Monarch

[Ron Conlon]

The monarch butterflies were beginning to be in evidence last weekend, and this patch of prairie had a few, along with swallowtails and cabbage moths. Later in the fall, in this nature preserve, the monarchs will cluster together on the trees, after their transit of Lake Erie.

Birding lens used as macro. Next time I will bring the true macro with me.
D800E 500mm f4 1/1600s iso 800

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice indeed a good example of what is the best lens for natural history .. the one you have with you! Good focus and detail I would suggest lifting the blacks a little.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very appealing. I like that you composed to include the full tip of the flower. Nice colours, and separation from the BG. I'd only be tempted to remove the small black spot halfway up the stem.

[Tom Sarver]

Very well focused image. I do like how you also composed the image.

Tom

[stuart wanuck]

Super well done image reveals many facets of the 500 mm lens