Patterns Of Life
Tawny Coster, scientifically called Acraea terpsicore is a butterfly from Nymphalidae or Brush-footed butterfly family, and, Tawny & Yellow Coster are the only two species of the African butterfly tribe Arcaeini. These leathery-winged butterflies are commonly found in grasslands & scrub habitats and usually avoided by insect predators.
These images are from the time when I was pursuing my degree in Photography and it was time for our assignment and I always tend to find ways to relate my assignments through Nature and end up documenting wilderness & Nature in my assignments. So, this time I ventured into the most ignored part of the campus which was now filled with weeds and insects and among the bushes I was hoping to find a reptile preying for insects but what I found was this Orange angel in a dramatic background so I wasted no more time as it was almost time for me to submit my assignment, although later-on I submitted an older work of mine in the assignment as I wasn't able to justify this image with the topic which was "Leading Lines".
A Beautiful Distraction
The Indian Pierrot scientifically called Traucus indica is a very beautiful species of butterfly from the Lycaenidae family. The primary colour of this butterfly is purplish blue and a tint of magenta in the upper side of the wings and the lower side of the wings is pale yellowish in colour with black stripes on them. Rest of the body parts are also whitish yellow in colour with black stripes on them including the antenna and limbs. It's very hard to tell the difference between the different sub-species of this family as most of them have similar features and appearances.
I was travelling through the countryside again with a very close friend of mine named Abhishek when we stopped by an abandoned limestone mine which was filled with the rain water as it was monsoon. He wanted me to take some pictures of him through my camera, and I think this happens with almost every passionate photographer. While I was taking pictures of him this guy fly past me and instinctively my eyes followed the butterfly and waited for him to settle down, leaving Abhishek in his awkward pose which he actually thought was looking cool. The butterfly landed on the edge of a dry twig full of texture, so I took the first image from above to capture it's beautiful wings from above.
Living On The Edge
So, after taking the first shot I saw it on the LCD screen of my camera and the background actually seemed a bit way too busy, so I decided to change my perspective and go a bit closer to the butterfly and instantly I fell in love with what I saw. The bright and vibrant greens in the back create a wonderful contrast with the pale yellow colour of the wings and also turn the image alive.
