Zebra

This is partly a happy accident. I was resizing the image and didn't notice the proportion box wasn't checked and liked the result, pretty OOTB. I used Pixel Bender and Topaz Adjust on the butterfly and modified a background texture with Topaz Clean and Pixel Bender Twirl and a hue/sat colorize layer and added a red outer glow.

A beautiful specimen , although it seems a touch soft. perhaps due to the processing. Love the composition and color captured. I feel the border is a bit strong , and takes away from this fine image.

Beautiful composition, Judy. I love the color and the effect. I think your use of unconventional border with zebra pattern actually works! For me it balances the pattern on the butterfly nicely.

Very interesting image/graphic on this one, Judy. Love the contrasting red/blue/black/white. Very neat accident. :S3:
I might want to darken the bottom left stick and maybe a little darker top sticks as they both draw my eye out of the image. The frame might work better then, also. :S3:

Judy, Very nice accident and definitely OOTB! I can see both views points on the frame. I think Steve makes a good suggestion. After back and forth with the frame-I like it!:S3:

Hi Judy, sometimes the accidents lead to some of our best stuff! I like the stretched perspective and simple color set on the bf. I agree with Steve and Joe on the amount of details in the image, I think the stripes on the frame and the sticks add extra busy-ness. I think a solid or fine-textured frame would work better and keep the eye on the prize.

Thanks everyone! I actually did darken the bottom stick with one swipe of the paintbrush but I can darken them more as it would look better. I like the frame. It was originally a texture photo of a piece of rusted corrugated tin!

Judy, you gotta love those happy accidents. Beautiful butterfly, love the filtering on the butterfly. The framing adds nicely to the butterfly. Cool accident!

Repost of the Zebra.