This picture was taken along the bluffline at the Buffalo National River Park. The leaning plants provide an interesting, colorful, backdrop against the butterfly. Note that the stalk of the most visible plant nearly perfectly intersects with the upper right intersection point and it roughly parallels the back edge of the butterfly wing (repetition or rythm, albeit abstract). Here the flower nicely parallels the body line of the butterfly as well.

Butterflies are most often photographed very tight. I admit that I have done that often and still do. This slight pull back provides more details about the context and tells a story. More visual elelments provides more opportunity to create wonderful compositions.