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Uploaded: February 09, 2010 23:46:59
Male "Dryas iulia," commonly known as the Julian butterfly, is native from Brazil to Texas and Florida.
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This image took top honors in the non-professional color, insects and animals category at the Indiana State Fair 2010!
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 4.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, return light detected, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Usman M. Bajwa
February 09, 2010
UB. #1237016
Toni Riggs February 10, 2010
Amazing clarity, color and perfect lighting! #8370193Brett Dolsen February 10, 2010
Outstanding light,colour,detail and composition Cindy!! #8370200Tiia Vissak February 10, 2010
a wonderful close-up! #8370204
Laura L. Gonzales
February 10, 2010
Tommy E. Burgess February 10, 2010
Stunning macro Cindy!! The colors, light, details, dof, and composition are all outstanding! #8370254Mary K. Robison February 10, 2010
Wonderful colors, clarity and dof in this lovely macro, Cindy! #8370278
Tammy M. Anderson
February 10, 2010
Nikki McDonald
February 10, 2010
Deborah J. Bibbins February 10, 2010
Just beautiful, Amazing comp, color and detail. #8370405Amy M. Wilson February 10, 2010
Stunning... love the colors, details and lighting on this beauty, Cindy! #8370607
Jeff Robinson
February 10, 2010
Hayden Cannon February 10, 2010
Fantastic capture Cindy outstanding colors, lighting, comp, details and pov fantastic work! #8370742David Guzman February 10, 2010
Outstanding image. The angle of the butterfly...the colors.. the clarity..the lightning, antenna position..all add up to a great photo! #8372734Summer A. Kozisek February 10, 2010
Great macro Cindy, beautiful colors and details! #8372956
Stefania Barbier
February 12, 2010
Dianna Murphy February 13, 2010
Love the luminance quality and light, Beautiful work Cindy. #8378927
Leslie McLain
February 13, 2010
Leslie McLain
February 13, 2010
Leslie McLain
February 13, 2010
Kay Beausoleil February 24, 2010
Great detail, pose and colour, Cindy -- a superb image! #8412247Tiia Vissak March 26, 2010
Congratulations! #8483307
Stefania Barbier
March 26, 2010
Amy M. Wilson March 26, 2010
I knew we'd be seeing this beauty again.... HUGE congratulations on your FABULOUS Finalist, Cindy!!! #8484410
Carol Eade
March 26, 2010
Patrick Rouzes
March 26, 2010
Deborah Lewinson
March 26, 2010
Debby #8485729
Robert Jensen March 26, 2010
As an entomologist and insect photographer, I must say that this is one of the best lep photos I have ever seen! Great title too - Straight into my favs. #8485988Thomas E. Hinds March 27, 2010
Wonderful clear capture! Terrific Finalist! Congratulations! #8486294Courtenay Vanderbilt March 27, 2010
Gorgeous, Cindy! Congratulations! #8486907Hayden Cannon March 27, 2010
Big congratulations on your well deserved and superb finalist! Cindy #8487311Debra R. Harder March 27, 2010
WOW, Cindy! This is truly amazing! Huge congratulations on your outstanding finalist!! Deb #8487342
Laurie Daily
March 27, 2010
Tommy E. Burgess March 27, 2010
Huge congratulations on this outstanding and well deserved finalist Cindy!! Best of luck in the next round! #8488748Renee Doyle March 27, 2010
Big congratulations on this excellent finalist Cindy!! #8489225Barbara Waldoch March 28, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Cindy! #8489321
Cindy Bendush
March 28, 2010
Mary K. Robison March 28, 2010
This TOTALLY deserves to be among the finalists, Cindy! Congratulations, and best of luck next level!
