Gallery: WildlifePosted May 19, 2017142 views7 comments
Here is a hairstreak butterfly after awakening. I posted a photo in art a week or so ago, with a little hairstreak nestled inside the a daylily. I found this one a few days later in the morning. I love the colors...
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 20, 2017 at 9:39 AM
Just beautiful. I wish the butterfly had been facing more towards you, but it is still very nice.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on May 20, 2017 at 12:05 PM
I also have a cute one with his/her "tail lights" lit up! I'll post it later. I already posted one a week ago with a hairstreak inside of a daylily getting ready for bed. The butterfly is facing us, but it looked so dreamy, as it was dusk, that I used a little "pixie dust" and put it in the Art Gallery... You can see it there.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 20, 2017 at 2:51 PM
Beautiful composition and shot Lucy, my only suggestion would be to tone down a few of the brighter highlights on the flower, well done.
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 20, 2017 at 6:35 PM
This is beautiful Lucy. I love the patterns on the wings, the colors and composition overall are really pleasing.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 20, 2017 at 10:50 PM
The colorful, artistic surroundings make this a great look at this little bf, Lucy. I don't have my butterfly books handy, but I'm thinking that this may be a Red-banded Hairstreak.
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 21, 2017 at 12:06 PM
Hi Lucy,
You may have been able to shift yourself to the left a bit to get the butterfly in a more lateral position for the shot. Colors are nice, BG is a tad bright and the anthers are very hot so saturation could be dropped back too............................Jim
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Comment posted by Brad Hill on May 21, 2017 at 4:39 PM
Hi Lucy,
My thoughts exactly parallel Nate's, so I won't repeat. But very nicely done and thanks for sharing this one!
Cheers...
Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
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7 commentsYou may have been able to shift yourself to the left a bit to get the butterfly in a more lateral position for the shot. Colors are nice, BG is a tad bright and the anthers are very hot so saturation could be dropped back too............................Jim
My thoughts exactly parallel Nate's, so I won't repeat. But very nicely done and thanks for sharing this one!
Cheers...
Brad