Long-tailed Skipper

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 500 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Steve Maxson]

A beautiful and interesting specimen! Nice light and background and I like the diagonal of your subject. You might try tweaking the sharpening a little - the eyes and head seem a bit soft - some selective sharpening in a few spots may help - though it's pretty easy to overdo it so some experimenting may prove useful. The skipper is a little too centered for my taste. Given its orientation, you might consider cropping a bit from the left and bottom and adding a little to the top so it has more room to look into. :S3: You might also try toning down the whites on the stem to the left of the skipper. These are all just tweaks to an already strong image!

[Jerry van Dijk]

That is one exceptional butterfly and you managed to capture all the right details and those beautiful irradiant colors! I agree with toning down the light stem to the right and adding some sharpness. I also think the image could do with some more contrast and clarity. The wings look slightly washed out now.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Jo a lovely subject but something doesn't look quite right to me, I appreciate I am alone with this view so maybe you take it with a pinch of salt:w3.
Is the slightly washed out appearance due to the size of the crop??

[Amanda Robinson]

Wow just Wow. Was this handheld ? Also what tube extension are you using ? :S3:
Thank you for sharing

[Tim Foltz]

Very nice, I really like the irredescence and colors.

-Tim