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Published: 2009-08-08 16:52:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 231; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 15
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Description "Butterflies are self propelled flowers." - R.H. Heinlein


Outside my house there's a "South African Buddleia" (according to one of the neighbours) which is apparently also known as a Butterfly Bush.

Anyhoo, because of the awful weather we've had here, it fell over which was a shame because there were loads of butterflies living in there. So mum and I helped our neighbours to cut it down, but I demanded to take some pictures before we got started. There were several different species there and although I couldn't get good pictures of some of them :/

I thought this picture was kinda different, because most pictures of a butterfly will make you go "Oh, a pretty butterfly. NEXT" but if you look at this in full view, you can see apart from the wings, they aren't that nice-looking!

Sorry, I'll stop rambling now.

Oh, and I'm using my D70 more which makes me happy
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Comments: 8

Sgt-Duckie [2010-12-29 00:50:30 +0000 UTC]

I love the colors in this picture- the orange and red on the butterfly and the purple of the flower look lovely together. One thing that I think you improve it composition wise is if you were to move the whole thing to the left, so the base of the flower was in the lower left corner. That way more of the sprig would be visible and it would give the eye a nice path to follow from left to right.

It would have been fantastic if the butterfly was nice enough to sit right on the edge of the flower for you, but we can't control bugs, now, can we?

I think you did a pretty good job- I try to take pictures of butterflies all the time and they always come out dreadfully.

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TenaciousDee In reply to Sgt-Duckie [2010-12-31 17:12:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comments

I do need to work on my composition - especially when under pressure!

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Sgt-Duckie In reply to TenaciousDee [2011-01-01 01:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh, don't feel bad. Composition is only something I can manage when I have three hours to stare at the paper.

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Trippy210 [2009-08-08 17:52:54 +0000 UTC]

Nice photo, I like the way the house in the background brings out the butterfly more I think

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TenaciousDee In reply to Trippy210 [2009-08-08 18:45:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I quite liked having the house in the background for the contrast [:

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ChrisCrowell [2009-08-08 16:54:54 +0000 UTC]

That is a shame having to cut it down but yes a very beautiful Butterfly thanks for sharing

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TenaciousDee In reply to ChrisCrowell [2009-08-08 16:59:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I've gone through the rest of my pictures and I think there's a couple more uploadable ones which is good

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ChrisCrowell In reply to TenaciousDee [2009-08-08 17:01:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh good,look forward to them,thats a pretty Butterfly

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