Working The Flowers

[NKP68]

Taken at a State Park in PA where many native plants attract these beautiful creatures.
C&C please.
Thank you.

[arne saknussen]

What a great catch! And so sharp as well.

[NKP68]

Thank you.

[OldClicker]

Beautiful capture. I would like to see a touch more room at the top. - Terry

[NKP68]

That's as much 'top' as there is for this shot. Thank you for the comment.

Ed

[armando_m]

very nice, love the subtle yellow of the butterfly

[daq7]

Yep very nice. I personally want more saturation and contrast., but I am perverse.

Nice shot.

[Photo-John]

That's as much 'top' as there is for this shot. Thank you for the comment.

That's too bad. As a critique it's still a useful comment, though. Keep it in mind for next time

[Photo-John]

It's a nice butterfly and a nice flower. I think maybe a bit more depth-of-field would have been nice as the back half of the butterfly is out-of-focus. That does make the background softer, though.

The biggest problems for me are the exposure and the color. It's very flat and I think a bit underexposed. Even worse, it's very cyan - not at all natural looking. Luckily, these are things that are easily fixed in post-processing. If you shot it RAW then the color balance will be very easy to fix. And the exposure should benefit from a simple levels adjustment to brighten it up and add a bit of contrast.

I hope that's useful to you. Thanks for sharing

[NKP68]

Thanks Photo-John, I did shoot this in RAW and I'll give your suggestions a try.

Ed