07 5:49]

hello dean!
onderful butterfly shot with great sharpness and colors, i like it.
tfs
zoran

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• albyro (2489)
• [2007-07-07 5:53]

So clear So simple.. So beautiful!!

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• Zandell (898)
• [2007-07-07 6:13]

Hi Dean

Excellent macro shot..splendid details..and presentation..

Congratulation..

best regards
sandu

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• Janice (33054)
• [2007-07-07 7:29]

Hi Dean, beautiful capture, the butterfly is so dainty. Well done
Janice

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• Cat_Mouse (3754)
• [2007-07-07 7:51]

Hello Dean,

Nice close up shot, fine detail.

Malik & Mary.

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• Fisher (5728)
• [2007-07-07 7:55]
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"Heliconius" specie, not sure which one, the wings are not spread to give a good identity.

Nicely captured and well composed.
Cheers

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• JohnTulip (35290)
• [2007-07-07 18:51]

Hello Dean
The +
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Sharp, well composed and nice colors.
No much words needed...
The -
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None!

TFS
John

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• vandana2923 (22207)
• [2007-07-07 18:53]

Hello Dean,

This is beautiful butterfly capture. Sharp well composed and detailed. TFS

Vandana

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• Dany44 (2364)
• [2007-07-09 8:47]

Hi Dean. Wonderful macro shot ! great details and colors. Well done. Dany :-)

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• kurekpit (2811)
• [2007-07-13 12:22]

Hello Dean.
Very nice macro shot,excellent sharpnes,beautiful colours and details,well done.
Best Regards
TFS

* Piotr *

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• Shoot_Score (0)
• [2007-07-18 23:16]
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Hello Dean,

I promised to visit some of your border( -line ;) ) shots and give you my honest feedback.

As you can see I took your most recent shot here.

Here are my observations and questions:

a) it is of course your choice to use a border!

b) are you aware of the price you pay?

< In this shot you have - out of 800 pixels in each of the X & Y directions - produced a black space of 254 pixels... That is about a THIRD of the allotment! And of course consequently out of the 200K size allotment for a post on TrekLens you have also used at least 1/3 on Ks for this same < boring? > black space. >

Now the question arises, why would you sacrifice height&width < in pixels > and space < in Ks > for such a massive border?

That height/width and space can be used to show more detail, a sharper picture, and overal a better quality picture than we have here... as a result of the limitations created by only using 2/3 of your full potential.

Now if you were to present me with a copy of this shot, as sharp and clear as possible in the maximum dimensions in pixels and in Ks I would be able to look at 800 by 800 pixels worth of crisp and clear butterfly!

Then if I would want to hang this on the wall, plaquemounted, framed, or bordered, I would be able to start with the best product that can be produced under the TrekLens constraints.

I would encourage you, my friend, to take a crack at producing the "photo sans frontier"...
and showing us the optimum quality.***

< Most of us - I imagine - can imagine a border or framing of some sort around an excellent photo. The type of border or frame is likely a matter of personal choice >
As a photographer I would leave THAT to thed "customer" and I would try to present the best possible product.

Your post here, as excellent as this shot is, does not reach that optimum. Don't get me wrong, please, I am not disappointed with this shot, but for the technical reasons given above I make that statement.

If you are not clear on that, or have further questions I am very happy to clarify or help further.

Best regards,

Jay

PS I have avoided using a smiley, as this is a follow-up on the Forum discussion, and using a smiley would be confusing matters. I am not passing on an evaluation, just some observations on the technical aspects of the impact of using borders, etc. at the expense of picture quality.


*** Or if you like send me the original shot, and I will prepare a WS from it and show you exactly what I am trying to get across, and what it is I am trying to help you with.

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• kickback (11321)
• [2008-05-22 15:01]

hi dean, excellent details,depth of field and composition, i have no clue what its name is,
very pro looking image,
tfs,
scott