Reviews from

Touch of Green

Butterfly with touch of Soft green

17 total reviews 
Comment from Steve T.


a very nice photo of a pretty butterfly.
The phot is well focused and the details are superb.
the colors are vey good and he lighting is nice.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2011

Comment from Angelheart The First


This is my first six star rating and it is well worth it.You did an excellent job in following through with what the contest wanted.Your shot is very nicely composed,clarity is excellent
and the background really is very complimentary to the shot as a whole.Your technical
execution is flawless Helvi and you deserve nothing less then a six star.
Good Luck to you.
Angelheart :)

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2011


reply by the author on 24-Jul-2011
    Bless your heart Angel! A six from you is a real treasure that I am honored to receive. When I saw this butterfly I was reallty captured by its beauty. I'm SO glad I could share it here and that you thought SO much of it! Thank you my friend! :o) Helvi
reply by Angelheart The First on 25-Jul-2011
    It was truly my pleasure Helvi.I hope that one day before I die,I can get just one decent macro shot.
Comment from ljaksha


What a delicate looking butterfly.
Can feel the velvet texture of the wings.
The coloring is great.
The focus and lighting are good.
Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2011

Comment from donkeyoatey


Such nice delicate beauty..you have captured the fragile look of the wings. odd how the smaller picture looks better than the large..so that is what I am rating! Your composition is perfect, and really has a lotof appeal. Donkeyoatey

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 Comment Written 24-Jul-2011


reply by the author on 24-Jul-2011
    Hi Donkeyoatey, I thought this was a gorgeous butterfly , one that I 'd never seen before. I'm glad YOU enjoyed seeing it.Thank you for giving me a higher rating even though you felt there was a difference in the large and small images. That was VERY generous of you my friend! Bless You! :o) Helvi
reply by donkeyoatey on 25-Jul-2011
    It's a darn nice shot..this site sometimes screws up resolution! Donkeyoatey
Comment from Wrights Wow Pictures


Initial Impact 5.5
Does title match Picture? 6
Composition 4.5
Lighting 5.5
Creativity of Presentation 5
Story Telling ability 5.5
Technique 5
Color Harmony 5.5
Center of Interest 5.5
Notes 5.5
Overall impact 5

Total 58.5
Average 5.318181818

Comments: This is a really good picture of the butterfly. It would have been better had it not been shot so tight or cropped so tight. The poor butterfly does not have any space to move into. I would have increased the top and left side border so that there was a space to move into. Very good artist notes. I appreciate the time it took to create them. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2011


reply by the author on 24-Jul-2011
    Hi John, You're probably right about pinching the subject a bit. I was mesmorized by the butterfly! Thanks for pointing that out to me! I'll try to be more careful in the future. Thanks for the wonderful interview and suggestion I appreciate both! :o) Helvi
reply by Wrights Wow Pictures on 24-Jul-2011
    You are very welcome. I find a lot of the photographers here on FAR crop very tightly. In my training in the Online DSLR course it was pointed out that particularly with things that could move need to have space surrounding them to be able to move into. If you notice on most of my posts I leave a lot of room and frequently get negative reviews for the space I allow my subjects. I believe this photo would have been a WOW photo had you allowed the additional room to move into.
Comment from chickadee


What a beautiful butterfly specimen, and your capture of him is outstanding and so sharp!! Focus clear, b.g. neutral to make the butterfly stand out, framing nice and close for a lovely view of the butterfly, lighting is wonderful and clear, colors vibrant, and naturally gorgeous!! Great shooting!!
/Chickadee

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2011

Comment from The Muse


Initial impact-5
Creativity of presentation-5
Color Harmony -5
Center of Interest-5
Technical Excellence-5
Technique-5
Story Telling Ability-5
Lighting-5

He's pretty




 Comment Written 24-Jul-2011