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Karl Witt
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Thomas Sanders wrote:
Pretty cool shot of the B'fly baby bags buddy
You and Tim are killen on these indoor excursions and I might have to give this a whirl

#2 head detail is just awesome
#3 more crazy head detail
#4 love the perspective and the smokey light
#5 that curled up straw is way cool buddy
#6 do NOT tell me that's a catchlight in this flutterby's eye..........

Accomplished photographer at work and I'm smiling as I view

Tom


Amazing what a good camera can do for a very inexpensive lens
Ahhh, good words from you my friend............smokey light is a good term for #4
#5 haha, yes I think the 'straw' is pretty darn cool too!
#6 Of course it is a catchlight................isn't it I'll take your word on it

If your smilin' you can bet I am too
Thanks Tom
Karl



Mar 23, 2012 at 10:05 PM
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Nice set of butts Karl! Hard to pick a favorite, so I shan't.

Greg



Mar 24, 2012 at 12:35 AM
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mr.jboy wrote:
Excellent series Karl,you did well with the flash my friend...#5 is my pic.

John



Thanks John glad you enjoyed the results buddy

Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 02:58 PM
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Charlie Shugart wrote:
Five and six really knock me out, Karl.
Masterfully done- all.
Charlie



A very kind thanks for those comments Charlie, I appreciate that!
Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 02:59 PM
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thattemer wrote:
Beautiful shots Karl. #5 would have to be my favorite.

Troy


Thanks Troy, always nice when all the colors tie in nicely in a shot like #5, take care.
Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 03:00 PM
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mike717 wrote:
Super series Karl! The last two are just gorgeous and my favorites of the set.

Mike



Thank you kindly sir! Glad I caught you with a couple of them
Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 03:01 PM
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cOOT wrote:
I'm headed to the CBG on Sunday for the last weekend of the orchid show



It's overwhelming, glad I went on a weekday. There should be many more butters when you go!
Have fun....
Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 03:02 PM
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David Leask wrote:
Excellent set Karl. #5 is a stunner, Great details and colours. I'm looking forward to the orchids
David


there will be orchids David, that is for sure
Thanks much on your #5 pick buddy
Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 03:03 PM
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Desert Drake wrote:
Karl, just plain exquisite! Thanks for the show.
Al


You are welcome my friend and I too thank you
Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 03:03 PM
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morris wrote:
Hi Carl,

Beautiful detail and color in all of these lovely images. I like to photograph butterflies with flash and to do this I put my diffuser on my SB800 and tilt it up at 45 degrees. This give a nice soft light that comes from above creating gentle shadows with the nice rich colors you have shown flash produces.

Morris


Thanks morris, glad you like what you see. I'm not sure that tiltling the flash head up would have given me softer light unless I got some bounce from above of which there was nothing to reflect off of? But I will experiment more with flash
Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 06:25 PM
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gregfountain wrote:
Nice set of butts Karl! Hard to pick a favorite, so I shan't.

Greg


Thanks Greg, they are like indoor dragonflies A challenge and then a reward. I wish there had been more variety and quantity but I did enjoy the orchids

Karl



Mar 24, 2012 at 06:27 PM
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Great butterfly images, Karl! All were great, but those last two really show off the full colors and detail! The BG's are perfect! Loved them. #1 is a favorite too! There is something magical about a beautiful Chrysalis. Watching the chrysalis change in color is one of my favorite parts of seeing new butterflies emerge. Your shot captured the beauty beautifully.
Nancy



Mar 25, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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Karl Witt wrote:
Thanks morris, glad you like what you see. I'm not sure that tiltling the flash head up would have given me softer light unless I got some bounce from above of which there was nothing to reflect off of? But I will experiment more with flash
Karl


With the flash tilted up at 45 degrees, the light comes out the side of the diffuser as well as the front. It is not efficient yet gets some nice soft light on the subject with some lens separation.

Morris



Mar 25, 2012 at 12:25 PM
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I remember giving a quick look at this post a few days ago and I remember thinking "I need my home monitor to really enjoy these". So, now that I am back home I looked in the "past" and found it
You did a great job on these, Karl, especially on the last two
Clean images with a lot of sharp detail and pleasing colors and fine DOF. You even managed to get clean bg
While in Central Florida I visited the Butterfly Rainforest. Didn't see any new butterfly, but I found a cute little bird whose pics I will post later once I go through the thousands of pictures I took.
Enjoyed the post!
Socrate



Mar 30, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Well Karl, I'm just gonna say I sure like your offering here. I've tried to get decent shots of the little buggers but suffice it to say you're probably not going to see any butterfly shots coming from me....besides, what would be the point when I can look at great shots like these

H



Mar 30, 2012 at 11:45 PM
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sdgnh wrote:
Great butterfly images, Karl! All were great, but those last two really show off the full colors and detail! The BG's are perfect! Loved them. #1 is a favorite too! There is something magical about a beautiful Chrysalis. Watching the chrysalis change in color is one of my favorite parts of seeing new butterflies emerge. Your shot captured the beauty beautifully.
Nancy



Thanks so much Nancy I am thrilled you enjoyed the colors and especially #1!

Karl



Mar 31, 2012 at 08:27 AM
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Shasoc wrote:
I remember giving a quick look at this post a few days ago and I remember thinking "I need my home monitor to really enjoy these". So, now that I am back home I looked in the "past" and found it
You did a great job on these, Karl, especially on the last two
Clean images with a lot of sharp detail and pleasing colors and fine DOF. You even managed to get clean bg
While in Central Florida I visited the Butterfly Rainforest. Didn't see any new butterfly, but I found a cute little bird whose pics I will post later once
...Show more

I never look at a butterfly without thinking of your shots, just like looking at a Green Heron without thinking of DaveInLA
Thanks for your reinforcement on my efforts Shasoc on these, I wished there were more but at least I got a few good keepers to share!
Thanks my friend.....
Karl



Mar 31, 2012 at 08:30 AM
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hnilsson wrote:
Well Karl, I'm just gonna say I sure like your offering here. I've tried to get decent shots of the little buggers but suffice it to say you're probably not going to see any butterfly shots coming from me....besides, what would be the point when I can look at great shots like these

H



Don't give up buddy cause once you get them figured out you will get hooked! Thanks for the viist and your kind words

Karl



Mar 31, 2012 at 08:31 AM
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Excellent love these shots, BUTT-iful.

Get it?.... I thought not



Mar 31, 2012 at 08:41 AM
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TCCuk wrote:
Excellent love these shots, BUTT-iful.

Get it?.... I thought not


Sure......got it............'booty-full'

Thanks for the nice words!
Karl



Mar 31, 2012 at 08:52 AM
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