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Description it looks to me
like she's spreading canvas
it looks to me like she's gaining balance
it looks to me that a lot of bright things
look just as beautiful beneath . . .
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Comments: 48

joecoopdog [2003-10-25 10:18:05 +0000 UTC]

I wish I had at least one butterfly picture, or even a good moth one forthat matter, and I wish it even more after coming to your pages and seeing all these lovely butterfly pictures, well I guess some of us have to take pictures of the things that don't fly away at the first breath of excitement but then I wonder if its kinda like that smoke saying? hmmmmm well regardless my goodness this is a fabulous shot so vibrant with color and textures hues and composition, like the butterfly is only half the beauty of the whole picture, and the butterfly is splendidly gorgeous, but the picture as a whole just has to go on my favs even if its already on 10 other favs LOL and as I am seeing here, your words make it that much more beautiful, you really do design a wonderful choreography of pictures and prose, getting kinda hard to resist putting you on my list when one can come here and feel so inspired, I a really feeling at a loss for words here, so I better be going, just a beautiful ballet of vivid bright color coupled with moving eloquent thoughts to even give it more wonder,

beautiful,

Sincerely,
joe

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Zimarooski [2003-09-28 18:17:21 +0000 UTC]

That is so damn beautiful *tear*

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changeling316 [2003-09-28 04:27:40 +0000 UTC]

stunning color and detail. the tight macro really highlights the natural beauty. very well done.

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sheilayo [2003-09-27 23:23:56 +0000 UTC]

0.0 I just noticed this in someone's favs.... Butterflies make the most beautiful subjects in photos..... Me +favs this!

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xyster [2003-09-23 10:37:20 +0000 UTC]

I totally agree with you zetab. This is one awesome shot! i caught a glimps of this in your favs. This is what i was talking about in my message to you. Its the work of mother nature and one of her imaginative, creative human beings. Great stuff littleredelf. I love it! +favz

Xy.

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KittiesGoShoot [2003-09-22 19:59:24 +0000 UTC]

OMG this is truly one of the best butterfly shots I have seen on here the colours in this are gorgeous and so vibrant. I love how close you got, great details. Perfect composition and focus

definitely a great work

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kyanos [2003-09-22 11:52:08 +0000 UTC]

this is plain amazing! Lovely!

I'm amazed by those vivid colors!

Great photography!

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onegurlrevolution [2003-09-21 03:46:26 +0000 UTC]

very beautiful very very beautiful

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marble911 [2003-09-20 09:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Another wonderful swallowtail capture in your gallery... Love how you manage to get them from underneath, with the light shining through the wings. Outdoor capture or butterfly gardens?

Lovely colours.

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littleredelf In reply to marble911 [2003-09-21 18:50:43 +0000 UTC]

absolutely outdoor capture . . .
my butterfly gardens ARE my gardens

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direhaggis [2003-09-18 20:09:54 +0000 UTC]

A tour de force o' bug! Your composition is inspirational. It almost personifies the bug in sortof a "I'm taking on the world starting now" feel..either that or thinks the light is really cool.

The grainy quality of the foreground buds works well with the texture of the wings, good call on leaving it in. The lighting is my favorite part: how it reflects in the eyes and breathes through the wings.

Muy faboo.

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littleredelf In reply to direhaggis [2003-09-20 06:39:10 +0000 UTC]

yes - as for the blurred foreground
i cropped a bit at the bottom
and left the rest ...
thank you for seeing the better elements of this one
especially the sensation of expanding

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direhaggis In reply to littleredelf [2003-09-21 07:18:34 +0000 UTC]

I'm slowly developing a better understanding of DOF I figure with my new telephoto lens I should, heh. I think it came out quite well, good job again

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terrorfirma [2003-09-18 10:57:24 +0000 UTC]

this is just excellent. the wings being lit from behind and the details that just pop out.

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maxine [2003-09-17 12:09:57 +0000 UTC]

oh i love butterflies. so beautiful, and so fragile. i dont think i've ever seen one of these in real life, and definitely not from underneath. an unusual angle to take the picture from, which works wonderfully

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qwerty-dot-me [2003-09-17 07:36:22 +0000 UTC]

she's breaking the barrier
she's breaking the light
tear in my left eye
beauty beside

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littleredelf In reply to qwerty-dot-me [2003-09-18 02:31:11 +0000 UTC]

i just adore poetic responses

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jody2k [2003-09-17 01:38:07 +0000 UTC]

Just - W-W-O-W!

