Butterflies of Kerala

[snikhil208]

Rathinda amor (Fabricius) was found on a Mango tree in Kerala. It is a small lycaenid or blue butterfly found in south Asia. She is beautiful and very dynamic. I climb the tree to capture her.....

[Dave Humphries]

Hi there,

I have a feeling of deja vu, I'm sure someone else posted an image very similar to this recently.

Anyway, looking at this one, I assume you are looking for some constructive feedback ...

The EXIF data says; Sony DSC-HX10V at 4.3mm (FFE about 25mm, I think), f/3.5, 1/30s, iso 125, P mode.
Given the smaller sensor in your camera than a DSLR, the f/3.5 is actually equivalent to about f/16 in DSLR terms, although a little more DoF (Depth of Field) wouldn't hurt - however, you were lucky/skilled to get it this sharp at 1/30s (assuming handheld), so going slower is not suggested.

The bright background blobs are a bit of a distraction and to be honest, I don't see the right hand 1/3 of the image contributing much, so I'd suggest a crop just the the left of the biggest blob to eliminate that.

The others could be cloned out, but you'll need a PP (Post Processing) program better than Picasa to do that; Elements or GIMP are two that spring to mind.

The subject exposure is good.

Hope my feedback helps.

Could you do me a favour please?
Could you Edit your Profile and put your first name in the Real Name field and where you are (roughly) in the Location field? - thanks.

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[snikhil208]

Thank u for your valuable advice Sir. I need to climb the tree to capture this little beauty, and the camera is handheld. I think because of this I lost the right side details. I shot several shot of her, one have very right side details but lost its left. I love her eyes so I choose this pic to post.
I am very glad to get you as my first photography teacher. I hope u will criticize my future humble works and lead me in right way.
I will edit my profile sir.

[snikhil208]

I was lucky to get this guy. It is a very rare species of wild butterfly, active in nights. Look at his wings texture, that helped him to camouflage with the surroundings.....

[snikhil208]

Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace) is a butterfly found in India......

[snikhil208]

Common Indian Crow
It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Australia. These are toxic and thus mimicked by other Indian butterflies (Batesian mimicry).