Butterfly wing
Uploaded: July 11, 2005 16:29:59
Taken in Key West, Florida. Had my marco setting on. Taken in the Key West butterfly place.
Dave Sanders July 11, 2005
Wow Kay.. Wonderful capture #277102Kay E. Mahoney July 11, 2005
Thank you very much for commenting Dave. #1582154Diane Addonizio July 11, 2005
Nice detail, Kay! #1582191Jessica L. Richard July 11, 2005
wow, great macro, wonderful image! #1582202Linda D. Lester July 11, 2005
I thought it was an eye ball before I opened the image!!! Great macro, Kay! #1582269Judy A. Lawhon July 11, 2005
Great shot, Kay!! #1582284Julie Turner July 11, 2005
That's neat, I wasn't sure what it was either until I read it. Great macro! #1582361Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 11, 2005
Very cool macro, Kay, wonderful detail! #1582382Kay E. Mahoney July 11, 2005
Thank you everyone for commenting on my photo. It does look like a big eye. I call these the Owl butterfly but I know that's not the real name. #1582430Cora Miller July 11, 2005
Cool natural abstract! #1582767Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
Thank you for your comment Cora #1583410Kevin Burns July 12, 2005
WOW!! Great texture!! #1583493Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
Thank you Kevin for your comment. #1583518Detrick V. Martin July 12, 2005
Wow! great job! #1583600Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
Thank you Detrick. #1583674Sharon L. Wack July 12, 2005
Hi! Kay, WOW ! This is Wonderful! Looks like a stained glass window of a butterfly wing. Great Job! #1584167Jenny Bosmans July 12, 2005
WOW from me too, Kay! Fantastic macro with very fine details! #1584266Theresa Marie Jones July 12, 2005
Hey Kay this has got to be a winner!Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
Thank you Sharon, Jenny, and Theresa for your nice comments. #1584654Judy S. Fung July 12, 2005
Terrific detail and macro, Kay! #1584891Adilson F. Ferreira July 12, 2005
I love this macro Kay!!!Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
Thank you for you comments Judy and Adilson. #1584944Dan Holm July 12, 2005
FANTASTIC macro abstract, Kay!!! Beautifully done! #1585160Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
thank you very much Dan. #1585205Claudette Foote July 12, 2005
Wow Kay.. Wonderful capture .. At 1st I thougt it was an eye... I love it.. it is diff. Beautifully done! #1585399Cathy Barrows July 12, 2005
great job to catch just the detail of this unusual bfly #1585484Terry L. Ellis July 12, 2005
Very cool macro capture, Kay! So close! #1585532Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
Thank you for your comments Claudette, Cathy, and Terry. #1585826Paul E. Earl July 12, 2005
Fantastic macro, Kay!!! Amazingly close. Well done! #1585892Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005
Thank you very much Paul #1585899Lisa Deaton July 14, 2005
Kay this is a wonderful macro!! The detail is fabulous, great job!! #1592527Kay E. Mahoney July 14, 2005
Thank you very much for your comment Lisa. #1593207Candice C. Calhoun July 15, 2005
This is a Buckeye "eye", isn't it? Super macro, Kay...so well done!ccc #1595761
Kay E. Mahoney July 15, 2005
I'm not sure of the name of it. There's a couple of different butterflies that have this on the outside of their wings. Thanks for the comment. #1596146Wendy Stevenson July 15, 2005
An incredible macro Kay!!! Love the detail and subtle colouring! Amazing! #1597990Kay E. Mahoney July 15, 2005
Thank you very much for your comment Wendy. #1598010Vicki Hunt July 17, 2005
GREAT macro! #1604017Kay E. Mahoney July 17, 2005
Thank you Vicki. #1604128Amanda Price July 19, 2005
Wow! What a great macro! #1609917Kay E. Mahoney July 19, 2005
Thank you for your comment Amanda. #1610766Debbie Fleri July 25, 2005
Great shot,,,I love Butterfly Rooms,,,I have been to the one at the St. Louis Zoo,,,and most recent @ the Tennessee Aquarium...both are great...Great shot...Great texture...Debbie : )
