Originally Posted by
Ken Childs
Hey Jim, this is a great find! We supposedly get normal Long-tailed Skippers in my area but I have yet to see one.
A step to the right might have got a better angle on the overall butterfly but I can see that due to that long tail, you didn't have much choice if you wanted to capture the entire bfly....the curved leaf would have blocked the tail. The BG looks good as is but you might consider lightening up or painting over the dark areas near the top with a soft, low opacity brush. I agree with Steve's suggestion of more room on the right if you have it but if you do, it looks like it's getting brighter as you go to the right so you may have to tone down that area. The white stripe does look blown but I can't say for sure that is since I've never seen one of this species. I see the same thing happening on Silver-spotted Skipper shots but that's because their white patch really is WHITE and doesn't have much, if any detail.