Papilio glaucus on Jatropha
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Spicy Jatropha29 total reviews
Comment from World Travel Photos
Nice composition and good exposure on the photo. Lots of chromatic aberration (purple fringing) around some of the twigs and the bottom left half of the butterfly. Great try and good luck on the photo contest.
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Nice composition and good exposure on the photo. Lots of chromatic aberration (purple fringing) around some of the twigs and the bottom left half of the butterfly. Great try and good luck on the photo contest.
Comment Written 16-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your kind review and wishes. This species has naturally purple and blue spots near the tail. The purple above is a flower.
Comment from Susan F. M. T.
A beautiful picture of this beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallow Tail Butterfly on a spig of spicy Jatropha set against the clear blue sky. The wings outspread showing it's beautiful patterns. Beautiful composition framing and lighting taken with superb camera techniques and sharp. Good luck in the contest.
Susan
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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A beautiful picture of this beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallow Tail Butterfly on a spig of spicy Jatropha set against the clear blue sky. The wings outspread showing it's beautiful patterns. Beautiful composition framing and lighting taken with superb camera techniques and sharp. Good luck in the contest.
Susan
Comment Written 16-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your encouraging review!
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a wonderful shot of nature.Colourful indeed! You have framed it well. The light and shadows, colours and the composition have worked out well. Good luck!
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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This is a wonderful shot of nature.Colourful indeed! You have framed it well. The light and shadows, colours and the composition have worked out well. Good luck!
Comment Written 16-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your kind review and wishes.
Comment from Artistic Chick
I wish I had 6 stars to give on this. I love the simplicity of it and how overwhelmingly beautiful it is despite the simple shot. Your detailed focus is so fine, so tight and "not a hair out of place". The absolute contrast between the equally beautiful blue sky, yellow and black butterfly and the red blossom and green and beige limbs is awesome. This shot is truly one of the best I've seen. I cant say enough about the simplicity of it and how much beauty it be holds. Less is more would be the rule here. This allows each of the 4 features (butterfly, sky, blossom and tree) to share in their equal contribution to the beauty of the shot.
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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I wish I had 6 stars to give on this. I love the simplicity of it and how overwhelmingly beautiful it is despite the simple shot. Your detailed focus is so fine, so tight and "not a hair out of place". The absolute contrast between the equally beautiful blue sky, yellow and black butterfly and the red blossom and green and beige limbs is awesome. This shot is truly one of the best I've seen. I cant say enough about the simplicity of it and how much beauty it be holds. Less is more would be the rule here. This allows each of the 4 features (butterfly, sky, blossom and tree) to share in their equal contribution to the beauty of the shot.
Comment Written 16-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your encouraging review.
Comment from alaskapat
Wow , this is so pretty! I love the yellow swallowtail next to the red blossom, I have not seen the spicy jatropha before, I like that there is just the one blossom on the otherwise bare stems, the butterfly shows nice clear detail. This is well focused, the image is clear, exposure is well managed, colors and tones appear natural, well composed against the blue sky , well presented! Best wishes to you in this contest!
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Wow , this is so pretty! I love the yellow swallowtail next to the red blossom, I have not seen the spicy jatropha before, I like that there is just the one blossom on the otherwise bare stems, the butterfly shows nice clear detail. This is well focused, the image is clear, exposure is well managed, colors and tones appear natural, well composed against the blue sky , well presented! Best wishes to you in this contest!
Comment Written 15-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your encouraging comments and kind wishes. The Spicy Jatropha is a tropical plant which goes only in tropical and temperate climates.
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It?s beautiful and absolutely will not grow here in Alaska ! Good luck to you!
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No, it won't not grow in Alaska, exept in a Greenhouse perhaps.
Thank you for the luck wishes.
Comment from Kelly Grant 2
This is a beautiful photo and a great entry for this contest! The colors here are stunning! Great composition and depth! Awesome job! Good luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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This is a beautiful photo and a great entry for this contest! The colors here are stunning! Great composition and depth! Awesome job! Good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 15-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your encouraging review and kind wishes.
Comment from Sean T Phelan
Cool!
That's a fine looking photograph of a classically attractive Butterfly on an interesting sprig of vegetation!
It's pleasantly colorful and very enjoyable to view!
: )
~Sean
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Cool!
That's a fine looking photograph of a classically attractive Butterfly on an interesting sprig of vegetation!
It's pleasantly colorful and very enjoyable to view!
: )
~Sean
Comment Written 15-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your encouraging comments.
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You're very welcome!
Comment from Patti C
I do like the idea of the photo, but I feel the composition is a little off because the photo is heavy on the right side. The subject could have more space on the right side and cropped a little more on the left. It's also not quite clear--I'm thinking because it was so enlarged by the cropping. Keep at it!
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reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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I do like the idea of the photo, but I feel the composition is a little off because the photo is heavy on the right side. The subject could have more space on the right side and cropped a little more on the left. It's also not quite clear--I'm thinking because it was so enlarged by the cropping. Keep at it!
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Comment Written 15-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank for your kind comments and critique. The photo is purposefully composed by the Rule of Thirds. It is only cropped minimal to keep distracting vegetation out.
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So, I understand your reasoning but, the butterfly is at a diagonal. By pulling in a little left is centers the diagonal line more and balances out the heaviness of the right side. The rule of thirds is not the only rule and hey, rules are meant to be broken! ;-)
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I like to break rules but in this case I stick with it because the butterfly bends the body to the left and I cannot give more space at the right because there bis another tree. I let the voters in the contest decide. I do not post to win, but because I like competition.
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Hey, that's ok. It's YOUR vision, not mine.
You know the problems creating it, I don't. It's like spaghetti--ask 50 people to bring spaghetti and you get 50 flavors. Reviewers only bring their own experiences and ideas, some help and some don't. It's not personal, just an opinion. ;-)
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:-)
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Back atcha ;-)
Comment from Christine Rohr
Beautiful photo. You caught enough details that you can see the venules on the wings. The juxtaposition of the single red bloom on the branch next to the butterfly gives additional visual interest and it almost could pass of a red butterfly.
Nicely done.
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reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Beautiful photo. You caught enough details that you can see the venules on the wings. The juxtaposition of the single red bloom on the branch next to the butterfly gives additional visual interest and it almost could pass of a red butterfly.
Nicely done.
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Comment Written 15-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2019
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Thank you very much for your encouraging comments.