The Peacock Butterfly

[stevewalton]

Hi everyone, just joined the forum today. Here's a photo i took of a peacock butterfly in my garden. Nikon Coolpix 8700, f/l 71.2mm, shutter 1/126.5, f/7.4

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Steve.

 

[LaFoto]

Hi Steve and welcome to ThePhotoForum.

Now this is a close-up, extremely sharp, very colourful photo of a beautiful peacock butterfly!

What light did you use for this one? The on-camera flash?
And is it my eyes or does it look a tad oversharpened by USM?

 

[lostprophet]

welcome to the forum and what a great 1st post!!

 

[stevewalton]

Hi guys, i used the camera's built in flash for the shot, and i do tend to oversharpen and oversaturate my images. I just love the bright colours !
Steve.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Yeah, that's WAY over sharpened. use the sharpen brush in PS and use that around the edges, but leave the center of the butterfly alone.

The color though is sweet.

 

[SpaceNut]

Hi, Steve & welcome to the forum! Very good capture. I also like taking pictures of butterflies. I'm intrigued by their design & colors. Could you maybe edit & fix it and re-post?