Inspiring Photo: Butterfly wing #1023665

Butterfly wing

Uploaded: July 11, 2005

Description

Taken in Key West, Florida. Had my marco setting on. Taken in the Key West butterfly place.

Comments

Dave Sanders July 11, 2005

Wow Kay.. Wonderful capture #277102

Kay E. Mahoney July 11, 2005

Thank you very much for commenting Dave. #1582154

Diane Addonizio July 11, 2005

Nice detail, Kay! #1582191

Jessica L. Richard July 11, 2005

wow, great macro, wonderful image! #1582202

Linda D. Lester July 11, 2005

I thought it was an eye ball before I opened the image!!! Great macro, Kay! #1582269

Judy A. Lawhon July 11, 2005

Great shot, Kay!! #1582284

Julie Turner July 11, 2005

That's neat, I wasn't sure what it was either until I read it. Great macro! #1582361

Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 11, 2005

Very cool macro, Kay, wonderful detail! #1582382

Kay 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. #1582430

Cora Miller July 11, 2005

Cool natural abstract! #1582767

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

Thank you for your comment Cora #1583410

Kevin Burns July 12, 2005

WOW!! Great texture!! #1583493

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

Thank you Kevin for your comment. #1583518

Detrick V. Martin July 12, 2005

Wow! great job! #1583600

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

Thank you Detrick. #1583674

Sharon L. Wack July 12, 2005

Hi! Kay, WOW ! This is Wonderful! Looks like a stained glass window of a butterfly wing. Great Job! #1584167

Jenny Bosmans July 12, 2005

WOW from me too, Kay! Fantastic macro with very fine details! #1584266

Theresa Marie Jones July 12, 2005

Hey Kay this has got to be a winner!
Super shot!!
#1584280

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

Thank you Sharon, Jenny, and Theresa for your nice comments. #1584654

Judy S. Fung July 12, 2005

Terrific detail and macro, Kay! #1584891

Adilson F. Ferreira July 12, 2005

I love this macro Kay!!!
Wonderful detail, texture and composition!!! #1584902

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

Thank you for you comments Judy and Adilson. #1584944

Dan Holm July 12, 2005

FANTASTIC macro abstract, Kay!!! Beautifully done! #1585160

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

thank you very much Dan. #1585205

Claudette Foote July 12, 2005

Wow Kay.. Wonderful capture .. At 1st I thougt it was an eye... I love it.. it is diff. Beautifully done! #1585399

Cathy Barrows July 12, 2005

great job to catch just the detail of this unusual bfly #1585484

Terry L. Ellis July 12, 2005

Very cool macro capture, Kay! So close! #1585532

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

Thank you for your comments Claudette, Cathy, and Terry. #1585826

Paul E. Earl July 12, 2005

Fantastic macro, Kay!!! Amazingly close. Well done! #1585892

Kay E. Mahoney July 12, 2005

Thank you very much Paul #1585899

Lisa Deaton July 14, 2005

Kay this is a wonderful macro!! The detail is fabulous, great job!! #1592527

Kay E. Mahoney July 14, 2005

Thank you very much for your comment Lisa. #1593207

Candice 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. #1596146

Wendy Stevenson July 15, 2005

An incredible macro Kay!!! Love the detail and subtle colouring! Amazing! #1597990

Kay E. Mahoney July 15, 2005

Thank you very much for your comment Wendy. #1598010

Vicki Hunt July 17, 2005

GREAT macro! #1604017

Kay E. Mahoney July 17, 2005

Thank you Vicki. #1604128

Amanda Price July 19, 2005

Wow! What a great macro! #1609917

Kay E. Mahoney July 19, 2005

Thank you for your comment Amanda. #1610766

Debbie 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 : )
#1636487

Kay E. Mahoney July 25, 2005

Thank you Debbie. I love going to them. I can't wait to go to another one. #1636522

LJ Corliss July 26, 2005

Excellent macro :) #1643065

Kay E. Mahoney July 27, 2005

Thank you for your comment LJ :) #1643884

August 13, 2005

Very nice macro work. #1711768

Kay E. Mahoney August 13, 2005

Thank you Michael. #1712774

Tammy Scott August 20, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist! #1740177