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silentology [2003-09-16 17:06:14 +0000 UTC]

every one is even more magnificent than the one before...... or maybe if i looked at them in reverse or mixed up in a scattered pattern i would still say that.. because these are just all so gorgeous i couldn't pick one singular favourite. so i must fav them all

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fili [2003-09-16 16:37:44 +0000 UTC]

amazing.. its so reach of details and colors..

really lovely work.

fi

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sixhours [2003-09-16 15:30:29 +0000 UTC]

Lovely colors and composition here!

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hiderednacho [2003-09-16 14:18:12 +0000 UTC]

what a gorgeous lady!
she doesn't have to have a make up on!
nature is great!!

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cocodesbois [2003-09-16 11:45:32 +0000 UTC]

oh... the composition... it's exquisite !
the different colors, starting with blue, then green, and then... explosion...
this is amazing, I love it !

you know what is great with photo, and why I hate you, is you can fill the page in a click...

Alain

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sis [2003-09-16 07:10:03 +0000 UTC]

Look at that wing, the colors and the details, you are so

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abrazokoan [2003-09-16 05:50:27 +0000 UTC]

That explains it, you talk to animals and just ask them to pose nicely for you and they do glad thats all cleared up, beautiful shot of a gorgous creature , nice work

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tonythemole [2003-09-16 05:49:01 +0000 UTC]

Man. you find all of this beauty in MD, to cool

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caesaraugustus [2003-09-16 03:58:46 +0000 UTC]

How large is your garden?
Do you grow your own food?
What happened to the horses?

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littleredelf In reply to caesaraugustus [2003-09-22 03:27:37 +0000 UTC]

5 acres.
some of it.
they are nearby . . .

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dragonslairnz [2003-09-16 03:51:43 +0000 UTC]

I never have anything to complain about with your butterfly shots, and this is no exception. The wings look so huge yet graceful. *sigh* You've got some gorgeous bugs in your garden!

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insaneone [2003-09-16 02:33:21 +0000 UTC]

another beautiful shot

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invitebmx [2003-09-16 01:49:48 +0000 UTC]

another great shot master photograher of butterflies.

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eelang [2003-09-16 01:35:15 +0000 UTC]

that is so amazing!! you must be so stealthy, and have a lot of patience, to catch these insects in such perfect moments like this. or have some really awesome gardens nearby that attract them.... great job, as always!!

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littleredelf In reply to eelang [2003-09-16 05:10:49 +0000 UTC]

i claim all 3

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greenfairy [2003-09-16 00:49:38 +0000 UTC]

oh wow!!!
the colors! the details! everything is amazing!! I especially love the slight hint of blue in the butterfly's wings. Its very rich and draws the eyes to it. The background is nice too.. I love how it is full of color as well.

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applwoods [2003-09-15 23:58:45 +0000 UTC]

beautiful! great shot!

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kirjava [2003-09-15 23:50:17 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous

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devilicious [2003-09-15 23:42:21 +0000 UTC]

ok i gotta



i have a whole new appreciation b/c you're are born out there! ANDREA you DO talk to the animals!

she is lovely sucking down her pink petal (i SEE that now where b/f i wouldn't have fully grasped that)

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TygerDenoir [2003-09-15 23:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god *starts whining* I hate my shitty camera [Can't get close to that...close..]

Another great shot. You so rule.

~Mike

Again....gah [Jut cause its a butterfly ]

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wetflame [2003-09-15 23:27:18 +0000 UTC]

wow... this is such an incredible photograph! i can't believe how good your shots are, you have a real talent for capturing nature with the macro lens, and getting it to pose for you too

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crusadist01 [2003-09-15 23:00:42 +0000 UTC]

I will trade dead bugs for you!!! Dead bugs I got. lol
Great pic as always.

John

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hansepe [2003-09-15 22:57:51 +0000 UTC]

it looks to me
like another beautiful photograph
like another dramatic description.
thats what
it looks to me

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littleredelf In reply to hansepe [2003-09-22 03:16:58 +0000 UTC]


thank you for your flattery

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optumystic [2003-09-15 22:50:37 +0000 UTC]

An amazing capture. Her probiscus is wonderful!

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Anahita [2003-09-15 22:39:16 +0000 UTC]

beautiful...beautiful...beautiful.....

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sleepingflame [2003-09-15 22:35:51 +0000 UTC]

O ,,, LovElY m,... mm ,,, do you have any dead bugs... i'll trade for a painting of you ,,, if you have a lot !!

O Ya Head to High Ground ,,,, this storms going to be ,,, well
be safe ......

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maryfaery [2003-09-15 22:27:03 +0000 UTC]

Lovely colors! The yellow and pink go so nicely together.

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littleredelf In reply to maryfaery [2003-09-22 02:30:46 +0000 UTC]

aww thanks ... i think you forgot to bring your along with you tho'

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maryfaery In reply to littleredelf [2003-09-22 02:34:03 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank you so much. I'm slow

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