Hope everyone enjoys a wonderful Mother's Day!
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Uploaded: May 11, 2013 12:47:23
Not the prettiest name for this butterfly - a grizzled skipper - but I like his looks - particularly his blue "hair". :)
Hope everyone enjoys a wonderful Mother's Day!
D&M
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.33, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Colette M. Metcalf May 11, 2013
Outstanding capture, Val!!! Nice details and comp! #1527843Nikki McDonald May 11, 2013
Fine detail on this little creature, Val. Excellent depth of field, too. #10690101Robert R. Goodman May 11, 2013
Hi Valarie,I have always admired your work my friend.Absolutely beautiful.Stunning detail and clarity!!! #10690180Gord MacEachern May 11, 2013
Bobby sums up my feelings 101% Val, have a good Mothers Day tomorrow! #10690258Monnie Ryan May 11, 2013
Terrific capture, Val - he's a new one on me! The blue is pretty cool! #10690374Carol L. Fowler May 11, 2013
My kind of insect shot! Beautiful colors and detail! #10690568Linda D. Lester May 12, 2013
Love this Val! Beautiful BG too! #10690723Agnes Fegan May 12, 2013
Just beautiful Val. Enjoy the day! #10690870Emile Abbott May 12, 2013
Haven't seen any down here yet. Excellent Detail Val and have a Happy Mother's Day. #10691163Julie Burnett May 12, 2013
Gorgeous detail, color and with the perfect background, I think I hate you, Val - but in a NICE way! :) #10691188Tammy M. Anderson May 12, 2013
Outstanding details, dof and capture. Perfectly done as always, Val. #10691247Ellen Hodges May 12, 2013
Wow capture with perfect details, Val!!! Gorgeous dof and subject, too!! Hope that you are having a wonderful day!! Thinking of your Mom today!!! #10691393Carol L. Fowler May 12, 2013
I'm back! Hope you had a great Mother's Day! As for me, I did a pistol match! And I hope to see those Nodding Onions again this year. We currently have a contract on a house, and I don't know what grows on that property. #10691552Terry Cervi May 12, 2013
I've never seen a skipper quite like this, Ms.V. He sure is pretty!! And of course, your capture of him is outstanding as usual!! A beauty, Ms.V! #10691569Don Christiana May 12, 2013
Val, what an odd looking, yet beautiful butterfly. I don't think I have seen one, however, you did a wonderful job of presenting him with your terrific capture of detail and colors. #10691643Karen Bacon May 13, 2013
I have never seen one of these guys before.I love his blue hair also and his curled tongue.A beautiful composition Val!Hope you had a wonderful mothers'day! #10692066Julianne Bradford May 13, 2013
Hope you had a great mom's day Val. He's beautiful! Kind of reminds me of those blue haired beauties that came into the salon years ago when I used to do hair :-) #10692390Dayna Cain May 13, 2013
The detail is incredible and I love the background color. Beautiful Val! #10692560Nadia Paul May 14, 2013
You always catch your bugs on such pretty flowers - love this beautiful little butterfly and its environment - gorgeous work as always Ms Val! #10693214Bojan Bencic May 15, 2013
Amazing clarity and colors, Val. Beautiful photo. #10695024Tammy Espino May 15, 2013
I like his little curley tongue!! :) super capture!!! A wowzer... #10695192Terry T. Ruvalcaba May 15, 2013
great capture, especially the POV! perfect DOF and contrasting colors! another work of art, Val! #10695228Rony Sagy May 15, 2013
What a fantastic capture of this defying gravity pose. Wonderful colors and terrific details, as always. #10695229Leslie McLain May 16, 2013
Fantastic capture, Val. #10695713Thomas E. Hinds May 18, 2013
Love the detail here and the pose from your blue haired model! Wonderful work, Val! #10698728Patricia A. Casey June 03, 2013
ditto all the numerous comments above.....lovely butterfly (even with the not so pretty name)....Cheers, Val on another winner.....bye for now....=^..^= #10720435Don Christiana June 29, 2013
HUGE CONGRATS on yet another Finalist Val. Fantasic sharp detail and beautiful colors makes this Skipper winner. #10748513Tammy Espino June 29, 2013
Congratulations!!!!!! :) #10748547Robert R. Goodman June 29, 2013
Hi Valarie,Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!!!! #10748619Julianne Bradford June 29, 2013
So beautiful my friend! Congrats! #10748846Bojan Bencic June 30, 2013
Amazing. Congratulations on your finalist, Val! #10749301Terry Cervi June 30, 2013
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Ms.V! #10749485Eivor Kuchta June 30, 2013
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Val! #10749810Emile Abbott June 30, 2013
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Val. #10750157Julie Burnett June 30, 2013
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Val! #10750185Thomas E. Hinds June 30, 2013
Fantastic Finalist, Val! WTG! #10750546Carol Eade June 30, 2013
Congratulations on another beautiful finalist, Val! #10750666Dayna Cain July 01, 2013
WTG Val! Congrats! #10751710Carol L. Fowler July 01, 2013
Beautiful Finalist! Congrats! #10752107JO ANN CLEVELAND July 02, 2013
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Val!jo ann c. #10753548
Leslie McLain July 04, 2013
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Val. #10756591Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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