The Monarch Butterfly by tizjezzme
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
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Thank you for your kind words on yesterdays image, "Ollie". Shame on me for calling it 'boring'. You helped me realize just how nice that portrait of Ollie really is!x
Well, here it is. Finally a butterfly! Once again, I'm not 100% satisfied (blurry head)..., but do you know how long it took me to get this? This fella was fluttering around a RIVER for about an hour; and with me behind him all over the place with my Nikon, I must have looked like a total idiot. LOL (But, in all honesty .. do we really care? haha) I tried many crops, and decided on this one. (Shot in RAW)
I hope you all have a great weekend.. have fun, and be safe.
ShariLyn

Comments (20)
I votr for this.Wonderful capture.Detail is superb and the colors exquisite.A truely lovely macro.love it
Lovely photo and capture:)
I like it. the contrastof the butterflycolors against the green (and the light) is what makes it for me. The sharpness isn't critical for this shot. Stand back a foot or two and you'll see what i mean.
Beautiful, with nice painting effect, well done! btw: RAW is sometimes good,ok?
I like this picture, I love the light and matte. very nice image, I agree with BorisB maybe it could have stood on its own.
It wasnt nice silly....IT WAS GORGEOUS!!!!! And so is this one, really beautiful!!! Im most impressed with your persistance Shari, i would have given up after 20 minutes...thats usually how long i give them and if they dont freezy by then i just move onto the next "project"...which is usually Eija, LOL. Never shot anything in RAW yet, will have to try that out someday. Beautiful work!!! Have a great friday #:O)
Ha, ha, been there, done that and still haven't come up with a decent shot of a butterfly. This is beautiful and I love the framing.
Well that is fabulous!! Gorgeous colors and framing, too. :0)
This butterfly is such a beauty. Excelent done my friend. Have a nice week end. :O)
oh i know what you mean about the idiot part and know i dont care, on my belly, on my back, knees in mud whatever i can do for that "perfect" shot hehe great comp, i love it that little blurriness aint no thing butterflies are just sometimes SO difficult but you pulled it off!
You have presented us with such a wonderful image, thanks:):):):):)
Looks most beautiful. Fantastic colors, light and outstanding details. Superb!!!
The lighting on the butterfly and colors are just great! Fantastic photo!!
PERFECT and vote!!!
Perect composition and the colours are just superb!
did an real good shot I would have given up on his photo an hour ago lol super job
makes me smile imagining you chasing him but you got it!! nicely done! :]
Beautiful macro !!!
I know.. taking pictures of butterflies is difficult. They always seem to move just at the moment you want to take your picture, not to mention the wings that are always closed just when you hoped they would open up... so.. considering all the hardships you had to suffer, this a very reasonable.. no .. this is a very good picture.. !!
Really beautiful capture!!! WOW!