A Bug's Life [Contest Finalists August 2005]
Uploaded: August 10, 2005 03:37:28
Here is my Disney theme entry. I was hoping to find a bug that was actually in the movie but blue ants are very hard to find! :)
So I settled for this blue damselfly (I just learned what these were called).
Donna W. Neal August 10, 2005
LOL, well a blue dragonfly is close! #291991Laura Clay-Ballard August 10, 2005
Well, it's pretty darned close! fabulous macro! #1699696Carolyn M. Fletcher August 10, 2005
You could have dyed one blue! This is a beauty, Tammy! #1699709Bobbie Davis August 10, 2005
Too cute! Look at those bug eyes....no pun intented! #1699715Wally Orlowsky August 10, 2005
Great color combination, Tammy ... and oh, those eyes ;) #1699742Paul Michko August 10, 2005
Very cool shot, Tammy. #1699746Mary L. Graham August 10, 2005
Great shot Tammy!! =) #1699752Joy Rector August 10, 2005
fantastic capture #1699760Cindy Paquette August 10, 2005
Cool capture Tammy!!! #1699770Cathy Gregor August 10, 2005
Wonderful capture, Tammy!! #1699780Paul E. Earl August 10, 2005
Tammy this is FANTASTIC!! Well done!! #1699871Jack R. Perry August 10, 2005
Great pic of a damselfly, hard to get these guys to stand still for photos and on a flower with contrasting colors. So I am still waiting for that blue ant. #1699874Kate Jackson August 10, 2005
So much prettier than a blue ant Tammy! beautiful image. #1699875Jeff Robinson August 10, 2005
Nicely done....! Jeff #1699906Brian Cassar August 10, 2005
Great capture Tammy. I love your macros! #1699947Roxanne M. Bubar August 10, 2005
Neat image you have captured. #1699971Ronald Balthazor August 10, 2005
Very nicely captured, Tammy. #1699990Tom Andersen August 10, 2005
Disney could have made quite a character out of this bug-eyed little fellow, I'm sure! Great macro, Tammy! #1700021Lisa D. Greer August 10, 2005
Wow! Great photo Tammy! :) #1700039Charlene Bayerle August 10, 2005
Awesome capture Tammy!!!!! #1700054Tonya R. Boles August 10, 2005
Wonderful capture...And title #1700113Jenny Bosmans August 10, 2005
Looks just great, Tammy! Fantastic macro image! #1700213Beverley A. Daniels August 10, 2005
Great job Tammy--I love it!! #1700263Donald K. Cherry August 10, 2005
Very nice macro, Tammy! #1700276Deb Holmes-Hatfield August 10, 2005
Cool macro Tammy, great capture! #1700361Carla Metzler August 10, 2005
Great shot, Tammy! #1700495Claudia Kuhn August 10, 2005
Beautiful! Nice find! #1700530William C. Raco August 10, 2005
Very pretty, Tammy!bill
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Casey A. Hanson August 10, 2005
Great macro, Tammy! Beautiful! #1700601Kara L. Hendricks August 10, 2005
Wonderful bug macro.. Funny, I haven't seen any blue ants either... Great theme shot Tammy!! #1700657Cathy Barrows August 10, 2005
great dragonfly #1700709S J August 10, 2005
Terrific macro capture, Tammy!! Beautiful!! #1700724Rakesh Syal August 10, 2005
Great capture, nice colors and details, Tammy!!! #1700732Laurence Saliba August 10, 2005
Damsels are cute fellas!!! Lovely macro Tammy!!! #1700776Linda D. Lester August 10, 2005
Wonderful shot....they are hard to shoot...great job! #1700791Laura E. OConnor August 10, 2005
LOL! Fire ants are the closest we come around here. Nasty buggers! Beautiful damsel! LOVE your colors and DOF! #1700804Jill Flynn August 10, 2005
Terrific macro and focus of this blue damselfly Tammy! #1700947Shelly A. Van Camp August 10, 2005
Very pretty...love the flowers with the dragon fly... #1701038Agnes Fegan August 10, 2005
