Word up Steem blockchain, how did everyone's day go?

This piece is a new one from my illustration series, "Altered States"

Altered States: Monarch Butterfly

![Resizer_15683387344582.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/jgvinstl/exQ2cNUB-Resizer_15683387344582.jpg) This past spring we planted some milkweed in our garden. The purpose was to attract some monarch butterflies.Alas, we did not attract many to the milkweed. However, I did manage to get a picture of this guy at the Botanical Garden when I was there the past week. This photo was taken by me with a Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera. ![Resizer_15683386991960.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/jgvinstl/Thwz9Z6Y-Resizer_15683386991960.jpg) F-Stop | Exposure Time| ISO | Focal Length|Flash | |---|---|---|---|---| | f8|1/125s|100 | 70mm|NO | After a few adjustments and tweaks from Lightroom... ![Resizer_15683386991961.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/jgvinstl/Tvz572D7-Resizer_15683386991961.jpg) The final image was cropped close (above main image)and is the final stage for my "Altered States" look. It is best viewed on a larger screen.

Thank you for checking out this post and looking at my photograph and illustration. Let me know what you think!

Until next time, with big love from me... ![20190910_075303.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/jgvinstl/Tla4PnKH-20190910_075303.jpg)

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