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Archive 2012 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)

  
 
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eyelaser wrote:
Oh common...these are eye candy Socrate. The colors are just so vivid and the IQ as good as it gets.
Eric




Thank for the kind words, Eric. A completely different feel from your impressive glacier images
Socrate



Mar 13, 2012 at 11:22 PM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Simply outstanding. I have the 300F4. I was planning on selling it as soon as I got the 2.8 big brother, but you had to show us these beautiful butterflies shot with it hm?

Thxs for sharing



Mar 13, 2012 at 11:36 PM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Karl Witt wrote:
Some guys will use any excuse to not say they went to take pictures of 'flowers'

Then again there is nothing that makes a flower look better than what a lovely butterfly does!
Why are your images in RGB instead of sRGB??

Geeez these look nice Socrate. I battled a few shots recently and wished for the likes of an IS lens to help me. It is a treat to extract the eye detailing on these guys, unique patterns on those eyes. Really fine work on bringing out the details in those hairy bodies that suck up the light like a sponge.
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Thank you much, Karl. Always a pleasure to read your much appreciated comments
Here are some technical info:
All were taken with the MkIV and the prime 300 f/4L IS just to get some dust off my beloved lens
Flash was used only in the first two images
The ISO setting was 1250 which gave me a pretty good SS
I don't know what happened to the Color Profile, but you are right: the second and third images are in RGB color space. Probably the box "covert to sRGB" in the "Save for Web and Devices..." panel got un-checked some how as I was also playing with some GIF images
Thanks again for stopping by and commenting, my friend.
Socrate



Mar 13, 2012 at 11:49 PM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Beautiful butts Socrate. #3 for me.

Gary



Mar 14, 2012 at 04:22 AM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


it's an excellent set Socrate.. i like them all


Mar 14, 2012 at 04:25 AM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


surfnron wrote:
These are all excellent Socrate - I'm not going to pick ~ Ron





Thank you, Ron.
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:31 AM
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mmarconi wrote:
Awesome Shasoc, all great, 1 really has me staring.

Mike





Thanks, Mike. I appreciate the words
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:31 AM
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davidearls wrote:
One of my jobs in the local botanical garden is to tend the tithonia in the butterfly garden. I deadhead them every Thursday. They're also prominent in the Conservatory during the Festival of Butterflies. This is why.

When you get the checkerboard pattern this clear in a butterfly shot, you've gotten it as far as you can. Love them all -

If memory serves, this is your annual outing to a Butterfly Festival, no? I hope so - that means there will be more -



Thanks David I took these at a Butterfly Rainforest. It is an outdoor enclosure with tropical plants and hundreds of living butterflies open all year at a Museum of Natural History.
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:38 AM
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KCollett wrote:
Nice looking butterflies!




Thanks, Ken
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:38 AM
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mr.jboy wrote:
Excellent series Socrete! #3 is is sweeeeeeet.

John





Thank you John. Appreciate the visit and the words
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:39 AM
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Wonderful captures of beautiful creatures, Socrate. Well done!

Lovely colors, excellent detail, nice isolation and DOF. My favorite is #3 - gorgeous!

Jim



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:47 AM
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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Beautiful shots Socrate. Lovely colours and details. Well done.
David



Mar 14, 2012 at 02:08 PM
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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Egad! Socrate- these are gorgeous!
Charlie



Mar 14, 2012 at 03:11 PM
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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Excellent work as usual Socrate!

George



Mar 14, 2012 at 03:25 PM
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p.2 #15 · p.2 #15 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


My gosh the last 3 ROCK


Mar 14, 2012 at 04:32 PM
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p.2 #16 · p.2 #16 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Great looking set, Socrate.
I'm not going to pick here.
Chris



Mar 14, 2012 at 05:21 PM
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p.2 #17 · p.2 #17 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


thedutt wrote:
Simply outstanding. I have the 300F4. I was planning on selling it as soon as I got the 2.8 big brother, but you had to show us these beautiful butterflies shot with it hm?

Thxs for sharing





Thanks for your comments! I was also planning on selling this lens when I got the 2.8 big brother. As you can see after more than six years I'm still keeping the 300 f/4L IS
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:51 PM
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Gary Thompson wrote:
Beautiful butts Socrate. #3 for me.

Gary




Thank you Gary
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:52 PM
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p.2 #19 · p.2 #19 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


kmunroe wrote:
it's an excellent set Socrate.. i like them all





Thank you very much, Kenny. Glad to hear you liked these
Socrate



Mar 14, 2012 at 10:52 PM
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p.2 #20 · p.2 #20 · Same Flower, Different Butts (4)


Wow Socrate,
These are just outstanding!!
I think #3 has a slight edge over 4 in the magnificence department, but only because more of the flower is showing. The whole set is just killer though man, awesome work.

JayT



Mar 15, 2012 at 12:18 AM
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