A Faceful of Flower [Contest Finalists April 2014]
Uploaded: April 28, 2014 16:52:40 | Entered: April 28, 2014 16:52:40
Captured last year in my garden - a monarch-to-be caterpillar is having the time of it's life feeding on my tropical milkweed. About 100 or so (no exaggeration) of these hungry fellas covered my plants - and also ate every stem, leaf and flower, leaving just a skeleton of the plant behind. Voracious critters....but glad to help out the next generation of migratory monarchs heading down Mexico way.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Val Feldman April 28, 2014
member since: 9/14/2007 Looks like a beautiful shot of a Monarch butterfly larva. Nice job!
4/28/2014 1:13:13 PM #1571466
Dayna Cain April 28, 2014
The colors are gorgeous, the detail is amazing and I love the square crop. Val, this is incredible! Love it!!!! #11033420Tammy M. Anderson April 28, 2014
Outstanding details, dof and capture. Beautiful! #11033459Kathy Salerni April 28, 2014
Glad you helped them out this year, Val! The numbers were down so your help was definitely needed! A gorgeous capture of this little piggy! #11033471Terry Cervi April 28, 2014
The colors are so pretty and eye-catching, Ms.V, and the details, dof and composition are nothing to shake a stick at either! LOL. Beautiful work, Ms.V!! #11033531Colette M. Metcalf April 29, 2014
Excellent details and capture!!!! #11033743Monnie Ryan April 29, 2014
Just gorgeous, Val! #11033906Anita Hogue April 29, 2014
Just absolutely perfection, Val! Love the colors, composition and details! #11033912Kathy Shogren April 29, 2014
Wonderful capture Val. I see you had a nice crop of aphids too. Need the ladybugs to move in and take care of them. Nature is so fascinating, and you've captured a nice quaint part of it all. #11034160Nadia Paul April 29, 2014
Superb in every way Val! Wonderful comp, colours, light and detail! #11034483Debbie Bray April 30, 2014
Just a big WoW from me, Miss Val! I love the colours, and I love the comp too! This is pretty much unbeatable in the macro dept, FAVE for me!! #11034560Carol L. Fowler April 30, 2014
Great critter macro- you know how I love them! #11035451Liz blahh May 01, 2014
Beautiful colors and capture! #11036493Karen Bacon May 02, 2014
Great composition on another fantastic image Val!These critters love milkweed for sure! #11037145Leslie McLain May 04, 2014
Fantastic capture, Val. #11038311Julie Burnett May 05, 2014
Love your title, lol! Fabulous macro work, Val! #11039088Val Feldman May 05, 2014
Thanks everyone! #11039245JO ANN CLEVELAND May 20, 2014
Talk about perfection!! This is super Val!jo ann c. #11048541
Val Feldman May 20, 2014
Thanks, Jo Ann! #11048896Bonnie C. Lackey May 20, 2014
Love those tiny feet grasping the bloom - how we'd all like to eat! Wonderful catch, Valerie! #11048973Rod Partington May 21, 2014
Awesome capture! Love the title too. #11049322Wm Nosal May 21, 2014
Awesome Capture, Val!4 Generations To Get From Mexico to
Canada (Many Stops)
1 Generation From Canada to Mexico #11049338
Val Feldman May 21, 2014
Excellent info Wm! Thanks Bonnie, Rod and Wm for your visit and comments! #11049408Debbie Bray May 24, 2014
A very pretty and colourful capture Miss Val, and I love the clarity of your little caterpillar! I do believe you, about how many there are on your plants, but just wait until they turn into beautiful butterflies!! #11051134Patrick Rouzes May 25, 2014
Wonderful colors, detail, textures & macro work, Val. Glad you saw the positive side of the situation.Ermanno Radice May 28, 2014
Wonderful capture, colors and details, well done! #11054082Emile Abbott May 28, 2014
Awesome capture full of details and color. Well done Val. #11054188Kathy Salerni May 29, 2014
Huge congrats on all of your well deserved Staff Favorites, Val!Deborah Lewinson May 29, 2014
Breathtaking image, Val!Your staff favorites are all outstanding!
Best wishes for the next round!
Debby #11055104
Kathy Salerni May 30, 2014
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Val! WTG! #11055608Ellen Hodges May 30, 2014
Huge congrats and very best luck with this gorgeous finalist, Val!! #11055679Terry Cervi May 30, 2014
Congrats on your fantastic finalist, Ms.V! #11055819Patrick Rouzes May 30, 2014
Big congrats on this well-deserved finalist, Val. #11055865Debbie Bray May 30, 2014
And Miss Val, you call me Macro Queen, hehee, how could this be beat! Beautiful clarity, wonderful colour and it feels like I could squeeze him, it looks so real. Big congrats ahead of your winGord MacEachern May 30, 2014
Glad you helped these guys out, next to no monarchs here last year, everyone is worried they might not be able to make a comeback!Tammy M. Anderson May 30, 2014
Outstanding finalist. Congrats! #11055988Nancy L. Green May 30, 2014
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Val, this is one WONDERFUL macro, WTG!!! <>< #11056003Deborah Lewinson May 30, 2014
Congrats on this awesome finalist, Val!Faved! #11056109
Wm Nosal May 30, 2014
Congratulations, Val! #11056193Marijana Fajgl May 31, 2014
Fantastic macro, Val! Congratulations! #11056941Nadia Paul May 31, 2014
Another well deserved finalist my friend - congrats! #11057349JO ANN CLEVELAND June 04, 2014
Congrats on this wonderful finalist Val!jo ann c. #11059852
Patricia A. Casey June 13, 2014
Great capture and great title!!! am growing milkweed in my garden too trying to encourge the little buggers to come around and visit my yard...anything to help the butterfly population.....Cheers, Val.... #11065201Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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