Red-spotted Purple

[Ken Childs]

Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm
Manual mode
1/200"
F16
ISO: 200
Canon 430EX: On, Fired
LR & CS

It's too bad these things don't generally feed on pretty things like flowers. Usually it's stuff like mud, rotting fruit or animal poop. This one is sucking minerals off some concrete.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Ken, nice work on this one. Good details and awesome colors. BG works for me.

[Bob Miller]

Hi ken...super nice image...great pose, exposure looks good on butterfly. You might consider darkening the background

[Don Lacy]

Hi Ken, Wonderful colors on the BF I might go with another round of sharpening and if you could I would have laid down on the ground and went with a real low angle.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Nice one! Beautiful colors, good pose and BG is ok for me.

[kostas nianiopoulos]

verry good , colors and detail

[Nick Palmieri]

I love the colors. I agree that the BG needs to be toned down a bit.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ken,
The concrete looks pretty good!!!....better than I would have thought. I think the lighter BG makes the darker BF stand out. Very nicely done!

[Julie Brown]

Well Ken, concrete is better than poop! Gorgeous color, nice side view, the whole bug is sharp. The best red-spotted purple I have seen.:)

[Thomas Herou]

Very nice!
Splendid colours!

[Julie Kenward]

I've never seen one of these in person so bravo! I also would like a touch more sharpening on the bf and I think a small amount of toning down on the left side of the BG would also enhance what you have here. Nice side pose, Ken...love to see the details in the face and wings at the same time. The spring is off to a great start!

[Vida van der Walt]

What a beautiful BF Ken! Perfect angle, love the colours and great detail.:)