monarch

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 800 iso 400
m 1/250 @ 8
70-200 mm

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely colours and exposure, I think the composition works well too. I like the variation in the greens in the background. The out of focus flowers on the left are subtle but just ever so slightly distracting, I think I would be tempted to brush over them, maybe to make them as ghostly as the one on the right.

[John Robinson]

Agree about the OOF blob on the left. Fine butterfly shot though.
JohnR

[Carl Walker]

Lovely shot Stuart. Great colours and texture shown and comp is good. All else been said already

[Ron Conlon]

The warm colors on the monarch seem a little vivid/saturated, but they do complement the greens nicely as is...

[Diane Miller]

I love the colors and the way the butterfly pops out in a sort of 3D way. I might be tempted to tone down the orange ever so slightly, maybe just by easing off the blacks a hair.