Butterflies - San Antonio Zoo

redleash

I shot these this morning. As usual, I struggled with lighting. It was also hard to keep up with a lot of the butterflies. Too bad the ones I got close to were all brown--but the orange slices they were drinking from gave some color. Just seeing them all and learning about the zoo's butterfly program made the hour worthwhile. I bought an annual pass so I can come and go to the zoo anytime I feel like it.

As always, comments are welcomed. Thanks for looking.

Lauren

#1 - Drinking OJ


#2 - A closeup


#3 - Notice the chunk missing from its wing - this was common in the exhibit


#4 - Does this one need more cropping? Too much foliage?

jonh68

Nice pictures, but on my my monitor, they all appear to need some level adjustment to make them brighter.

AS far as cropping on the last one, I would do a vertical crop, wacking off the right side of the picture just to the inside of the stem that runs vertical through the picture, and maybe a tad bit on the top too.

redleash

Edits
Thanks for the tips. I had done some levels work but I'm still learning...so I went back and did some more. Tried another crop too. Any better? They're only for my use and learning experience. Thanks.

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jonh68