Linda D. Lester
March 28, 2010
Deborah Lewinson
March 28, 2010
Kathy Cline March 28, 2010
I Agree with Linda!!Renee Doyle March 28, 2010
BIG congrats to you Cindy on this awesome Grand Prize Winner!!!!!! So deserving!!!!!! #8491868Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 28, 2010
Wow Cindy, this is really beautiful. A huge congratulations on your Grand Prize win!!! #8491897Robert Jensen March 28, 2010
Glad to see my favorite lep photo won #8491901
Kathy Salerni
March 28, 2010
Michael J. Bandy March 28, 2010
Congrats on the Grand Prize win. This is an amazing shot! Well done and well deserved!! #8492050Tiia Vissak March 28, 2010
Congratulations! #8492058Alex T. Mizuno March 28, 2010
My God, this is such a great image Cindy!! Well deserved Grand Prize winner!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!! It's so exciting to see your work as a Grand Prize winner!!!!!!!! #8492096Janice Mezzacappa March 28, 2010
Magnificent winner Cindy Huge Congrats on the Grand Prize!!!!! Gorgeous work!! #8492111Susana Ms Heide March 28, 2010
WOW!!! I am truly impressed by this amazing image!!! Super choice for Grand Prize!! HUGE CONGRATS Cindy!!! Until now your most memorable image for me was the kitten image (an all time fav of mine from BP) and now this one is right up there too :o) #8492128Raymond Pauly March 29, 2010
Congratulations on an Outstanding Winner, Cindy! #8492153Mary K. Robison March 29, 2010
WAY TO GO, CINDY!Jennifer L. Alder March 29, 2010
Yay!!! BIG congrats, Cindy, on your GRAND PRIZE win. :) #8492217
Agnes Fegan
March 29, 2010
Michelle Alton March 29, 2010
Gorgeous, thrilling, and a wonderful GP winner for you, Cindy! Congratulations! #8492391
paul parent
March 29, 2010
Amy M. Wilson March 29, 2010
HOORAY!!!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!! You SOOOO deserve this, girl... a STUNNING and very well-deserved GRAND PRIZE win... LOVE IT, Cindy!!!! ;o) #8492604
Linda D. Lester
March 29, 2010
Cindy Bendush
March 29, 2010
Ujjwal Mukherjee March 29, 2010
HUGE congratulations,Cindy!! WTG !!!! #8492662Anna Diederich March 29, 2010
Congratulations Cindy! So excited for you! #8492693
Janet McNeil
March 29, 2010
Tammy M. Anderson
March 29, 2010
Thomas E. Hinds March 29, 2010
Beautiful image! Congratulations on having the Grand Prize Winner! #8492865Patti Coblentz March 29, 2010
Congratulations on your grand prize winner, Cindy...this is beautiful!! WTG :)Patti #8492880
Freddy Bland March 29, 2010
FANTASTIC win, Cindy!! Congratulations on a stunning image and well-deserved Grand Prize Winner!!! It's gorgeous!! #8492945
Judy V. Kennamer
March 29, 2010
Laurence Saliba
March 29, 2010
Courtenay Vanderbilt March 29, 2010
Fantastic, Cindy! CONGRATULATIONS! #8493033
Anne M. Young
March 29, 2010
Renata Gusciora March 29, 2010
Congratulations on your Grand Prize,Cindy!!!:-) #8493187
Mary Beth Aiello
March 29, 2010
Margaret R. Barry March 29, 2010
Congratulations on your spectacular Grand Prize winner, Cindy! #8493413
Patrick Rouzes
March 29, 2010
Debra R. Harder March 29, 2010
This is so BRILLIANT, Cindy! WTG!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your SUPERB GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!!!! Deb #8493610Daniella Puente March 29, 2010
BIG CONGRATS on this great winner Cindy!!! #8493656Dianna Murphy March 29, 2010
WTG girl!!! Congratulations on your extraordinary winner! #8493699
Carol Eade
March 29, 2010
Phyllis H. Burchett March 29, 2010
Absolutely stunning, Congrats on your Grand Prize!! #8493758Jessica Jenney March 29, 2010
Congratulations, Cindy on your beautiful Grand Prize win! #8493874JO ANN CLEVELAND March 29, 2010
Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winner Cindy! Awesome!!jo ann c. #8493901
