Here's a moth on a sundrop. I couldn't assemble my tripod/camera fast enough to take the shot, so this was made with the camera held by hand. I got 6 takes of this guy before it flew off. The pic here is one of the better macro shots in the series.
PS: While taking shots, the moth was retracting its proboscis (the black pipe-looking organ in the mouth area). The other pics in the series show it at different lengths.
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A gorgeous rendering, technically proficient, a feast of an image! The folded wings vs. the rotundity of the petal, the repetition of warm tones between subject and habitat (the blurred -blotch-, the washed yellows) make for an unusual and striking aesthetic and natural composition.
The lack of a decorative border, especially, is a very fine distinction.
A little more depth of field would have been nice. I feel there is too much blur in the picture for my tastes. If the wings were in focus it would have be fabulous. Great capture still!
In terms of composition I like the layout of the picture, good balance.
Technically I'll gripe a little bit, I'd like to have seen either a little bit more/a little bit less depth of field. I think either up to the antenna should have been in focus, or just the head of the butterfly.
I like the composition, but find the centre of the flower, though OOF, distracts me from the butterflies face. Also, it looks a little ocersharpened (light halo around the eyes and legs).
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