Usually my photos are realistic, almost hyper-realistic in their macro details. Sometimes, though, I get excited by a portion of an image and the patterns and lines contained therein.
Yesterday I took some close-ups of a male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. Thanks to my telephoto lens the butterfly more than filled the frame. After a bit of tweaking I ended up with an image that is almost abstract, with lots of interesting lines and shapes. You can still tell that it is a butterfly and a flower, but it has a different feel than my other butterfly shots.
I find it fun to try something completely different from time to time.
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Mike Powell 
I really like this crop, Mike. Well done!
Thanks. The way the photo came out suggested the crop to me. It happens sometimes that way.
Reblogged this on Eric Wolfe Pages.
Eric,
Glad you liked the post of mine with the swallowtail pattern so much that you chose to repost it. Thanks.