Postman Butterfly's Search
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Postman Butterfly's Search
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
During our trip to visit the Butterfly Garden in Durham, NC, I captured this image of a Postman Butterfly trying to find nectar on this tropical plant. The plant itself is unusual and looked like watermelon slices made of wax. The colors of the butterfly and this plant were such a beautiful contrast to me and yet complimented so well. There are many types of Postman butterflies, this particular one is from Central and South America. They are most common along sunlit forest edges with flowers. The orange, yellow, and black colors of this butterfly are a form of aposematic (warning) coloration meant to warn potential predators like birds that it is poisonous.
Fine Art Butterfly Photography by Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved and Copyrighted in the US and Internationally.
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April 17th, 2015
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Comments (107)
Laurie Search
I love the composition, dear Sandi, and the little bits of light are just gorgeous!!!! Fabulous image, my friend!! :)))vft
Brian Tada
Such beauty in this gorgeous portrait, Sandi, love how the colors of the butterfly and plant complement each other so well! F/L
Elizabeth Tillar
Sandi, what a gorgeous capture and presentation! The colors are divine as is the composition! l/f/g+
Genevieve Esson
What a beautiful capture Sandi! You have a great eye! Love everything about this piece! v/f
Suzanne Gaff
What a gorgeous shot! Love the back lighting and this little Admiral butterfly. They are hard to capture and you,ve done it so well! Keep up the good work.
Karen Cook
Such perfect lighting to showcase the beauty of this insect. Paying it forward in Wisconsin Flowers.
Robin Erisman
Sandi, what a lovely capture of this butterfly. I love the way the butterflies wings tie in with the tropical plant. fv
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