No butterflies were hurt in the making of this shot...except the one you see which was killed died of natural causes and was mounted onto the flower. (Credit)
This shot was a pain in my ass, but hopefully it'll do okay. It took me 3 days of shooting and it cost me $70. ($40 to buy the butterfly & have it delivered overnight, and $30 worth of flowers.) And I'm still not happy with it, but I'm tired of working on it.
Here are some outtakes:
Oh, and if anyone's upset about the butterfly's death, seethis website which explains how the butterflies are raised on pretty little farms and are allowed to live long & happy lives before being mounted, framed, and shipped off to idiots like me.
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Lovely lighting and DOF with the added interest / difficulty of having a butterfly. It could be a fake one though and so that would neutralise the difficulty but these things should be taken by face value so well done. Nice uncomplicated background and rich yellow hues
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