While visiting the butterfly garden in Icod, I took this picture of a butterfly looking for food. The butterflies are bred at the butterfly garden and are therefore used to people. In some cases, the butterflies seek a resting place on the people walking around.
The garden is not very big, but you feel like you are walking through a tropical paradise. There are many different flowers and plants, and besides the butterflies, there are also some birds and turtles.
It is special to get so close to these insects and capture them with a blurry background, which really puts the focus on the butterfly. The contrasting pink against the green background makes the focus even more drawn to the butterfly.
Rieneke Elzerman-Schokker is a writer, photographer and creator. She travels the world as a digital nomad, working online in the most beautiful places. Her passion for photography started at a young age. On her eleventh birthday, she got her first camera and has been capturing small moments.. Read more…