Monday, June 30, 2008

Insects, Plants and Composition


"Linear"

Since I can't photograph snowflakes in the summer, I look for other challenges such as insects on plants and flowers. They are similar because they give only a small window of opportunity to take their picture. They move around and fly away without much warning just like snowflakes being blown away by the wind. But at least insects don't melt.
Here again, you can experiment with composition. The butterfly photo above was taken at Meijer Gardens. I waited by this plant for a butterfly to land on it. I love the lines in both the leaves and butterfly wings. The insects in the two photos below were placed on the plants because I thought they would make interesting backgrounds.




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