Butterfly and bug

[lesno1]

[Geoff F]

Speckled Wood Butterfly. Looks rather dark; they are usually a darkish brown, but definitely brown.

Not sure about the bee but I would say one of the Andrena family. Looks like a small patch of reddish brown hair on the tip of its abdomen, which would suggest Andrena haemorrhoa.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Les,

Good lighting, exposure and certainly well focused.

If these were mine, I would crop a little differently though;

#1 I'd lose around 10% (image height) off lower edge AND 10% (image width) off left hand edge - that's not just to (IMO) improve composition, but also because there's some sharp leaf detail there that competes with the subject.

#2 I'd lose about 10% (image width) off left hand edge - because this removes the pale leaf in background that attracts my attention away from the subject.

Small changes? - yes.

HTH, Dave

[vaez]

i agree with Dave

[lesno1]

Hi Dave thanks again i love how these minor edits can improve the images