A Monarch Moment [Photography Contest Details & Macro Photos]
Uploaded: September 02, 2009 07:31:50
~ Monarch Butterfly ~
Those few brief moments when a butterfly has its wings fully extended to the sun...just wonderful to watch...
Photo taken at Zilker Botanical Gardens - The Butterfly Trail - Austin, TX
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/8000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 165.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Melissa G. Meiselman September 02, 2009
Great timing to capture this beautiful butterfly with its wings extended and taken with sharp detail and vivid color, Valarie!! #1175562Amy M. Wilson September 02, 2009
Beautiful... love the comp, colors and dof... great looking butterfly and capture, Valarie! #7909251Kim Kleinschmidt September 02, 2009
Fabulous capture, Valarie! Wonderful timing, gorgeous color, detail and DOF #7909272Marty Straub September 02, 2009
Wonderful isolation, Valarie. I like the full frame comp, too. That looks like a crown of pink on the monarch. #7909290Robert R. Goodman September 02, 2009
Hi Valarie,Beautiful color and detail.Just about another month before we see any of these little guys.Gorgeous capture!!!! #7909370Anita Hogue September 02, 2009
A beautiful capture Valarie! #7909392Gina Cormier September 02, 2009
Beautiful full butterfly! Fabulous timing with awesome color and clarity!!! #7909420Monnie Ryan September 02, 2009
Beautiful, well-detailed butterfly, Valarie -- well done! #7909427Douglas Pignet September 02, 2009
Wonderful capture of this beautiful butterfly, love your colrs and comp. Very well done. #7909436Tammy M. Anderson September 02, 2009
Beautiful colors and details, Valarie. They are not easy to capture like this. #7909444Douglas Pignet September 02, 2009
Wonderful capture of this beautiful butterfly, love your colrs and comp. Very well done. #7909457Douglas Pignet September 02, 2009
Wonderful capture of this beautiful butterfly, love your colrs and comp. Very well done. #7909458Margaret R. Barry September 02, 2009
Fantastic, Valarie. Great timing, colors, composition and detail! #7909517Agnes Fegan September 02, 2009
Beautiful colors just soaking up the sun rays! #7909625Melissa Olsen September 02, 2009
This color is fabulous!Debra K. Johnson September 02, 2009
Fabulous capture! Love it. #7909821Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 02, 2009
OH MY what a beautiful capture, Val!!! Love it!!! :-) k #7909840Ron McEwan September 02, 2009
If there ever has been a perfect photo of a butterfly it is this one, WTG Val it is absolutely gorgious #7910364Courtenay Vanderbilt September 02, 2009
Gorgeous, Valerie!!! I finally saw some Monarchs in my yard! Wonderful full wing capture! #7910366Kathleen Rinker September 02, 2009
Fabulous capture Valarie!! #7910428Carol L. Fowler September 02, 2009
Wonderful capture. I think you are influencing me to do brighter captures, because I now favor dark ones (see mine today, for example) #7910580Sam Britt September 02, 2009
Beautiful butterfly capture, Valarie. #7910776Kathy Cline September 02, 2009
WOW VALValentin M. Armianu September 02, 2009
Very nicely composed and captured, Valarie!! Beautiful work! #7910945Eugenio Diaz September 02, 2009
Fantastic butterfly shot with stunning colours and well presented, fine details and light!Carol Sawyer September 03, 2009
Beautiful macro, colors, lighting and details, Valarie!! #7911847Gord MacEachern September 03, 2009
Fabulous Monarch capture Valarie,a winner in my books! #7912329Julianne Bradford September 03, 2009
Marty's right Valarie..looks like a crown of pink on this wonderful butterfly. Exceptional work! #7912444Dianna Murphy September 03, 2009
wonderful! #7912452Val Feldman September 03, 2009
Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments! Always appreciated. ~Val #7912623Ann Coates September 03, 2009
The colours are stunning Valarie. Beautiful presentation and superb detail and composition. #7912735Val Feldman September 03, 2009
Thanks so much, Ann! #7913223Yulianto Soeroso September 03, 2009
beauty shot #7913264Jeff Robinson September 03, 2009
A stunning capture of this Beautiful Monarch Valarie! Jeff #7913428Val Feldman September 03, 2009
Thanks so much Yuli and Jeff! #7913812Howard B. Cheek September 04, 2009
Great warm colors & detail, nice soft BG Valarie. I like the full open wing view, and close comp too :)Maria A. Gonzalez September 07, 2009
Beautiful colors,details and composition on this boy Monarch butterfly...I like the lighting and the green bg,it really brings out his beautiful wings and patterns...Very well done,Val as always. #7921997Jim Baines September 07, 2009
I really like the background, the vivid colors and the overall simplicity of this beauty, Valarie! Sharp details will gouge me everytime! Simply gorgeous! Strangely, I never seen any Monarchs around here, maybe we're a little short on the right vegetation. #7923500Tommy E. Burgess September 09, 2009
Stunning macro Valarie!! #7927380Diane E. Deming September 09, 2009
This is an excellent macro of a male monarch butterfly. His two black spots show up beautifully. The details and colors are fantastic, Valarie. #7928362Val Feldman September 09, 2009
Thanks so much Howard, Maria, Jim, Tommy and Diane for your comments - as always, I enjoy hearing from you wonderful BP'er's! #7928671Ann Coates October 22, 2009
Congratulations Valarie on another beautiful finalist. #8059562Diane E. Deming October 22, 2009
Congrats on this finalist winner, Valarie. #8059693Nancyj E. Hovey October 22, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SEugenio Diaz October 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS, Valarie!!!!Amy M. Wilson October 22, 2009
Fabulous Finalist, Valarie... congratulations!!! #8061051Summer A. Kozisek October 22, 2009
Stunning macro Valarie, beautiful colors and clarity. Congratulations on your finalist! #8061134Carol L. Fowler October 22, 2009
Congrats #8061333Melissa G. Meiselman October 23, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist!!!! #8062880Julie Burnett October 23, 2009
Val, your butterfly pics are outrageously beautiful!! Congrats again!! #8063874Howard B. Cheek October 23, 2009
Congrats Valarie! #8063949Kelly S. Cavanaugh October 23, 2009
Another beautiful finalist, Valarie! Congratulations!! #8064457Gina Cormier October 23, 2009
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Linda D. Lester October 23, 2009
Congratulations on this awesome finalist! Good luck in the next round! #8065016Val Feldman October 23, 2009
Thanks to all of you for your very kind and encouraging comments...as always, your kindness is appreciated! Have a great weekend everyone! ~Val #8065112Mark Dodge October 23, 2009
Wow! Another gorgeous finalist! Way to go Valarie! You rock! #8065237Debra R. Harder October 23, 2009
What can I say...but another SUPERB image, Valarie!! Congratulations on your brilliant and excellent finalist!! Deb #8065254Courtenay Vanderbilt October 24, 2009
Absolutely gorgeous, Valarie! Congratulations!!! #8068134Julianne Bradford October 26, 2009
Mark's right..you rock Valarie!! Congrats on this gorgous finalist! #8074630Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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