So my kids caught a butterfly last week

cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
edited March 14, 2011 in People
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and of course out came the camera. There are some more shjots in the Macro forum here, but these seemed to fit this forum better. C&C welcome and appreciated.

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If I post it, please tell me how to make it better. My fragile ego can take it.

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2011
    cbbr wrote: »

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    Brilliant! clap.gifwings.gif
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2011
    Wow, Thanks Andy!
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2011
    Nothing short of excellent. clap.gifclapclap.gif

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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2011
    Thanks Sam!
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  • WachelWachel Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
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    Love them!
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  • aj986saj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    Beautiful shots! #2 is my fav.
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    Wachel wrote: »
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    Love them!
    aj986s wrote: »
    Beautiful shots! #2 is my fav.


    Thanks!
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    If I post it, please tell me how to make it better. My fragile ego can take it.
  • bbjonesbbjones Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
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    #4 is fantastic!

    For some reason, butterflies seem to like to land on my daughter fairly often -- which is to say, it has happened more than once, which is more than it ever happened to me. I love to get shots of kids with butterflies in them.

    I love the way in #4 that you captured the expression on her face, and that complete delight they get from the butterflies, with just one eye. It also lets you include the butterfly nice and large. Very well done. thumb.gif
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,399 moderator
    edited March 13, 2011
    Nice! I really like #2.

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  • indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    #4 rocks!
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  • TenThirteenTenThirteen Registered Users Posts: 488 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    These are AWESOME!!! I love #4 as well :-)
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  • bbjonesbbjones Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    How did you get the background? Did the butterfly cooperate enough to shoot against a white backdrop? Or did you PS it?
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  • AndeeAndee Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    A live butterfly hair ornament...I love it! Very cool!
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  • ShimaShima Registered Users Posts: 2,547 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    This set is AWESOME. Great shots here. #4 is my favorite but they're all awesome.
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    bbjones wrote: »
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    #4 is fantastic!

    For some reason, butterflies seem to like to land on my daughter fairly often -- which is to say, it has happened more than once, which is more than it ever happened to me. I love to get shots of kids with butterflies in them.

    I love the way in #4 that you captured the expression on her face, and that complete delight they get from the butterflies, with just one eye. It also lets you include the butterfly nice and large. Very well done. thumb.gif

    Thanks! She really had a good time with it.

    denisegoldberg wrote: »
    Nice! I really like #2.

    --- Denise

    Thanks!
    indiegirl wrote: »
    #4 rocks!

    Thanks!
    TenThirteen wrote: »
    These are AWESOME!!! I love #4 as well :-)

    Thanks!
    bbjones wrote: »
    How did you get the background? Did the butterfly cooperate enough to shoot against a white backdrop? Or did you PS it?

    Thanks! I basically cropped and touched up a little in post, but the background is sooc. I shot a SB-800 at a piece of trifold white cardboard ($4 at Wal-Mart) as a background. SB-900 in a softbox camera right at about 45 degrees and a SB-900 master on camera. 105VR for all of the shots.
    Gabby G wrote: »
    A live butterfly hair ornament...I love it! Very cool!

    Thanks!
    Shima wrote: »
    This set is AWESOME. Great shots here. #4 is my favorite but they're all awesome.

    Thanks!
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  • WirenWiren Registered Users Posts: 741 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    I like them all, very cute, great focus, eyes are crystal clear, the butterfly is an awesome prop and brought out some great expressions on the kiddos. Flash may have been too strong on 1 & 3 as it reflected on the wing of the BF, but that's ok, I would be very proud if these were my shots, thanks for sharing!
    Lee Wiren
  • Albert DicksonAlbert Dickson Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    So good it just makes me feel good too. Keepers for life!
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    Wiren wrote: »
    I like them all, very cute, great focus, eyes are crystal clear, the butterfly is an awesome prop and brought out some great expressions on the kiddos. Flash may have been too strong on 1 & 3 as it reflected on the wing of the BF, but that's ok, I would be very proud if these were my shots, thanks for sharing!

    Thanks! The brightness has been a common (and spot on) critique. I am going to tame them a bit before printing.
    Albert Dickson wrote: »
    So good it just makes me feel good too. Keepers for life!


    Thanks! I love being able to shoot with them.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    #4 is a thriller!

    I'd be interested to see some crop variations of that.

    I wish I had that flood of light more often!

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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    Thanks! Below is the SOOC crop. Feel free to crop and post a shot if you have another look in mind, I always welcome suggestions and honest critique-


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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2011
    Thanks Chad. Always interesting to get the "behind the scenes view", as it were.

    I think your choice of crop is excellent and very effective, but just felt a little too little of the pic left to me.

    Neil
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2011
    Such fun stuff, I really like the last one of the bunch!
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2011
    NeilL wrote: »
    Thanks Chad. Always interesting to get the "behind the scenes view", as it were.

    I think your choice of crop is excellent and very effective, but just felt a little too little of the pic left to me.

    Neil

    No problem at all, I know exactly what you mean. Its a completely different picture uncropped and the 105VR gives me enough room to play with crops.
    reyvee61 wrote: »
    Such fun stuff, I really like the last one of the bunch!


    Thanks!
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    If I post it, please tell me how to make it better. My fragile ego can take it.
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