Swallow Tail Butterfly with a ragged wing:
We grow flowers, milkweed and a butterfly bush in our backyard to attract butterflies - the image of the black swallow tail with a ragged right wing was taken in September
Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
Canon 80D, Tamron 100-400 mm, at 400mm, f16, 1/500 sec.
It’s ragged without losing its swallowtail shape, so the faded beauty retains her charm. The colours of the flower and lower BG also set it off nicely. I might crop some off the left.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and for the suggestions, they are greatly appreciated.
A nice look at this old lady, Ian. She looks a little weathered but even as fragile as they are, they sure can withstand quite a bit it seems. Looks like she has a story to tell. I like @Mike_Friel 's suggestion.
A very nice capture of this butterfly, Ian! I think it fits the challenge theme perfectly. I agree with Mike that there is a fair amount of dead space on the left side that could be cropped to balance the composition better.
Thanks for all your comments; I cropped a little off the left to center the image, these comments and suggestion help me learn and grow – thanks again,
