Okay so you are sick of butterflies but......

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:19 pm

I think these are pretty good!! Any C&C welcome!!

The first two had just emerged from their pupa.

arlon · Post by **arlon** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:30 pm

More butterflies? Those are beautiful. I guess I missed all the others!

Love the first one, never seen one quite like that..

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:55 pm

Thanks for the nice comment Arlon. Yes, I posted some mating butterfly a while ago, but I could not pass up the chance to post these as I thought they turned out well. The black and red one is very striking and beautiful.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:27 pm

Wow

Those are beautiful, especially...well all of them. A few tiny compression artifacts here and there but hardly noticable unless your picky like me and go looking for them but hey I can live with them if you can. You did really good on these Joan.

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:38 pm

Thank you very much for this lavish praise Ken!!

I am having a bit of a problem with compression, maybe I should try to do it in another program!!

jaharris1001 · Post by **jaharris1001** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:00 pm

These are all beautifull Joan

I like #3 for its backlighting, compisition and backround, well done my friend

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:49 pm

Truly stunning photos Joan. Are these species native to South Africa or were you visiting a butterfly farm?

Bruce

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:59 pm

Thanks for the lovely comment Bruce. These are Asian butterflies taken at the small butterfly house nearby.

The red and black one is: Parides polyeuctes Common Windmill

The 2nd: either Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Tailed jay or Graphium chironides (they look very similar and I am not such a boffin on them to be able to tell the differences.

3rd: I cannot find the name on the site I am using for info

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:06 pm

I particularly like the first two--Very exotic-looking insects!

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:40 am

Thank you for commenting Mike. I like the first one best of all.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:01 am

Very beautiful Joan. I love the shape of the chrysalis shells in the first picture. Were these taken at a butterfly garden? I`ll never get tired of butterflies

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:20 pm

Thanks for the kind words Doug. Butterflies have to be the most beautiful of all the creatures created. I never tire of them too. Yes they were taken at the Butterfly House.

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:23 pm

Jim:

Somehow I seem to have missed your reply. I am so sorry about that. Thank you for your kind words. I like the lighting on it too. It turned out very well.