A Little Blue [28046 Details & Macro ]
Uploaded: July 27, 2009 04:19:26
~Resubmit December '11
Pipevine swallowtails are so plentiful this year in Central TX and if there's one plant they enjoy a little grazing on - it's Lily of the Nile...
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 320, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Tammy M. Anderson July 27, 2009
Beautiful light, colours, details and composition, Valarie. Great capture. #1159773Mary L. Graham July 27, 2009
Wow Excellent capture Valarie!! =) #7785406Jeff Robinson July 27, 2009
Fantastic capture of this Swallowtail Valarie! Jeff #7785470Amy M. Wilson July 27, 2009
Gorgeous comp, colors, details, clarity, lighting...well done in every aspect, Valarie! #7785520Agnes Fegan July 27, 2009
Beautiful capture and colors Valarie! #7785604Kim Kleinschmidt July 27, 2009
Spectacular capture, Valarie!Max Aureli July 27, 2009
WOW on the designs and colors on this closeup Valarie!!! #7785739Debra K. Johnson July 27, 2009
Fantastic macro! Perfection. #7785753Ron McEwan July 27, 2009
Valarie this is incredible, love the detail and the color, so well composed, WTG #7785768Melissa Olsen July 27, 2009
You are so good at getting these beautiful butterflies...well done! #7785775Margaret R. Barry July 27, 2009
Fantastic clarity, comp., colors and light, Valarie! #7785862Michael Khoury July 27, 2009
Valerie, your butterfly images are outstandingly beautiful, revealing your strong sense for color...mk #7785869
Monnie Ryan July 27, 2009
Awesome, Valarie -- a favorite for sure! #7786003Douglas Pignet July 27, 2009
Wonderful capture..Great colors and clarity. #7786139Jack Ryan July 27, 2009
What a beautiful image. Excellent detail and color plus it is very well composed (as usual). Quite beautiful and very appealing. Well done!!! #7786167Jessica Jenney July 27, 2009
Gorgeous macro, Valarie! #7786238Patricia Seidler July 27, 2009
Beautiful capture with great detail and color Valarie. Another beauty! #7786249Melissa G. Meiselman July 27, 2009
Outstanding close up of this exquisite butterfly taken with sharp detail, vivid color and wonderful composition, Valarie!! #7786253Eugenio Diaz July 27, 2009
Great details, beautiful colors and such a wonderful image here presented!Maria A. Gonzalez July 27, 2009
Amazing,beutiful,colorful,awesome,excellent composition,colors and details....Just a WOW butterfly image..Pipevine don't come this far East..Val Feldman July 27, 2009
LOL, Walter!! They are one of God's creatures but they still give me the willies, big time!! Thanks, everyone, for the wonderful comments on a backyard frequent visitor of mine! Appreciate each one! #7786625Ann Coates July 27, 2009
Outstanding Valarie down to every little detail. Beautiful capture.Everytime I open up your gallery I am so drawn to the "Retired Mouser" image. My eyes go there straight away. He cracks me up with that grumpy expression of his. LOL! #7786687
Dianna Murphy July 27, 2009
Wow, girl friend your gallery is really looking quite impressive. And with this image. Well, my butterfly queen has done it again! I'm predicting a winner... is to me at least. #7786737Carol L. Fowler July 27, 2009
Gorgeous colors- spectacular butterfly! #7786975Michelle Alton July 27, 2009
Gorgeous work, Valerie. Perfect presentation. #7786999Kathleen Rinker July 27, 2009
Excellent image, fabulous color, detail and lighting!! #7787019Kerry Hill July 27, 2009
Gorgeous shot, excellent colour, detail and clarity Valarie!! #7787242Gord MacEachern July 27, 2009
Sure has the Wow factor here Valarie,so very well done! #7787492Carol Sawyer July 27, 2009
Gorgeous macro colors and detail, Valarie!! #7787571Kathy Cline July 27, 2009
Now this is what I call a MACROJeana Clark July 27, 2009
~J~ #7788323
Julianne Bradford July 27, 2009
Love the blue complimented in the flower and the butterfly Valarie! This is such a beautiful shot!! #7788534Jane E. Kirn July 27, 2009
Another one of your beautys. Colors are great, and you must of camped out for it? #7788645Anita Tykwinski July 28, 2009
Lovely colors and details. We haven't had hardly any butterflies or moths this year. Wonder why? #7789509Mark Dodge July 28, 2009
Gorgeous macro, Valarie. The colors are over the top! Well done! #7791078Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 28, 2009
Absolutely GORGEOUS, Valarie!!! :-) k #7791664Val Feldman July 29, 2009
Thanks everyone very much, for your comments! #7794099Linda A. Braddock July 29, 2009
Valarie, Wow, this is so beautiful! Great Capture! #7794566Val Feldman July 29, 2009
Thanks, Linda! #7795094Howard B. Cheek July 29, 2009
Great macro, the terrific light does it for me :)Tommy E. Burgess July 29, 2009
Gorgeous capture Valarie and I have to agree with everyone who has mentioned the beautiful light!! Mid day shooting when the butterflies are most active really pose a challenge but you nailed this perfectly! Beautiful work! #7795594Val Feldman July 30, 2009
Thanks so much Tommy and Howard. Butterflies usually are most active in the harsh midday sun but I lucked out with this fella, Tommy - he came around for a late dinner around 5PM! Glad he chose my garden to munch in! #7797712Amy M. Wilson March 26, 2010
Huge CONGRATULATIONS on your fabulous and so well-deserved Finalist, Valarie!!! WTG #8482964Gina Cormier March 26, 2010
OMG!!! Another one!!! Am I surprised? Hell no!!!! lolCongrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #8483553
Julie Burnett March 26, 2010
Ditto Gina - above!! #8483702Maria A. Gonzalez March 26, 2010
Big congratulation,Val my fellow butterfly loving friend..Beautiful Pipevine captured..Good luck in the next round. #8484313Marilyn Cornwell March 26, 2010
Another awesome finalist, Valarie!!!! #8484498Michelle Alton March 26, 2010
One of the most spectacular butterfly shots I've seen, Valarie! Congratulations! #8484610Patrick Rouzes March 26, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Valarie! WTG! #8485149Gord MacEachern March 26, 2010
Congratulations on this very well deserved finalist Valarie!!Julianne Bradford March 26, 2010
The fab four!! All your finalists are magnificent Valarie! #8485866Courtenay Vanderbilt March 27, 2010
Fabulous, Valarie! Congratulations again! #8486987Jack Ryan March 27, 2010
And another congratulations...way to go! #8487060Debra R. Harder March 27, 2010
WOW..gorgeous, Valarie! Congratulations on another SUPERB finalist!! Deb #8487629Tommy E. Burgess March 27, 2010
Huge congratultions on your stunning finalist Valarie!! Best of luck in the next round! #8488737Carol L. Fowler March 27, 2010
Warm beautiful colors. Congrats on this Finalist! #8489043Ann Coates March 27, 2010
Congratulations on this most delightful finalist Valarie. #8489117Usman M. Bajwa March 31, 2010
Wonderful image. CONGRATZ on this lovely FINALIST!UB. #8499337
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