Holy cow! Look at all the lovely details on this butterfly from the curled proboscis to the segements of the wings! Wonderfully composed where we see the entirety of the butterfly in an up close and personal view. You bring us right up to the main subject and show us all of it's winged beauty. Wonderful job in tones and contrasts for the range is quite dramatic and eye-catching.
Brilliant. Such emphasis on the butterfly while playing down the other elements (even the flower), which throws all the attention on your subject. The diagonal lines work great, as does the composition as a whole. Nicely done!
Just stunning Mia, as you have a true gift of making wonderful appealing images through that camera of yours.....
A truely wonderful image here.
The butterfly textures, just look like velvet.....
You should be very proud. If I ever saw a better bug macro in b/w. This looks great! I especially like the sparkle in it's eye which leads me up the elegantly curved antenna. I bet this in high res would make me drool ;)
FANTASTIC composition, your high key shots are just amazing. I love how you caught the butterfly's tongue. I think i would like a pure black border a little better but that's just picky
This is really a lovely shot. The bokeh is beautiful, and I like how the light patch behind frames the wing a bit. Nice crisp detail in the body; the proboscus is great and perfectly defined. Good work...