Your opinion? In the name of love

Jack said:

The colour of the flower fits very well with background theme and butterfly. Beautiful photo as usual Yohanna_D

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thank you so dearly

subbu said:

Yohanna_D said:

Hi friends,
A soft one for the evening....

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Very beautiful Yohanna_D
May be you can let us know some tips on how to achieve such images (both shooting style + Post processing if any).. thanks..

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Thank you so much for your lovely feedback.
So, as you can see, the quality of the camera is the least thing to think of; I had a Canon 1000D at that time when I took the photo; I have my own spot of butterflies and this spot hosts some few species of butterfly starting from beginning of April till end of September.
Most of my photos are taken at the end of the day (that was at good times with no pandemic and curfews imposed by the state )
Then, I use a macro lens (at that time it was a Tamron 90mm - which is one of the least expensive lenses to use for macros.)
I also use the elements of the nature, I lay flat on my belly and use every single angle possible to have the best shot; patience is my friend, but by the end of the day, butterflies are much calmer than in the midst of the day.
As for editing: I use PS6 and a bit Camera Raw - so I tweek a bit in curves, levels, vibrance, color filter, contrast; nothing too difficult. And the same for both softwares.
The bokeh is natural, nothing added or anything, it's not my style.
These are some few tips on how I shoot, even to this day (even though my gear has improved a bit more).
I have a project in mind - to film myself while I am taking photos, so technically it will be done by the end of summer - hopefully. I will share it with all of you, once it's done.

subbu said:

Yohanna_D said:

Hi friends,
A soft one for the evening....

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Very beautiful Yohanna_D
May be you can let us know some tips on how to achieve such images (both shooting style + Post processing if any).. thanks..

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totally agree with you on every single point you've mentioned;
for our awkward positions, a little joke: last weekend I was in the forest shooting and a jogger passed by and he asked me: "Are you ok? I thought you had a stroke."
And then he saw me taking pictures and he said "sorry, my bad; have fun"
So I totally get your point.
As for visiting the same spot: soooo true; it's thanks to that same spot I check every single year starting from spring till end of summer that I learnt so much about butterflies, insects, their behaviour.
have a great one