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Common Sailer - Hong Kong Butterfly
Thumb-up    from loiswakeman/Lois (16,546) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on October 25, 2010 5:26:05 AM CDT (3) Early critique

Tyler - a pretty insect but not shown to its best here. Looking at both shots you have submitted, they seem soft, so I think perhaps you need to find out how to sharpen carefully after resizing: macros like this are traditionally presented so they look crisp rather than soft.

I find the background rather overwhelming, especially the big OOF blade in the front, and those strong ringlike shapes - is this natural bokeh, or did you do some post-processing to blur it?

A nice background is an important part of a macro image, but it should not distract the viewer from the main subject. Borderline 2TD for me.

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