We put feed out to attract these beauties but this year we had very few show up. I guess they moved to your place. We live in north central Oklahoma. Where were these nice photos taken?

You might want to try the free, online program called pixlr to do some simple editing such as cropping, correcting exposure, increasing contrast, resizing, etc. When you get comfortable with pixlr, you can move up to one of the more complex programs. That is what I did a few years ago and it worked for me.

Thanks for the information on use of flash. I plan on giving it a try.

These are wonderful. Are you using a flash?

Thanks

A week or so ago I posted a photo. of a Gulf Fritillary which I took in my wife's flower garden. I asked for and received several helpful suggestions. Thanks.

I tried again with the same species of butterfly but backed off on the saturation and tried to get a less cluttered and less blown out background. The result is attached. Again, I ask for your evaluations and suggestions.

This time of year I enjoy photographing butterflies attracted to flowers in my wife's garden. Attached is a photograph of a Gulf Fritillary I photographed yesterday. I would appreciate comments on how to improve this sort of photo., both in the shooting phase and the post shooting editing phase. Thanks in advance for your suggestions

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I think the black and yellow butterfly is a Giant Swallowtail and the orange one is a Gulf Fritillary.
Nice shots.

John Thornton, retired professor of zoology, OSU.

Another free editing program is pixlr. I use it for quick editing of .jpg images and find it satisfactory and easy to use.