WOW! Simple and very effective! I would crop a lot frop the right if I were you thouhg, it would look better IMO
+9/10

very nice, i agree with diane.

Elegant motif in slim presentation.
Cropping right is not an option since it would destroy the shadow.
And cropping left would make the image look somewhat imbalanced.
So, I stick to the way you cropped it.

Last tiny bit I'd uprade: 1px brownish border before the black borders start to
frame the image.

Agree with Dominik....I wouldn't crop the right ....it will destroy the shadow.
The colors are really beautiful!!....excellent capture!!
Well done Maridol!!
Carlos

nice shot !!I
would't crop the right side indeed, NO WAY
But I don't know..... leaving it just like this you lose a lot from the detail.
Florin

Beautiful details and color in that butterfly!

Agree on not cropping off the right as the shadow would get lost.

Kind of think that all but the butterfly needs to be slightly darker.
The surface on which the butterfly stands looks rather bright from strong sun probably and that disturbs a little. If you can darken that part it would be better IMHO.

Keep up the good work!

...and say hi to Ian!

Thanks everyone
I also had the problem of choosing between a detailed subject or a full view of the shadow >_<
I decided not to crop the shadow due to the same reason you mentioned...and Ian says hello back to you too Patrick
Night night to everyone for now...already 1:45am here in Japan...see you all asap
Maridol

Beautiful work sweetie¡¡¡¡

Cropping debates... don't you just love 'em?
But this is a tricky one - the butterfly/shadow combination is what makes the image, you can't afford to lose that but it does force the butterfly uninterestingly just off-centre. You could try extending the image to the left to put the butterfly in the classic 1/3 position on the right - it would probably be too small to view comfortably here but in real life the printed image might work well - just another carrot to throw into the stew.

Phill

edit: nah changed my mind - you can look at the details too long and forget to view the image - i like it just like it is. It's unusual and causes debate and that's one sign of a good piece of art - no-one can agree!
My only crit then would be the butterfly's body gets camouflaged with the gravel but it's the wings that draw the attention anyway so - just looking at the details again!

Really nice Maridol!! Good clean shot with nothing to distract from the beautiful butterfly and it's shadow .

Beautiful shot Maridol!
nice textures, beautiful composition, beautiful colors
+10

i love the contrast from the brown to the green! awesome!
also great shot!

Very Good ,
I Love butterfly's
Top Marks

fantastic artwork its really great shot

So simple, but also so nice
Good job.

nice work

nice shot ! really beautiful! +8

erdi

Good work. +8

beautiful shot... +10+