I immediately stopped and backed up, but the butterflies were gone. I must have driven back and forth a half-dozen times trying to catch the mural at the same angle as before.
I finally got the angle, and the butterflies were back. I tried to focus on the tiny reflections in the drops of water but I was too close, so I climbed into the passenger seat of my car. Not an easy task if you know how big I am and how small my car is.
I then used a short zoom lens on my Canon R6 body and under exposed it a little to get the colors in the butterfly to pop. I took several pictures, until someone came up behind me and wanted to go through the alley.
I have been amazed at the responses people have posted on social media platforms and appreciate the kind words. When I drive around Springfield, I always try to look at things in a different way and from different angles.
(Bill Lackey is an award-winning photographer with more than two dozen years of experience at the News-Sun.)
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