Upside, Downside and Close Up

[John 2]

Chased this Red Admiral Butterfly all around the garden until it eventually stuck its tongue out at me.

[Geoff F]

Plenty of fine detail. Some butterflies certainly look good with their wings closed.

[Tom Barry]

Superior close-ups and macros.

[billtils]

Great stuff John, and perseverance well-rewarded.

This has been a strange butterfly season where I live - more cabbage whites (mostly small whites) than I can remember ever seeing, but (to date) only one "coloured" butterfly and it was gone before I could identify it, far less get an image.

[Tronhard]

Gorgeous shots John!

[JBW]

Two would be my favorite the mix of soft and sharp nears perfection.

Would three be perhaps just a gnat over processed?

[FootLoose]

Nice work, John. I think the second one works really well. Good contrasting colours of the flower and butterfly really show it off

[John 2]

Thanks all for the comments.
Brian you could be right. Not sure whether I sharpened it or not but it is a fairly severe crop and that will have affected the quality a bit.

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[John 2]

Thank you John.