Daphne and Brimstone
Sometimes you can believe what you’ve been told about things in the wild: The scent of the Daphne is worth finding the plant. Our dear friends do have a cottage nearby and I heard they have some daphnes growing in the forest. Today we took a ride there and oh boy how enchanting the scent of the flower was! The light was hard at noon and I wasn’t totally satisfied with the pictures I got, so I took my wife with me and we drove there again. Now I’m pleased with the light – The Northern Light, that I’m trying to capture in my pictures. Hope you like it!
The Brimstone then, yeah. The wings are not in the focus pane, which bothers me a bit. What I like in here, is the smooth and silky background and the texture of the butterfly. But, this is still the best shot by this far!
Nice diffused light on the daphne. I’ve gotta check out my daphne place tonight… maybe they’re blooming early like everything else!
I’m not bothered about the soft wings on the butterfly, the eye region is always more critical with any animal. And I agree about the bg, very nice!