Painted Lady (CloseUp Section) (Page 2): Nice shot, Bmac. :sm02:...

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Nice shot, Bmac.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

DOOK wrote:

Nice shot, Bmac.

Thanks Earl. Had to crank that ISO up to be able to use natural light.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Your butter is a Painted Lady, Bmac. Beautiful shot and especially nice to see this time of year.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Dixiegirl wrote:

Your butter is a Painted Lady, Bmac. Beautiful shot and especially nice to see this time of year.

Thanks Donna, I thought it was. She had me chase her all over the garden to get a picture. Guess she was camera shy.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Bmac wrote:

Thanks Donna, I thought it was. She had me chase her all over the garden to get a picture. Guess she was camera shy.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Bmac wrote:

...........There is a major flaw in the photo though. See if you can find why this image could not pass muster in a competition.

Have you given up Linda??

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Bmac wrote:

Have you given up Linda??

I have!

Mike

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Blenheim Orange wrote:

I have!

Mike

Okay, will explain as soon as Linda responds. She's good at critiquing, I have confidence in her.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Bmac wrote:

Okay, will explain as soon as Linda responds. She's good at critiquing, I have confidence in her.

Sorry, I gave up. I see nothing I would deduct points for should I ever be foolish enough to offer to judge any contest

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Linda From Maine wrote:

Sorry, I gave up. I see nothing I would deduct points for should I ever be foolish enough to offer to judge any contest

You would be a very good judge, as your critique frequently rings true. Anyway, the major flaw in the image is that the painted lady's head and eyes are not in focus. They are simply not sharp enough to be a good macro. Wings came out decent though.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Bmac wrote:

You would be a very good judge, as your critique frequently rings true. Anyway, the major flaw in the image is that the painted lady's head and eyes are not in focus. They are simply not sharp enough to be a good macro. Wings came out decent though.

The insect is turned away from us and the eye is tiny. I can understand this being of concern to some judges, but wouldn't be for me - at least in a broader category. Perhaps macro has more stringent rules?

It's been interesting over the years on UHH to read people's experiences with the subjective feedback of critics. I've also read a couple of online essays by those who do contest judging. All quite enlightening and surely frustrating for contestants.

Thanks Bmac!

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Linda From Maine wrote:

The insect is turned away from us and the eye is tiny. I can understand this being of concern to some judges, but wouldn't be for me - at least in a broader category. Perhaps macro has more stringent rules?

It's been interesting over the years on UHH to read people's experiences with the subjective feedback of critics. I've also read a couple of online essays by those who do contest judging. All quite enlightening and surely frustrating for contestants.

Thanks Bmac!

I tend to be my own worst critic. Sometimes culling thru photos I delete images which at one time I thought were good. Into the trash they go as I murmur....."they're only photos, they're only photos."

suci Loc: Texas

Beautiful lady.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

suci wrote:

Beautiful lady.

Thanks Janos, glad you liked it.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

Linda From Maine wrote:

There's something a little funky going on with the wing closest to the flower (the part that contains a lot of white). Aggressive sharpening perhaps?

The contrast of the flower with deep green background is striking.

It appears a bit tattered along most of trailing edge. Wear. You are seeing the edge of the left hind wing, top side, beyond.
Bill