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gkrishn · 28th May 2008, 10:13

Another one from butterfly park...

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redrage · 28th May 2008, 12:21

Taken at the Bannerghatta butterfly park

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redrage · 28th May 2008, 12:40

Some more

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mobike008 · 28th May 2008, 12:48

@Redrage, awesome picture!

redrage · 28th May 2008, 13:00

@mobike008 - Thanks a lot, Camera was EOS 40D with 55-200 IS lens.

gkrishn · 28th May 2008, 13:24

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Red rage, when did you go there? In the above pic, for some reason the "white" in petals is for some reason not as good as in ur pic.

tsk1979 · 28th May 2008, 13:27

Its a white balance issue, if you shoot raw, you can make white whiter than white.

gkrishn · 28th May 2008, 13:34

I have shot that in raw. Tried it in DPP. But for some reason couldn't get a satisfying white on those petals.

kvish · 28th May 2008, 13:48

Nice ones redrage,gkrishn.

Looks like these butterflies are in quite a few memory cards in Bangalore !!

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tsk1979 · 28th May 2008, 13:53

Use the color chooser tool to set white point on the Petal. After that adjust the levels and curves and/or exposure to bring the petals to white level.
Shots which have white in most of the frame are usually underexposed. So shooting with +0.5EV in RAW is recommended, as RAW has enough headroom to recover 0.5EV in blown highlights.

gkrishn · 28th May 2008, 14:08

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Originally Posted by kvish

Nice ones redrage,gkrishn.

Looks like these butterflies are in quite a few memory cards in Bangalore !!

Kvish, welcome to the party. Those are very sharp, crispy pics.

The zoo was pretty useless, I got bored with it and then stumbled on this gem. Even though it was not big, the place had a good collection. Planning to go there again some time.

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Use the color chooser tool to set white point on the Petal. After that adjust the levels and curves and/or exposure to bring the petals to white level.
Shots which have white in most of the frame are usually underexposed. So shooting with +0.5EV in RAW is recommended, as RAW has enough headroom to recover 0.5EV in blown highlights.

Levels and curves are some thing that i didnt try. Let me give them a shot.

redrage · 28th May 2008, 14:36

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Originally Posted by gkrishn

Red rage, when did you go there? In the above pic, for some reason the "white" in petals is for some reason not as good as in ur pic.

I was there on Saturday (24th May) at 11 am.

The shot was Aperture Priority, Shutter 1/800, Av 7.1, Exp Comp +2/3, ISO 320, White balance - daylight settings. I shot the picture in Jpeg.

furioussphinx · 29th May 2008, 12:06

Here is a shot I took with slow shutter speed. Its a mug with beer.

redrage · 29th May 2008, 12:44

one more....

DerAlte · 29th May 2008, 14:43

Very nice. Did you crop it or was this the original frame?

Hmmm... the gharial reminds me of a person who was my boss quite sometime back!

29th May 2008, 12:06	#3268
furioussphinx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 536 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Here is a shot I took with slow shutter speed. Its a mug with beer. Attached Thumbnails

28th May 2008, 10:13	#3256
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 650 Thanked: 149 Times View My Garage	Another one from butterfly park...

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redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	Taken at the Bannerghatta butterfly park

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redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	Some more

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mobike008 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 12,008 Thanked: 17,202 Times View My Garage	@Redrage, awesome picture!

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redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	@mobike008 - Thanks a lot, Camera was EOS 40D with 55-200 IS lens.

28th May 2008, 13:24	#3261
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 650 Thanked: 149 Times View My Garage	Red rage, when did you go there? In the above pic, for some reason the "white" in petals is for some reason not as good as in ur pic.

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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,689 Thanked: 23,495 Times View My Garage	Its a white balance issue, if you shoot raw, you can make white whiter than white.

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gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 650 Thanked: 149 Times View My Garage	I have shot that in raw. Tried it in DPP. But for some reason couldn't get a satisfying white on those petals.

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kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 195 Times	Nice ones redrage,gkrishn. Looks like these butterflies are in quite a few memory cards in Bangalore !!

28th May 2008, 13:53	#3265
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,689 Thanked: 23,495 Times View My Garage	Use the color chooser tool to set white point on the Petal. After that adjust the levels and curves and/or exposure to bring the petals to white level. Shots which have white in most of the frame are usually underexposed. So shooting with +0.5EV in RAW is recommended, as RAW has enough headroom to recover 0.5EV in blown highlights.

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redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	one more....

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DerAlte Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,027 Thanked: 2,920 Times	Very nice. Did you crop it or was this the original frame? Hmmm... the gharial reminds me of a person who was my boss quite sometime back!