Vanta Black - _TNY_6823
The male orange-banded shoemaker (Catonephele orites) is actually a quite difficult species to photograph.
I mean, not to photograph, but the *very* black colour of it just sucks up the light, making it difficult to capture any details. End exposing for it being so dark means you tend to blow out the vibrant orange-yellow band on the wings so you have to compromise or get creative in Photoshop.
The female looks nothing like this though - here is a shot of one of those: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53462466647/
Vanta Black - _TNY_6823
The male orange-banded shoemaker (Catonephele orites) is actually a quite difficult species to photograph.
I mean, not to photograph, but the *very* black colour of it just sucks up the light, making it difficult to capture any details. End exposing for it being so dark means you tend to blow out the vibrant orange-yellow band on the wings so you have to compromise or get creative in Photoshop.
The female looks nothing like this though - here is a shot of one of those: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53462466647/