Monarch Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed

[dandjtaylor]

One of hundreds of Butterfly shots from my garden this past summer. I liked the sharpness of the Monarch and the colors.

Canon XSi
EF-S 55-250mm @ 179mm
Handheld
Aperture f/5.6
Shutter 1/100
ISO 800

Post Processing: Cropped about 5% off RAW image, changed from As Shot lighting to Cloudy

I hope the attachment works; I couldn't figure out how to link to my Flickr (dandjtaylor2003)

[joker]

can not see your snap...link as an image instead of thumbnail...

[dandjtaylor]

Huh...I don't understand why. I'll try shrinking a bit...Hope this works.

Thanks

[joker]

still missing ...just look at the preview of your post before submitting..this way you can find whether others can see your image or not ...

[dandjtaylor]

I see both of them in the thread. I see it in the preview as well. What am I doing wrong. I would prefer just using my FLICKR but those come up as "invalid". I'm obviously new in here. I can use all the help I can get at the details of the site.

Thanks

[dandjtaylor]

OK, got fancy with my new education on FLICKR images...

[joker]

The image looks good composition wise ...but it looks to me bit dull..you can fill some more light ...
i went through your flickr link and saw other snaps also ..some are really wonderful shots..colors came out really well..

[dandjtaylor]

Thanks, Joker. A little brighter, I agree. I am still trying to get the proper color agreements between screen, print and others' monitors. Unfortunately, too, the Joe Pye Weed, while very attractive to my "little friends", isn't the most colorful of the garden.

[windrider86]

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[Peggyjom]

Great picture, I enjoyed the flicker site shots as well. I agree though this one could use a bit more color! I do like the the DOF as well as the composition of the shot!