Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (m)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I was very fortunate to see this butterfly going flower to flower on a bush in the backyard that normally attracts hummingbirds. Grabbing the nearby camera I went to work. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/1250 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 1600 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Mack]

Nice composition here like the red and green colors of the flower.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Joseph,
A striking butterfly for sure. Nice sharpness on your subject. Well composed with this setting - I often endlessly tinker with a butterfly in foliage like this.
Allen

[Jonathan Ashton]

Wow I would like to be in your back yard humming birds and butterflies like this, it sounds like a photographer's paradise! I love the butterfly lovely colours not OTT you have excellent focus and DOF. The plant it is resting on is a little busy but I like the image very much.

[Steve Maxson]

A beautiful specimen giving you a great pose! The soft light here is a big plus. Good sharpness on your subject and a clean distant background. The comp works for me, though you might also consider cropping some off the left for an alternative presentation.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. Here is another composition I worked up after posting the original image.