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desmo100 In reply to StemmyBotanist [2007-01-23 20:10:45 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! Glad you like this butterfly. I was lucky to capture such a pretty fellow!
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desmo100 In reply to Fleur555 [2007-01-07 04:40:14 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. I really love butterflies and feel lucky to have gotten this shot!
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desmo100 In reply to Smiertelnik [2006-09-14 13:29:58 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much. I don't think I've ever seen a Buckeye butterfly before, so it was doubly rewarding to get a good shot of one.
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desmo100 In reply to camilah [2006-09-12 19:53:28 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. I love butterflies, and I hope I get some more shots before the summer is gone.
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desmo100 In reply to MzKitty45601 [2006-09-12 20:48:24 +0000 UTC]
They seem to be local to our area...I found the idenitification in Audubon's guide to butterflies. I've found that their names don't always reflect where they live.
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desmo100 In reply to laurengary [2006-09-06 14:45:38 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'll bet it would make a great gradient for Apo. I might even try it!
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desmo100 In reply to laurengary [2006-09-06 19:25:08 +0000 UTC]
YES! I surely do know what you mean when you say an image demands its own coloring! I am always tweaking gradients, toning them up or down, when I generate an image. Accepting someone else's coloring is like painting a portrait, then contracting it out to be colored. Color is integral to art.
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desmo100 In reply to laurengary [2006-09-06 19:48:31 +0000 UTC]
Sometimes my best-loved works bomb, while my ho-hums get rave reviews! Go figure! But then there are times when I just KNOW I have a "hit," and I'm proven right by the deviants who watch me! That is SO rare, but deeply gratifying.
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desmo100 In reply to laurengary [2006-09-07 16:47:34 +0000 UTC]
Ha ha, that says it all!
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SteelCowboy [2006-09-02 17:20:20 +0000 UTC]
Your insect work has been awesome Jean. Wonderful shot.
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desmo100 In reply to SteelCowboy [2006-09-03 01:49:43 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, Rock. I'm really hustling to get all the insect action I can before cold weather moves in. This has been a wonderful year for bugs and other critters; I didn't think it would be, but I was wrong!
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SteelCowboy In reply to desmo100 [2006-09-17 15:18:07 +0000 UTC]
I didn't spend enough time with them and the summer has sped by. I enjoyed what you were doing, and your images were hard to beat anyway.
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desmo100 In reply to SteelCowboy [2006-09-17 21:40:25 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the compliment, Rock, but I think your images leave mine in the dust! I hope you'll go out this autumn and get some nice color in the countryside.
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SteelCowboy In reply to desmo100 [2006-09-24 14:42:56 +0000 UTC]
I don't agree. Your work is as good as anyone's here on DA. I believe all good artists suffer insecurity. This is what forces us to grow and stretch.
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desmo100 In reply to SteelCowboy [2006-09-24 21:10:24 +0000 UTC]
I think you're 100% right there, Rock. I feel downhearted about my work so much of the time, but then I just get mad and do it again til I get it right! Guess we all have that kind of striving for perfection that keeps us sharp, but also keeps us so frustrated!
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SteelCowboy In reply to desmo100 [2006-09-28 17:29:23 +0000 UTC]
Ansel Adams once said,"if you can get 10 good photographs out of 100 you are doing well".
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desmo100 In reply to SteelCowboy [2006-09-28 20:32:48 +0000 UTC]
I like that sentiment! I can certainly live with 10 out of 100!
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desmo100 In reply to caro77 [2006-08-31 19:14:46 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, Corina. This is my favorite butterfly pic of the recent expedition.
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ambermac148 [2006-08-31 02:09:15 +0000 UTC]
absolutely spectacular details !!
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desmo100 In reply to ambermac148 [2006-08-31 17:13:58 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I hit the jackpot, butterfly-wise. The place was loaded with them. Maybe they hatched later this year because of the wet cold spring....I don't know. But it was a very pleasant surprise!
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desmo100 In reply to grandma-S [2006-08-31 17:14:47 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much. This small butterfly caught my eye flitting amongst the flowers; I must say it was even prettier than the blossoms it was feeding from.
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desmo100 In reply to Smokey41 [2006-08-30 18:59:23 +0000 UTC]
That is interesting. We have lots of Tiger Swallowtails, Black Swallowtails, Monarchs, and other smaller ones around here. But I haven't seen a Zebra Swallowtail in many years. I'm wondering if they are gone forever? Small changes in the weather and their environment can make a difference.
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desmo100 In reply to Smokey41 [2006-08-30 19:08:22 +0000 UTC]
I hope that someday you'll see a swallowtail!
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