Warming Up
Uploaded: May 15, 2009 05:06:26
A queen butterfly extends her wings and takes in some morning sun..
Exif: F Number: 14, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/2500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D60
Jeana Clark May 15, 2009
~J~ #1128137
Erin Appelbaum May 15, 2009
Beautiful capture Valarie. Peter #7522721Monnie Ryan May 15, 2009
Valarie, this is just gorgeous! What a beautiful butterfly! #7522732Melissa Olsen May 15, 2009
Absolutely perfect light and clarity...so well presented. #7522797Kathy L. Clark May 15, 2009
A real beauty Valarie. Wonderful detail. #7522803Dominick M. Dimacale May 15, 2009
Great image here, Valarie.
Dominick #7522911
Kim Kleinschmidt May 15, 2009
Gorgeous Image, Valarie!Ron McEwan May 15, 2009
Beautiful full frame image, such sharp detail and rich color WTG #7523569Melissa G. Meiselman May 15, 2009
Valarie, this is an outstanding capture of this gorgeous butterfly taken with sharp detail, vivid color and great composition!! #7523572Julianne Bradford May 15, 2009
I agree with everyone Valarie, this is a stunning composition with great color and detail, well done! #7523617Val Feldman May 15, 2009
Jeana, Peter, Monnie, Melissa O, Kathy, Dominick, Kim, Ron, Melissa G and Julianne - thanks so much for your wonderful comments - as always, they're much appreciated...! #7523715Daniella Puente May 15, 2009
Excellent and so wonderful Valarie... #7523751Nadya Johnson May 15, 2009
This is exceptional! Stunning work, Valarie! #7524170Anita Hogue May 15, 2009
Absolutely gorgeous, Valarie! #7524217Val Feldman May 15, 2009
Thanks much Daniella, Walter, Nadya and Anita! #7524259Carol Sawyer May 15, 2009
Gorgeous full frame capture, colors and details, Valarie!! #7524360SaMi Martin May 15, 2009
Great macro with beautiful colors! Haven't seen to many by me yet; maybe not warm enough but it's early for us. #7524476Tammy M. Anderson May 15, 2009
Outstanding details and clarity, Valarie. Gorgeous! #7524601Barbara Waldoch May 15, 2009
Beautifully colourful, Valarie! #7524651Val Feldman May 15, 2009
Carol, SaMi, Tammy and Barbara ~ Thanks so much for your comments! #7525003Sam Britt May 15, 2009
Beautiful butterfly capture, Valarie. Great color, detail & composition. #7525120ROLAN NARMAN May 16, 2009
Wonderful and colorful capture Valarie! Great clarity, lighting and details! #7526821Gina M. Savage May 17, 2009
Great dof and beautiful colors! #7529934Ann Coates May 19, 2009
This is absolutely stunning Valarie. The colours are beautiful. #7537821Shelly A. Van Camp May 21, 2009
I love butterflies....A Beauty! #7544527Val Feldman May 22, 2009
Sam, Rolan, Gina, Ann and Shelly - many thanks! #7548896Julie Burnett June 19, 2009
Valarie, you are a true artist!! I'm always amazed by your ability! Congrats AGAIN!! #7651177Patricia Seidler June 19, 2009
Congratulations. You are the queen of the butterfly photos. Good luck in the next round! #7651426ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009
Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Valarie! #7651555Sam Britt June 19, 2009
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Valarie! #7652074Patrick Rouzes June 20, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist,Valarie!!! #7654603Eugenio Diaz June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist! #7654854Melissa G. Meiselman June 20, 2009
Big congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Valarie!!!!! #7656085Dianna Murphy June 20, 2009
My butterfly queen! WTG! Congratulations on your finalist in Macro and Details. Bravo! #7656796Ann Coates June 20, 2009
Huge congratulations Valarie. You so deserve this. Your work is always exceptional. Well done. #7657768Jeff Robinson June 20, 2009
Congrats Valarie on this Terrific Finalist!! Jeff #7658519Margaret R. Barry June 21, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Valarie! #7660058Val Feldman June 21, 2009
Thanks so much to all of you for stopping by and leaving your encouraging comments. I appreciate each and every one...Thanks, again..vjf #7660848Usman M. Bajwa June 21, 2009
Great details and colors, Valerie. CONGRATULATIONS on a terrific Finalist!!Usman. #7663026
Tommy E. Burgess June 21, 2009
Congratulations on another stunning finalist Valarie!! #7663056Julianne Bradford June 22, 2009
This is so beautiful Valarie! I don't know how I missed it! Congrats and Kudos on your deserving finalist award! #7664714Val Feldman June 23, 2009
Thanks Usman, Tommy and Julianne! #7669606Howard B. Cheek June 23, 2009
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