Black Swallowtail

Beautiful photo Bill! The colors and details are simply stunning. Todd

Thank you so much Todd, for your comments. I was surprised at how well the oranges in the butterfly and zinnia match each other. Bill

I see it made it to Editors' Picks

Congratulations on a well deserved Editor's Pick, Bill. Not only do the oranges match well, as you mentioned, but also the butterfly's torso comes somewhat close to being parallel to the position on the flower where it decided to land.

Thanks, Michael. Good observations on your part. Kindly, Bill

Very well captured shot. Good composition and bouquet.

Thank you Albert, for your comments....Bill

Very hard to capture - fast moving small object - very, very well done.

Hi Peter, I mentioned the gear and exposure for this image, I'll also mention the MFD for my 300mm lens is only 5 ft, which makes a great butterfly lens, with frame-filling images