Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by metoecus:
If not for the title I probably would have missed the butterfly entirely. A shallower DOF would have helped to guide the viewer to the intended focal point. Because of the composition I was looking for a subject through the stone opening.

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by wester:
in this photo, the attention is drawn to the opening, not to the butterfly.

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by akshayvh:
Hmm IMO the concept is fundamentally wrong... most people would expect to see the door leading to your subject... A 6 for your efforts.

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
The butterfly sorta looks like you just stuck it there, I dunno.

And I'm sure you've heard it but your sky is blown out

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by lemondster:
i like the idea and if you consider the butterfly to be the subject of your picture then it fits minimalism. unfortunately the challange states that your subject also has to be the strong point of your submission which in this case i do not believe to be true. the opening in the wall (some i guess call it a window...) is far more dominant than the butterfly. you still achieved a very high score because this is a really beautiful photo and i can see where you tried to fit the theme. the only other comment i have about the picture itself is that the sky seems a bit overexposed which is dissappointing becasue of all the other beautiful colors in the photograph. B+ or an 8 may bump later

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by mesmeraj:
i looked at this image for a good minute wondering what the subject was - and i even had to look longer after i saw the title. My eye was drawn to the window, not the butterfly. Admittedly i had just woken up, but still the subject should not so hard to find imho.

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by Marjo:
The butterfly on the wall is beautiful! IMO, if you cropped off the view and just had the butterfly and wall it would fit the challenge better. Nice colors and detail.

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by debbybris:
this is very pretty, the glowing sun on the stones, makes the butterfly hard to see. But a great image and still give a ...

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by conglett:
I love that you got a butterfly in the this shot, that must have been hard to do! However, I almost didn't notice it because the dark portion of the photo drew my attention too much. Beautiful scenery!

Butterfly’s Castle
by texaskev

Comment by jeweliek:
Without the title, I wouldn't have know that the butterfly was the subject.