Angling for Food
by Kay Lovingood
Title
Angling for Food
Artist
Kay Lovingood
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
An orange Gulf Fritillary has found the perfect spot for a sip of nectar: an orange daisy.
In the photograph, the butterfly is facing the viewer, with wings that look like thin slashes. It is perched at a jaunty angle on the flower, and its tongue dips into the center cone of the bloom.
Bushes in the flowerbed form the backdrop for this image, covering the whole frame. Green leaves stick out like swords, at random angles. Against that jumble, a single butterfly rests on a single blossom -- and orange Gulf Fritillary on an orange daisy. The colors of the flower are remarkably similar to the colors of the visiting butterfly. Sunlight and shadows on the bright orange flower mimic the orange and black patterns and stripes of the butterfly. And one leaf near the front emphasizes the thin angle of the butterfly's wings.
This photo was taken at Brick Pond Park in downtown North Augusta, SC.
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September 7th, 2017
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