Spread out those wings by goodoleboy
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Captured way back on 5/3/07, at the pretty Butterfly Pavilion, adjacent to the beautiful Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, California.
Since there is a paucity of insects in my area, I had to drive 22 miles in order to photograph butterflies and moths.

Comments (4)
This photo very well done. Sharp focus all around. I wonder if this is a moth or a butterfly;it has attributes of both. Either way it has no problem posing for this picture.
I thought this was a poppy at first--gorgeous color and great shot!!
powerful colored butty, never seen such a beautiful butterfly and that on a fresh queen of flowers! I love the big eyes also! It is a dream of a closeup! 🤗
Well, to pick up where I last left off (in my chronological commenting), this is another of your striking flower shots, some with butterflies, where you take a few subjects and treat them with real presence and power. I love the stark orange against the stark white, and the near bleached white, at that; and the frontal shot of the butterfly, with it looking down a bit. And a bokeh'd background to balance out the flush-forward shapes and hues of the flower and butterfly. More fine closeup work of nature from you.
I will write back to your last 2 letters during the day today (it's early thurs morning, in Chicago), but I do hope you're doing ok after all your procedures. Even with the dentistry over, you've had your fill of intrusions and assaults to your health and peace of mind...I hope you're holding your own through it all...