Male Gatekeeper

Taken at the weekend. I have seen only three type of butterfly so far this summer The Peacock, the Cabbage White and this. I cropped this in Elements, please let me know what you think

Uploaded29/07/2013 - 19:37

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-r

Shutter Speed1/25

Aperturef/4.5

LensN/A

ISO200

Focal Length220mm

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Tagsmale gatekeeper butterfly macro small brown butterfly

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Date Taken	27/07/2013 - 18:07
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-r
Program Mode	Manual
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/25
Aperture	f/4.5
ISO	200
Focal Length	220mm
Lens	N/A

davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
14 years
Sheffield,
England

Posted 29/07/2013 - 21:13 Link

I can see why you've cropped it to the size and shape you have as it keeps all of the curved edge of the leaf in view. However, I would have been tempted to crop a lot harder than this to place the butterfly on an intersection of 'thirds' in the image and also to remove the part of the leaf that has a lot of glare from the light. This would focus a lot more attention on the butterfly rather than the leaf.

Hope this is helpful!

Regards
David

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