I need you C&C on this one...

Dalantech

...cause when I first looked at it I thought it was too centered, but the more I stare at it the more I like it...

retro

Dalantech wrote:

...cause when I first looked at it I thought it was too centered, but the more I stare at it the more I like it...

The composition is ok i think, nice image.
But why not try the crop tool just once, who knows, you might even like it!?!

bigpix

great capture and colours...... have you tried cropping a little off behind the butterfly say through the purple flower, as this will give better balance to your shot

Skippy

Dalantech wrote:

...cause when I first looked at it I thought it was too centered, but the more I stare at it the more I like it...

Looks okay to me .... now when your finished with this little fellow send him over to my place if you wouldn't mind

Lovely shot Dalantech.... aint fair you guys get all the good butterflies.
....... Skippy (Australia)

Dalantech

retro wrote:

The composition is ok i think, nice image. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >
But why not try the crop tool just once, who knows, you might even like it!?!

<Luke_Skywalker> Noooooooooooooooooooooooo </Luke_Skywalker>

Dalantech

bigpix wrote:

great capture and colours...... have you tried cropping a little off behind the butterfly say through the purple flower, as this will give better balance to your shot

Nope -the viewfinder is my only crop. I was concerned that the image is too centered and that there is too much dead space behind the butterfly -and after 2 posts recommending a crop it's pretty much confirmed.

It's been a while since I've shot butterflies, so my composition was a little off. More practice...

Dalantech

Skippy wrote:

Looks okay to me .... now when your finished with this little fellow send him over to my place if you wouldn't mind

Lovely shot Dalantech.... aint fair you guys get all the good butterflies.
....... Skippy (Australia)

*Dal wonders if the butterfly would survive being mailed to Australia if there were sufficient air holes in the envelope*

retro

Dalantech wrote:

Nope -the viewfinder is my only crop. I was concerned that the image is too centered and that there is too much dead space behind the butterfly -and after 2 posts recommending a crop it's pretty much confirmed.

Hey, I didnt recommend a crop on this pic, I just meant in general. I just find it a bit amusing that you hate the crop tool so much. That said you have a great eye for composition so you might do fine without it..:):

Dalantech

retro wrote:

Hey, I didnt recommend a crop on this pic, I just meant in general. I just find it a bit amusing that you hate the crop tool so much. That said you have a great eye for composition so you might do fine without it..:):

Thanks :

It's not that I hate the crop tool -I just don't want to get lax when composing with the camera and find myself dependent on it... :uhoh

boogie

I think your in camera crop is a little to tight and centered. The empty space on the right bothers me a tiny, tiny, bit. Other than that it's composed nicely.

A little crop now and then won't break the camera or computer...don't be so hard on yourself Dalantech we'll still enjoy your macros whether you crop or not.... We all do it to some degree.

Keep up the good work!

Dalantech

boogie wrote:

I think your in camera crop is a little to tight and centered. The empty space on the right bothers me a tiny, tiny, bit. Other than that it's composed nicely.

A little crop now and then won't break the camera or computer...don't be so hard on yourself Dalantech we'll still enjoy your macros whether you crop or not.... We all do it to some degree.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks! :

Awais Yaqub

hmmmmmmmm everything is fine but as you asked i think green on colorful wing is not fine

Dalantech

Awais Yaqub wrote:

hmmmmmmmm everything is fine but as you asked i think green on colorful wing is not fine

Thanks Awais! :

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful pic whatever crop you do or don't do on it. Do agree with the others it would have been even better with the butterfly a bit lower and to the left. I often get totally stuck with some bug shots especially high mag ones where I'm torn between composition and Identification requirements and often end up somewhere in between satisfying neither
Brian V

Dalantech

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Wonderful pic whatever crop you do or don't do on it. Do agree with the others it would have been even better with the butterfly a bit lower and to the left. I often get totally stuck with some bug shots especially high mag ones where I'm torn between composition and Identification requirements and often end up somewhere in between satisfying neither
Brian V

Thanks for the feedback Brian! Sometimes I get so caught up waching them that I forget I've got a camera in my hand...