Tina challenged me to a black and white collage. This week butterflies arrived, and I thought it might be easier to notice their different markings in a black and white. I'm not so sure it quite works, as the contrasts aren't quite distinctive enough between images. I also made all the images the same size. I think it would be much more interesting had I used different sizes, but I'm going with it anyway.
Strangely, I get excited about fall migrations, but never considered spring migrations for butterflies. The three on the left, the red admiral, monarch, and painted lady, all migrate ... south in the fall, north in the spring. The lilacs were covered with them this week! Moths, too, migrate, though I'm not sure the moth in the lower right corner is migratory but many hawk moths are. As for the black swallowtail, they overwinter in their chrysalis though he looked like he's had a rough spring. I've learned so much about nature and wildlife since I started this project! definitely BoB
Tina @tstb13 My black and white collage. I like my concept. I'm not sure about my execution as there is not much contrast between the images so they don't stand out much on their own. Still, it was great fun collecting the images!
What an intriguing idea to convert the classic lilacs to b&w, and then adding the butterflies. I agree that the lack of contrast creates a kind of blending effect, but if I hadn't read your comment above, I would have assumed you were going for that subtle feel.
It's wonderful to read that your lilacs were COVERED in butterflies...it's nice to know there are still some places that have lots of them yet. I remember when my maple trees would literally be loaded with monarchs resting for a night on the spring migration north. Now I barely see a dozen. :(
