This is a tough challenge considering the amount of photographs taken in any one year ! Too many to choose from. I had a few favourites for different reasons. When I think of this particular butterfly I captured a rare moment. As you can see it's tongue is out which you would have to capture at the precise moment, I probably wouldn't get that again if I tried ! Butterflies do not keep still(well this one didn't) and lastly, being at home, we'd be lucky to see butterflies like this for only 2 days a year on one particular plant! Right place at the right time. Hope you like it too and please leave comments !!
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wow, talk about up close and personal! this is quite an image. i hope this isn't getting overlooked in this super-sized challenge, and that you are getting some good feedback. thanks for sharing. good luck with this, and all the challenges yet to come!
For this one, I think that the butterfly compete with flower thus there is no primary subject for this one. I perfer to see the whole butterfly and crop some flower.
Focus seems soft and colours a little flat. Nice DOF and bokeh ;o)
Cropping seems a little tight and would have liked to seen the entire wings of the butterfly.
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