Anise Swallowtail on Sage by Charlene Burge

Monday, 28th April 2008

Anise Swallowtail on Sage

by Charlene Burge

Equipment: Olympus E-500

Charlene Burge

I like to think of myself as a landscape photographer more than anything else, but it seems like a lot of wildlife has wandered in front of my lens lately. What I search for most is unusual light to combine with the nice locations I find myself in - so sometimes I think maybe I’m getting halfway decent at being a “light” photographer.

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17 Comments

Ahmed Ibrahim Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 5:31 am
Clear shot, but if there is a contrast between the butterfly and the background it will be more strong, nice shot, good luck
Malta Photography Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 6:18 am
That is a wonderful. It is very clean clear shot and all the subject is in focus. I like the angle at which this marvelous creature resides in. Great shot Anise.
Anurag Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Good placement of the butterfly. I Like the alignment of the flowering shoots and the butterfly along parallel axes. The brightest shoot back in the distance is a distraction.
Ahmed Sharif Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 7:14 am
beautiful colours and excellent clarity!…
Eli Shams Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 7:25 am
The spring is dancing nature !
Pauline Jones Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 9:43 am
The reason this picture works so well is the short depth of field and the fact that all the colors go together so well. There is nothing loud and no clashes. Also your butterfly placement complies to the rule of thirds; sometimes off center works better than slap bang in the middle.You don’t need more contrast; you’ll overcook the shot.
reza Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 10:30 am
nice shot & great colors
good luck . keep going
a. Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Beautifully done! I love the wave of the flowers and the stillness of the butterfly! Great work!
waggdogg Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
What God has crated, Charlene, you captured on film. Everybody loves butterflies. Great shot!
Age Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I totally agree with ‘waggdogg’. You definitely captured the beauty of what God has created.
Renee Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Very nice!
Buffy Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
wow. cool. awesome. AWESOME.
Sue Gagnon Says:
April 29th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Very nice shot……great focus and composition, I adore the butterflies!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
April 29th, 2008 at 2:47 am
‘halfway decent..”Charlene, you underestimate yourself! This is Beautiful. The stillness of the butterfly looks as if one can touch it & it will fly away.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
April 30th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Very sharp, very colorful. Compositionwise I would rather have seen the butterfly in the bottom righthandside. Anyway, a great picture!
Tom Says:
June 11th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
nice bokah
Su Says:
April 18th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Wonderful colourful shot.