Sheri Camarda
March 29, 2010
Stefania Barbier
March 29, 2010
Virginia Leone
March 29, 2010
Guy D. Biechele
March 29, 2010
Shawn Jennings March 29, 2010
WTG Cindy! Congratulations on your win! #8494272Adrienne I. Brand March 29, 2010
Beautiful bokeh, colors are complimentary and fab composition. Love it - congrats! #8494812Mark Dodge March 29, 2010
Wooo Hoooo! Congratulations on your BIG WIN, Cindy! Excellent work. Well done! #8494822
Christopher M. Grant
March 29, 2010
Lydia Williams
March 29, 2010
Sam Britt March 29, 2010
Huge Congrats on your Grand Prize winner, Cindy!! #8495072Michael Umbreit March 29, 2010
Cindy - Congratulations!! - Mike #8495137Michelle D. Allen March 29, 2010
Congratulations, Cindy! What an amazing photo. Very deserving of the the big win! WTG! #8495222
Deborah Lewinson
March 29, 2010
Rona L. Schwarz March 29, 2010
Wonderful macro capture, Cindy, the colors and lighting are terrific - and I love the bokeh BG! CONGRATULATIONS on your Grand Prize Winner!! #8495804
Cindy Bendush
March 29, 2010
Many Blessings! #8495862
Ellen Hodges March 29, 2010
Huge congrats on your awesome win, Cindy!!!! Wow!!! #8495898
Arnie Horwitz
March 29, 2010
Tommy E. Burgess March 29, 2010
Huge congratulations on your outstanding and well deserved Grand Prize win Cindy!!! Outstanding work!! #8496100
Evy Johansen
March 29, 2010
Usman M. Bajwa
March 29, 2010
UB. #8496255
Karen Bacon March 30, 2010
A big congrats on this outstanding winner,Cindy! #8497298
Jeff Robinson
March 30, 2010
Nadia Paul March 30, 2010
Superb macro Cindy - congrats on your GP win! #8498179
Ann Coates
March 30, 2010
Kristi A. Howson March 30, 2010
Congratulations Cindy on this stunning Grand Prize winner. DOF is amazing on this. #8498956Toni Riggs March 31, 2010
congrats! #8499385David M. Montero March 31, 2010
Beautiful capture Cindy. Congratulations!!! #8500570Lois Adomite March 31, 2010
Congratulations, a beautiful capture. #8501507Marcel Eni March 31, 2010
Cindy, congrats on this big deserved winner ! #8501529Rony Sagy April 01, 2010
Huge Congratulations Cindy on your fantastic, well deserving, Grand Prize win. #8503090Anne McKinnell April 01, 2010
Stunning detail Cindy, congratulations on your big win!! #8503513Jean-Pierre Ducondi April 02, 2010
Outstanding image. Big congrats on your win.Fran J. Jagger April 02, 2010
Congrats on this Outstanding Capture, Cindy!! WOW!! :) #8506080Kathy L. Clark April 04, 2010
CINDY THIS IS MAGNIFICENT. HUGE CONGRATS ON A WELL DESERVED GRAND PRIZE WINNER. #8509121Nick Lagos April 06, 2010
Congratulations on the huge honor of winning the biggest prize of all Cindy...well done #8514385Linda Blair April 06, 2010
This is just totally awesome....a huge congratulations on your fabulous Grand Prize Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #8515356Paula Showen April 07, 2010
Fantastic shot!!! Congratulations on your major big win!!!! #8518404
Cindy Bendush
April 07, 2010
Mark Dodge August 02, 2010
Hi Cindy. I wanted to congratulate you on your win with this at the state fair. Truly a real winner. Magnificent work! #8800615
Cindy Bendush
August 03, 2010
Songbird Cline
September 19, 2010
Karen Celella December 17, 2010
Congratulations on your multiple wins, Cindy! #9111253
Carole L. Parker
June 03, 2011
Karen Slagle November 17, 2011
Oh wow, Cindy. This one REALLY got the gold. This is fabulous, don't know how I missed it. Huge belated congrats. #9814974Bill Houghton June 24, 2012
Cindy, this is a beautiful image. I can see why it won first place. Bill #10198322
William C. Raco
March 16, 2013
Wm Nosal April 05, 2013
Awesome Capture, Cindy!Big Pat On The Back :) #10643048
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