Just chillin'...

[arais81]

I wish the composition was better, I like the lines, but not sure about the butterfly sitting in the middle there... but I've never taken photos of butterflies before and damn, they can be fast! Anyhow, I thought the colors were alright (the green), but I would like the butterfly to stand out a bit...any thoughts?

 

[Eclivic]

Awesome Picture, but you are right, I think it needs to be in a third. I know Butterflies are very hard to get, they all have A.D.D

 

[Forkie]

Like Eclivic said, crop to one of the thirds - preferably bottom left. The eye will be more naturally drawn to it. Objects in the middle, especially if they're quite small like this one and in a big space of vibrant green, will get lost in the overpowering background.

 

[arais81]

Like this?

 

[Forkie]

Bingo!

 

[arais81]

Yep, it's much better now. Thanks!

 

[PatrickJamesYu]

color is very deep
i like it

 

[Ron Evers]

I agree with cropping but would have done it in portrait with more space in front of the BF than behind.

 

[KenC]

One way to make it stand out more would be to select the background and partially desaturate it - not too much, but right now much of it is a very intense green that really draws the eye. You could also darken the bright spot behind the butterfly a bit and maybe lighten the shadow on the butterfly.

 

[arais81]

yeah, I don't like that bright spot either. Might do it when I'll have photoshop again. Ron, how exactly would you crop it? It says my photos are not ok to edit, but I give you permission, just to get an idea what you mean.

 

[Eclivic]

Crop is awesome!!

 

[Ron Evers]

Here is what I was thinking of as far as the crop goes. As Ken suggested I also reduced the green saturation to accent the BF. The white spots on the wings were blown out so I attempted to bring back a little detail.