Nice shot! We'll be in Florida next week visiting my brother and are stopping at Disney - maybe I'll find a bug for you!!! #1701095Nobu Nagase August 10, 2005
Great shot, Tammy!!!Cathy M. Gromball August 10, 2005
Gorgeous capture, Tammy! Wonderful composition, lighting, detail and colors!Cathy :) #1701128
Kirsi Bertolini August 10, 2005
Love the contrast with that black bg! Nice macro. #1701174Marcie A. Fowler August 10, 2005
Works for me. Well done! #1701213Michelle R. Kovach August 10, 2005
Great shot Tammy! #1701222Susana Ms Heide August 10, 2005
Hey isn't there a dragonfly just like this one in the old movie "The Rescuers" with Bernard and Bianca rescueing Bianca from the cruel aunt Medusa?? Cool shot! #1701223Susana Ms Heide August 10, 2005
Hey isn't there a dragonfly just like this one in the old movie "The Rescuers" with Bernard and Bianca rescueing Bianca from the cruel aunt Medusa?? Cool shot!That should read Penny instead of Bianca in the last line! Oops! #1701226
Donna J. Taff August 10, 2005
Great image, Tammy!!! #1701732Sherri R. Camp August 10, 2005
Great work as always Tammy! Nice macro! #1701780Mary N C. Taitt August 10, 2005
Great damselfly shot, Tammy! Excellent macro! :-) Mary #1701789Goshka G. August 10, 2005
Wonderful catch, Tammy, and beautifully composed!! #1701934Judy S. Fung August 10, 2005
Wonderful macro, Tammy! #1702010Mary K. Robison August 10, 2005
Beautiful pale blue damselfly, Tammy ~ so well detailed against that dark bg. Lovely summer scene! #1702096Shirley L. Carpenter August 10, 2005
Excellent capture Tammy!! #1702139Noel Baebler August 10, 2005
Nice catch, Tammy! #1702217Sharon Day August 10, 2005
Fantastic image, Tammy!!! Lucky find! I don't see many around where I live. Mostly dragonflies. #1702292Susan T. Parady August 10, 2005
Leave it to you to find a blue bug. Terrific shot, Tammy! #1702337Lorri Shane August 10, 2005
Hi Tammy. I love this--it's so pretty and soft. Good work. Lorri #1702465Dan Holm August 10, 2005
OUTSTANDING and perfectly framed macro capture, Tammy!!! Beautiful! #1702531Sylvia Rossler August 10, 2005
Oh gosh Tammy a lot to scroll down to leave you a comment :)Marsha S. Smith August 10, 2005
Pretty, pretty shot, Tammy! Very close and yet so much detail! #1702574Vicki Hunt August 10, 2005
LOVE your background! It's a beautiful capture! #1702647Roger Bernabo August 10, 2005
Stunning shot and capture Tammy! #1702801Cathy Stancil August 10, 2005
Superb Tammy !!! #1702888Susan T. Evans August 10, 2005
Gorgeous capture and comp Tammy! #1702891Daniel Diaz August 10, 2005
Beautiful Macro Tammy!! #1702976Terry R. Hatfield August 10, 2005
I Guess Blue Ants Are Hard To Find!!This Works Well Tammy!Nicely Done:-) #1703178Diane Addonizio August 10, 2005
Very well done, theme shot, Tammy! #1703250Bryan Yates August 10, 2005
I love it Tammy! You have a wonderful sense of humor! #1703389Tammy Scott August 10, 2005
Thank you guys so very much!!! #1703465Robert K. Bemus August 10, 2005
Great macro Tammy! As for finding those ants, two words: blue spraypaint... #1703527Wren Hendrick August 10, 2005
What a cool shot, Tammy!!! A tribute to your talent!!! #1703551Souha Dooly August 10, 2005
Great shot with beautiful details! Tammy!! #1703555Kristi A. Howson August 10, 2005
Amazing detail..and good light...I can never catch these things...good work Tammy! #1703644Joline Frazier August 11, 2005
If he isn't in the movies, he should be...nice shot. #1703866Donna Roberts August 11, 2005
Amazing Tammy - the details you have captured are purely amazing.Susie Peek-Swint August 11, 2005
