Pest of a Butterfly

ISO 400

Aperture f/6.3

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I'd like to say that I was able to use my amazing butterfly wrangling ninja skills to sneak up on this butterfly that was cruising around my yard, but that isn't the case. I think it may have been injured or something, because It was failing at fluttering around outside my garage. I decided to make the best of the situation and try to snap some pictures of this little guy because he's just so pretty. When I say he was failing at fluttering, I mean he was giving his all. With that being said, I didn't get many chances with him just sitting on the ground so these are really the only two that I got. I'm happy with them for the most part. Although it was sunny outside, I was actually laying on my garage floor and the butterfly was right inside the shadow the building was leaving, so my lighting circumstances were pretty alright. My mom said that the second photo reminded her of a little girl picking flowers, but I'm not sure I get that from it. I'm in love with the fab creamy background (and foreground, for that matter) of the first photo. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the actual butterfly, but I think I like it because it's an image that works with the subject in the dead center. GOSH I HATE CREAMY FOOD BUT I LOVE CREAMY BACKGROUNDS. Except for mashed potatoes hay hay