Common Tortoise Shell Butterfly

[AndyP]

Catching a few rays of sunshine whilst feeding on a Dandelion flower

http://i51.tinypic.com/hrizrp.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/33mx0l2.jpg

[Kaye]

WOW Andy, fantastic shots and beautiful detail. You are doing so much nice work with this macro lens.

I prefer #1 for it's detail and exposure. My only suggestion here would be to desaturate the "greens"/background a little. I think it would make your butterfly stand out even more.

[eyerkish]

Love the composition in the second shot, Andy. it opens up the frame and allows me to wonder what the butterfly is looking at or perhaps waiting for. I agree with Kaye's suggestion on the desaturated greens, maybe a bit moreso in the first shot - the second shot looks pretty good to me.

[AndyP]

Thanks for looking and the comments, the 105 is a cracking lens Kaye, these were taken with the 70-300 though, this is another fine piece of work from Nikon.

I will have a go at desaturating the greens; thanks for the suggestion.

Andy