Butterfly Reflection
A re-edit of an image that I had previously uploaded (https:--www.viewbug.com-photo-2272372). I performed some rotation and centering to enhance the placement ...
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A re-edit of an image that I had previously uploaded (https:--www.viewbug.com-photo-2272372). I performed some rotation and centering to enhance the placement of the subject and cleaned up some of the noise. Let me know what you think. +++ This little guy is a Common Buckeye Butterfly. He had landed on the shiny surface of the side rearview mirror on my Mini. The territory of the Common Buckeye is quite extensive, with their annual migration ranging from northern Mexico to part of southern Canada - excluding, for some reason, parts of the northwestern US. In several places online I have read that these little guys can be quite skittish and generally unapproachable. However, this one was a little sluggish. Perhaps this is due to them not being very cold tolerant. When it gets cold they migrate south. I took this picture in Biglersville, Pennsylvania on 9-29-2012 on a chilly 62° F day.
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March 01, 2017
Roger that, control. Clear for take-off.
Sluggish or not, this guy looks like he is ready to take flight.
An excellent composition in its symmetry that is multiplied by use of reflection.
The diagonal and acute angles of bright highlights and shifting focus, contrast with the muted, diffused colors found in the shadows and blue-gray of the sky, creating a rich and complex depth.
Congratulations on such an excellent capture !
Sluggish or not, this guy looks like he is ready to take flight.
An excellent composition in its symmetry that is multiplied by use of reflection.
The diagonal and acute angles of bright highlights and shifting focus, contrast with the muted, diffused colors found in the shadows and blue-gray of the sky, creating a rich and complex depth.
Congratulations on such an excellent capture !
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