Monarch

A favorite subject of mine too.

Very nicely done.

Very nicely done. Personally, I would prefer a more creamy, out of focus background, but that means a shallower DOF, and that often leads to the subject itself not entirely in focus. I often prefer a less distracting background, even at the expense of getting 100% sharpness on the main subject.

Thank you for your very nice critique Michael.

I agree with you that a nice bokeh add a lot to the beauty of a photo. But it is generally more difficult to get a nice blur with a Olympus camera because the sensor is smaller. I had not a macro lens to get this picture.