Yellow-veined White

[Thomas Herou]

K20D,Sigma 180/3,5
f/4,5, 1/1250s, ISO 200

[Brandy Katzen]

Beautiful light and I love the ethereal background. Great use of the shallow plane of focus.

[Julie Kenward]

Well, Thomas, you rocked that one, didn't you? Man...that is drop dead gorgeous! The composition and the lighting don't even take second place to the beautiful butterfly - it's all first rate.

My one suggestion if you want one is to think about cloning the line running through the body/wings of the butterfly. I'm sure it's a backlit stem but it does distract from the butterfly just a tiny bit.

[Charles Wesley]

Thomas,

This is one superiorly designed photo. Love the way you captured the light.
The limited D.O.F. is killer.....
_____________________
Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL

[Mike Fuhr]

Ditto to the comments above. I really like the monochromatic nature of the shot, as well. Very cool.

[Thomas Herou]

Thanks for the comments!
Finally the butterflies begins to appear her in the cold north!
And Julie,I agree on the shadow from the stem.But I clone very little
in my pictures and only if it's absolutely necessary.Maybe I'll make a new version
later on.

[denise ippolito]

Thomas, The lighting and details are fantastic! Lovely composition.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Thomas, awesome image, love the backlighting.