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Kay E. Mahoney July 25, 2005
Thank you Debbie. I love going to them. I can't wait to go to another one. #1636522LJ Corliss July 26, 2005
Excellent macro :) #1643065Kay E. Mahoney July 27, 2005
Thank you for your comment LJ :) #1643884Kay E. Mahoney August 13, 2005
Thank you Michael. #1712774Tammy Scott August 20, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist! #1740177Sandy Landon August 20, 2005
Congrats~ Love it!! #1740947Linda D. Lester August 20, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist! #1741256Jenny Bosmans August 20, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist, Kay! #1741323Karen Walzer August 20, 2005
Beautiful finalist Kay! #1741335Cathy Barrows August 20, 2005
Congrats on your finalist!...great shot #1742103Kay E. Mahoney August 20, 2005
Thank you Tammy, Sandy, Linda, Jenny, Karen, Cathy for your comments. #1742215KHAWLA Haddad August 20, 2005
Congratulations on Wonderful finalists,Kay!!! #1742505
Hal Hill August 20, 2005
Congratulations Kay #1742881Linda Proctor August 20, 2005
Congrats Kay on a fantastic finalist! Best of luck in next round!! #1743001Kay Beausoleil August 20, 2005
Congratulations, Kay, on your startling finalist! #1743156Kay E. Mahoney August 20, 2005
Thank you Kelly, Hal,Linda and Kay for your nice comments. #1743610Daniel Diaz August 21, 2005
Congrats Kay, this is GORGEOUS!!!!!!! #1744243Lauren Renouf August 21, 2005
Congratulations Kay! well done #1744363Detrick V. Martin August 21, 2005
Congratulations! #1745298Kay E. Mahoney August 21, 2005
Thank you Daniel, Lauren, and Detrick for your comments. #1747126Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 21, 2005
Congratulations Kay!,Cora Miller August 21, 2005
Congratulations, Kay! #1748587Cathy M. Gromball August 22, 2005
Congratulations, Kay! This is awesome!Cathy :) #1750913
Kay E. Mahoney August 22, 2005
Thank you Jacqueline, Amalia, Cora and Cathy for your wonderful comments. #1752694Judy S. Fung August 22, 2005
Congrats, Kay! #1752726Julie Turner August 22, 2005
Way to go Kay! Congratulations!! #1752818Kay E. Mahoney August 22, 2005
Thank you Judy and Julie. #1752965Mary N C. Taitt August 24, 2005
Beuatiful, a well-deserved finalist--Great! Mary #1760808Kay E. Mahoney August 24, 2005
Thank you Mary #1761844Kay E. Mahoney September 09, 2005
Thanks for your comment Richard. I took this picture with my macro setting on. I didn't crop it at all. It was taken just like you see it. #1819699Luis Louro September 17, 2005
Wow! this is a close up of a owl butterfly wing! just beautiful, Kay!!! #1847366Kay E. Mahoney September 17, 2005
Thank you Luis. #1848932Fax Sinclair February 11, 2006
This is a fantastic work of modern art. It belongs on a museum wall. #2408717Kay E. Mahoney February 11, 2006
Thank you for such a nice comment Fax. #2408934Mike F. Anderson February 26, 2006
Great thought for choosing this composition and framing. It really works! #2472539Kay E. Mahoney February 28, 2006
Thank you Mike. #2481441Pamela Oms May 18, 2006
A very interesting capture ;) #2783093Kay E. Mahoney May 19, 2006
Thank you Pamela. #2784697William88 August 03, 2006
Butterfly? Through your viewfinder it become so special. Good job. #3121027Kay E. Mahoney August 04, 2006
Thank you William. #3125929Suzy Betancourt September 30, 2006
WOW!!! You got pretty close to this baby. Great image.Suzy
Congrats #3390214
Kay E. Mahoney September 30, 2006
Thank you Suzy. #3392011Mike F. Anderson January 03, 2007
Congratulations on this finalist Kay. Great macro and texture shot! #3777234Kay E. Mahoney January 03, 2007
Thank you very much Mike. #3778208Kay E. Mahoney February 16, 2007
Thank you Francine for your nice comment. I had my macro setting on when I took this photo. #3956444Thomas Lam March 12, 2007
Beautiful macro. It's like it is looking back at you. #4048758Kay E. Mahoney March 13, 2007
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