Technical issues

Hi @beaver1234 ,

Both images are not completely sharp. Both photos have too much of a shallow depth of field. The first either needed you to back off a bit or more depth of field to capture both flowers sharp all around.

The second also needed more depth of field if you wanted to capture the surrounding of the butterfly. Otherwise you should have taken the butterfly closer. Too much of that framing is out of focus.

Best wishes

JG

Photographer and Nutrition Author

on the first image the main subject appears to be two flowers which one (Bottom) is out of focus. Also the exposure is on the high end.  The second image only parts of the butterfly are in focus and the exposure is on the high end again.  Try to pick one main flower and bokeh the rest of the image to make is more interesting.