Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 23 May 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
On a forest path among a bunch of brown leaves, a cloud of these butterflies cavorted around my head.
Thanks for the comments and helpful hints. Most of my photos are from the woods and of nature. I hope you enjoy them.
good image, you can see why he is that colour
23 May 2008 3:30am
The cloud of these butterflies must have been wonderful! Great shot, Earnest.
23 May 2008 6:01am
Almost list amongst the leaves put you have pulled it out well
23 May 2008 6:20am
camouflage at its finest...
23 May 2008 7:13am
Such amazing camouflage, nice eyes capturing it.
23 May 2008 9:06am
Bravo you have been able to highlight when he is same color as the leaves!
23 May 2008 9:40am
Walking by I don't think you would notice it, it blends so well. Have a good weekend Earnest.
23 May 2008 10:46am
Good shot Earnest I had a similar one a couple of days ago - except my guy had his winds open to show his colours.
23 May 2008 11:05am
@Bill Ault: Yes I recognize the similarity, Bill. I have a photo coming up of a very similar one on the tip of my finger but with its wings closed.
Great camouflage but..., a great shot !!
23 May 2008 2:03pm
@baba: Thanks very much!
You captured it very well amongst the dead leaves. I like the tones and the lighting!
23 May 2008 3:27pm
great capture
23 May 2008 4:04pm
Well spotted and beautifully captured Earnest.
23 May 2008 5:33pm
VERY nicely done, Earnest!!
23 May 2008 11:56pm
great eyes to capture it! great contrst.
25 May 2008 1:05am
@Arash: They were difficult to see in the leaves.
Lovely photo. All the browns and shapes are beautiful, and the butterfly blends right in! Very nice!
25 May 2008 2:53pm
This is a beautiful photo. I love the colors and lack of any harsh color.
26 May 2008 1:49am
@Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life: Boy, could THE PROCRASTINATOR be the story of my life... Thirty-five years ago I awoke, wrote a poem about getting started seriously on my writing and then the words began to trickle out, drying up for long periods of time. Now I sit wondering why I should bother.. to write for anyone but myself... seems a poor attitude. I like your piece very much.
I like this one, the composition is good. I think I would have tried increasing the red int he mid tones, and a burned in the butterfly slightly to make it stand out a fraction more. But that is nit picking. A good picture.
24 Jun 2008 2:13pm
@alex: Thanks for the suggestion, Alex. As time goes by and I see what others have done I have become slightly dissatisfied with what delighted me in the past... I think I would like the opportunity to post many of these over again with different processing.
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