The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive
About This Image
Out walking today - lovely speckled evening light
Feedback Requested
Just any suggestions welcome. I had the wrong lens - needed more reach - but loved the colours and the co-incedental speckled wood butterfly was a bonus. Composition mainly on strongly directional evening light which was a bit harsh and produced some non optimal light and dark bits. One does direct the eye to the butterfly. Amazing hazel galls and nuts
Had my flash but don’t think it contributed much at that distance I was away.
Never taken a natural woodland pic like this before.
Any and all comments and suggestions welcome
Huw: Your placement of the butterfly makes it easy to find in this busy scene and increases the delight of the dappled light. I do think your revision is an improvement. Nice job of making a fine image even if the lens available wasn’t the top choice. Well done. >=))>
A very interesting little scene, Huw, with the butterfly as a fine accent point. i like the revision with the exception of the rather bright light on the leaf immediately behind and in front of the butterfly, which tends to pull my eye past it. Perhaps a very subtle darkeniing of the bright area on the leaf and corresponding brightening of the butterfly would do the trick of reversing the eye’s preference?
Love the colors and lighting. The butterfuly of course is a great and surprising bonus!
The revisions are subtle, but effective. I do really like the crop suggested by Glenys. For me, just about everything but the butterfly is repeated throughout the frame, so cropping doesn’t take away anything, IMHO, but does bring the viewer closer to the butterfly.