Fantastic capture Tammy ~ love the detail! #1704186Tammy Scott August 11, 2005
Thanks Robert, Wren, Souha, Kristi, Joline, Donna, Susan, and Her! #1704427Sherry Stricklin Boles August 11, 2005
Great image, Tammy...the dark background is so great on this! #1705101Tammy Scott August 11, 2005
Thank you Sherry! #1705712Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 11, 2005
Beautiful macro Tammy!,Deborah Lewinson August 11, 2005
Wow, fantastic image, Tammy, great colors and capture!Tammy Scott August 12, 2005
Thanks Amalia and Debby!!! #1709811Vendla Stockdale August 16, 2005
Wonderful close up, great colors #1723524Elisabeth A. Gay August 16, 2005
This is absolutely fantastic Tammy! What a shot!!Tammy Scott August 16, 2005
Thanks Vendla and Ann!!! #1724941Bill Houghton August 24, 2005
This is such beautiful Macro Tammy. Great job in capturing it. #1761056Tammy Scott August 24, 2005
Thank you so very much, Bill! #1762600Cathy Stancil September 23, 2005
Congrats on this beautiful macro Tammy !! Hope you are well ! #1872792Marie Fields September 24, 2005
Congratulations, Tammy! Terrific finalist! #1873405Sylvia Rossler September 24, 2005
Congratulations Tammy !!! Hope you enjoy your break ! We all miss you ! #1873619Daniel Diaz September 24, 2005
Congrats on your finalists Tammy, Great job!!!! #1873752Mary Timman September 24, 2005
Way to go girl..congrats and good luck! #1874204Tom Andersen September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Tammy! #1874840Claudia Kuhn September 24, 2005
Wonderful, congrats Tammy! #1876676Tonya R. Boles September 24, 2005
Congrats Tammy... #1876907Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Tammy!! Good luck!! #1877001Sandy Landon September 24, 2005
Congrats Tammy!! hope things are going well for you!! #1877145KHAWLA Haddad September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalists,Tammy best of luck in the next round!!!! #1877210Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005
Way to go Tammy Congrats! #1877780Karen Engelbreth September 24, 2005
Congratulations Tammy! #1877786Mary Clarke September 24, 2005
Another great image Tammy, more congratulations. #1878411Debbie Hartley September 24, 2005
Congratulations, Tammy! #1878748Sharon Day September 24, 2005
Big congratulations, Tammy!!! Outstanding image! Good luck! #1879564Jennifer Rennison September 24, 2005
Excellent macro, Tammy! Congratulations on your finalist! #1880130John Tubbs September 24, 2005
Great shot, Tammy, and congratulations! #1880160Anita Hogue September 25, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! #1881133Jack R. Perry September 25, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist Tammy! #1881983Donna J. Taff September 25, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist wins, Tammy!!! #1882325Lorri Shane September 25, 2005
Tammy--congrats and good luck. How are you doing? Hugs. #1882342Stanley J. Contrades September 25, 2005
Beautifully done, Tammy, and CONGRATULATIONS and good luck with this Finalist in the next round!!Vicki Hunt September 25, 2005
Congratulations!!! #1883138Cora Miller September 25, 2005
Congratulations, Tammy! #1883716Adilson F. Ferreira September 26, 2005
Congratulations Tammy!!! #1886379Tammy Scott September 26, 2005
Thank you guys very much! #1886395Phil Sauvey September 26, 2005
Alright, great job Tammy! Congrats on your finalist. Keep up the great work. #1888719Tammy Scott September 27, 2005
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