Monarch & Pohutukawa

[John Liddle]

In 2013 SWMBO and I visited her brother in New Zealand. For various reasons I had mentally put the photos I took there to one side, but while doing a bit of tidying up I chanced upon them again.

This was taken in their garden, where the Pohutukawa (try saying that after a couple of sherbets!) was very attractive to the butterflies.

Monarch by John Liddle, on Flickr

[tesarver]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

They are beautiful butterflies John. This one might be helped by cropping a lot off the right side as to remove the dead flower as it tends to dominant the image.

Tom

[John Liddle]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

Thanks Tom - I can see your argument.

Monarch - 2 by John Liddle, on Flickr

[tesarver]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

Much better John

Tom

[Reevo]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

Very nice. If being picky, I'd have cloned out the remnants of the dead head on the right hand side.

[John Liddle]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

Thanks Tom & Patrick

...If being picky, I'd have cloned out the remnants of the dead head on the right hand side.

Picky? - Surely not - just setting a challenge!

Monarch - 3 by John Liddle, on Flickr

[the black fox]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

the final cut does it for me ,superb

[John Liddle]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

Thanks for looking and your encouragement Jeff

[Nathaniel]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

Very nice shot John. The long name sounds Sri Lankan- a Singhalese name!

[John Liddle]

Re: Monarch & Pohutukawa

Thanks Nathaniel

...The long name sounds Sri Lankan- a Singhalese name!

Many of the Maori names for things are like this - real tongue-twisters!