Fritillary Grasslands

Howard, I don't see it hurting anything. I've chased a lot of butterflies and only occasionally got a full wing spread, in focus, not torn up and tack sharp. To me, that is the important thing, and the grass is worth only a shoulder shrug. Ideally, one would like a pretty flower to go with, but what the heck? I would take this.

Great wing spread. Maybe add a little blur to background even though I think it OK?

Howard, this is a superb capture of a very impressive butterfly. The background is not an issue although you could burn the grass just to the right of the BF's head, and clone the one diagonal green stalk that runs under the BF and comes out to the left of the head. These are the parts of the BG that compete slightly with the subject, IMO. Great image.

I think this is a great wing spread and the bg isn't too distracting at all, I might clone out the diagonal piece of grass since it just clashes a bit with the composition and maybe darken those lighter grass areas but that's all minor.

A great species (quite different than european fritillaries), very well depicted- Excellent sharpness, detail and a pleasant composition on this one- Very well done, Fabio