Sandy Landon August 20, 2005

Congrats~ Love it!! #1740947

Linda D. Lester August 20, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist! #1741256

Jenny Bosmans August 20, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist, Kay! #1741323

Karen Walzer August 20, 2005

Beautiful finalist Kay! #1741335

Cathy Barrows August 20, 2005

Congrats on your finalist!...great shot #1742103

Kay E. Mahoney August 20, 2005

Thank you Tammy, Sandy, Linda, Jenny, Karen, Cathy for your comments. #1742215

KHAWLA Haddad August 20, 2005

Congratulations on Wonderful finalists,Kay!!! #1742505

Hal Hill August 20, 2005

Congratulations Kay #1742881

Linda Proctor August 20, 2005

Congrats Kay on a fantastic finalist! Best of luck in next round!! #1743001

Kay Beausoleil August 20, 2005

Congratulations, Kay, on your startling finalist! #1743156

Kay E. Mahoney August 20, 2005

Thank you Kelly, Hal,Linda and Kay for your nice comments. #1743610

Daniel Diaz August 21, 2005

Congrats Kay, this is GORGEOUS!!!!!!! #1744243

Lauren Renouf August 21, 2005

Congratulations Kay! well done #1744363

Detrick V. Martin August 21, 2005

Congratulations! #1745298

Kay E. Mahoney August 21, 2005

Thank you Daniel, Lauren, and Detrick for your comments. #1747126

August 21, 2005

of course its a winner! good job...great photo! keep up the good work my friend! #1747400

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 21, 2005

Congratulations Kay!,
Amalia #1747474

Cora Miller August 21, 2005

Congratulations, Kay! #1748587

Cathy 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. #1752694

Judy S. Fung August 22, 2005

Congrats, Kay! #1752726

Julie Turner August 22, 2005

Way to go Kay! Congratulations!! #1752818

Kay E. Mahoney August 22, 2005

Thank you Judy and Julie. #1752965

Mary N C. Taitt August 24, 2005

Beuatiful, a well-deserved finalist--Great! Mary #1760808

Kay E. Mahoney August 24, 2005

Thank you Mary #1761844

September 09, 2005

Hi Kay this is a great shot, is this a macro or a zoom or is this a crop blown up or how did you get so close?

Rick
#1819092

Kay 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. #1819699

Luis Louro September 17, 2005

Wow! this is a close up of a owl butterfly wing! just beautiful, Kay!!! #1847366

Kay E. Mahoney September 17, 2005

Thank you Luis. #1848932

Fax Sinclair February 11, 2006

This is a fantastic work of modern art. It belongs on a museum wall. #2408717

Kay E. Mahoney February 11, 2006

Thank you for such a nice comment Fax. #2408934

Mike F. Anderson February 26, 2006

Great thought for choosing this composition and framing. It really works! #2472539

Kay E. Mahoney February 28, 2006

Thank you Mike. #2481441

Pamela Oms May 18, 2006

A very interesting capture ;) #2783093

Kay E. Mahoney May 19, 2006

Thank you Pamela. #2784697

William88 August 03, 2006

Butterfly? Through your viewfinder it become so special. Good job. #3121027

Kay E. Mahoney August 04, 2006

Thank you William. #3125929

Suzy 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. #3392011

Mike F. Anderson January 03, 2007

Congratulations on this finalist Kay. Great macro and texture shot! #3777234

Kay E. Mahoney January 03, 2007

Thank you very much Mike. #3778208

February 15, 2007

You just don't quit amazing me, how do you manage to create such peice of artwork ? Great colour and textures, yu are very creatice.

Francine #3952736

Kay E. Mahoney February 16, 2007

Thank you Francine for your nice comment. I had my macro setting on when I took this photo. #3956444

Thomas Lam March 12, 2007

Beautiful macro. It's like it is looking back at you. #4048758

Kay E. Mahoney March 13, 2007

Thank you, Thomas for your comment. #4051795

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