queen butterfly
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by SJCarter:
Composition on this shot is superb. Great focus & DOF/bokeh. Very nice work.

bok swallowtail desat
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by SJCarter:
Oooh! Very nice! Unusual version of selective desat, but it works beautifully! Great job on the editing (and the shot ain't bad either!)! ;-) Beautiful...

Inspirational
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by tinmason:
This is just up the road from where I live!. Thanks for your comments on the 'just feedback' forum post. I agree with parrothead too!

bok swallowtail desat
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by kearock:
This is a most excellent use of selective desat. I really like the way the subject stands out and the black in the butterfly even seems to work well with the black in the background. Good composition as well. I'm not crazy about the border (don't really like the black part), but borders tend to be a huge pet peeve of mine...

sierra bw copy
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by lynnesite:
What a handscome fellow--love all of the texture.

bok swallowtail desat
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by alfresco:
I agree with dah, excellent composition and very good use of desat. Good focus and dof too. Very nicely done!

Against a blue sky
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by arngrimur:
Good title. The frame feels a bit too heavy.

Against a blue sky
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by philup:
nice

Against a blue sky
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by Sammie:
The stacks on the left look great but for some reason the stacks on the right have jaggies on the long sige. The border is also a bit wide and overwhelms the picture to some degree. It is a great picture for the challenge.

Bird of Paradise
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by lyta:
Wish this photo had less noise in the background.