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How Butterflies Really Get Their Colors   Featured in Digital Darkroom #015
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How Butterflies Really Get Their Colors
How Butterflies Really Get Their Colors
6/5/04, 3:30 p.m., natural light, hand-held, f/4.5, 1/220, ISO 400. "Hand"-colored and shaded sections of butterflies to match caps and framed in PSP 8. Taken at Papiliorama in Kerzers, Switzerland (a butterfly garden).
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Bonnie C. Lackey
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    But I believed you! Very creative, Jan, and a lovely image to boot!

6/6/2004 4:20:10 AM

 
Colleen Braun
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very creative and colorful...

6/6/2004 4:21:40 AM

 
Carolyn Fletcher
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Great job, Jan!! Wonderful work!!

6/6/2004 4:29:45 AM

 
Cathy T. Vettes
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Sweet !!! This is wonderful Jan ... I like this a lot.. :)

6/6/2004 4:40:56 AM

 
William C. Raco
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Wonderful idea and editng, Jan. Love the great colors. Very well done! Bill

6/6/2004 4:47:45 AM

 
Paul Michko
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Great shot and effects ,Jan.

6/6/2004 4:49:41 AM

 
Allan L. Whitehead
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Marvelous capture and presentation, Jan. I love everything about this and the effects are just simply stunning. Very well done, my dear friend - Allan

6/6/2004 4:56:35 AM

 
Claudia Kuhn
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Creative shot Jan. Nice one!

6/6/2004 5:12:48 AM

 
Donna W. Neal
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Wow, Jan, I was just thinking before I read how you did it. How did they all know to get on the right color cup ... lol ... Very creative and wonderful PS work.

6/6/2004 5:17:44 AM

 
Kathleen Clemons
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Very well done, Jan!

6/6/2004 5:41:12 AM

 
Marie C. Fields
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So CREATIVE and well done, Jan! I just love this! Very cool image!

6/6/2004 5:49:48 AM

 
Stephen Zacker
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VERY creative and impressive!

6/6/2004 6:43:03 AM

 
Gary O`Dell

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Very nice image Jan..Gary O

6/6/2004 6:52:56 AM

 
K Stevens
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LOL - how creative! Beautiful shot Jan! -K

6/6/2004 7:35:39 AM

 
Gianna Stadelmyer
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Thank you all so much,Bonnie, Colleen, Carolyn, Cathy, Bill, Paul, Allan, Claudia, Donna, Kathleen, Marie, Stephen, Gary and K for you wonderful comments! This place was so beautiful with SOOO many butterflies flying around. I wish a wide-angle could have caught the atmosphere as it was. Many butterflies were quite "lazy" and more than willing to "pose" for shots while others wouldn't land for anything. Many would land on my hand, the camera itself, my shoulder...and one time, even my nose. It was quite an experience:-)

6/6/2004 7:44:39 AM

 
Elisabeth A. Gay
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What a wonderful place for a photographer Jan. You are so lucky. This is a great photo, love what you did with the butterflies!

6/6/2004 8:31:40 AM

 
Lori Ditlefsen
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Great shot, great idea, very creative and well done Jan!

6/6/2004 8:55:23 AM

 
Janet Detota
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Very impressive!

6/6/2004 9:34:35 AM

 
diane addonizio
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Nicely done, Jan!!

6/6/2004 12:01:50 PM

 
Terry  R. Hatfield
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Very Good Coloring Jan A Great Idea!!

6/6/2004 2:40:25 PM

 
Colette M. Metcalf
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This is wonderful, Jan!!!

6/6/2004 3:57:08 PM

 
Gianna Stadelmyer
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Thanks so much for your very nice comments, Elisabeth, Lori, Janet, Diane, Terry, Colette! I really appreciate them:-)

6/7/2004 1:56:26 AM

 
Terry  R. Hatfield
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Congrats To You On Your Finalist Jan!!

8/14/2004 4:54:27 AM

 
Colleen Braun
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congratulations...

8/14/2004 4:56:59 AM

 
Wally Orlowsky
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Congratulations on this finalist too, Jan!

8/14/2004 5:33:51 AM

 
Claudia Kuhn
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Congrats Jan!

8/14/2004 7:17:36 AM

 
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Congratulations Jan..Gary O

8/14/2004 7:37:21 AM

 
Marie C. Fields
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CONGRATULATIONS, JAN!!!

8/14/2004 9:03:21 AM

 
Tammy McAllister
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Congratulations Jan, this is such a terrific image.
Tammy

8/14/2004 10:01:52 AM

 
Allan L. Whitehead
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Jan, congratulations and very well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan

8/14/2004 10:06:56 AM

 
Janet Detota
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Congratulations, Jan, and good luck next round!!

8/14/2004 10:08:12 AM

 
K Stevens
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Congratulations! -K

8/14/2004 1:23:51 PM

 
Donna J. Taff
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Congratulation's, Jan!!!!!!!

8/14/2004 2:00:04 PM

 
Robert Mann
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What a great idea. THe capture is excellent in the first place, but the PS work really makes this a finely unique image, Jan! Congrats on your finalist selection and good luck! RoB

8/14/2004 9:51:29 PM

 
Colette M. Metcalf
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Congratulations on this wonderful image, Jan!!

8/15/2004 2:39:38 AM

 
Kathleen Clemons
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I love this one, Jan. Congrats!

8/15/2004 7:19:13 AM

 
Paul Michko
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Congrats again, Jan.

8/16/2004 8:31:54 AM

 
Gail Vitikacs
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a BIG Congratulations Jan!

8/16/2004 8:44:53 AM

 
Stephen Zacker
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Congratulations, Jan! This is a Great image!

8/22/2004 8:06:24 AM

 
Diane Dupuis-Kallos
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Congrats!

8/26/2004 4:58:41 PM

 
DiAnna Paulk
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Jan, I first saw this photo on another web site that did not allow comments and I just loved it! I was so glad to find it here so I could tell you that. Such a great idea!

9/20/2004 6:37:50 PM

 
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