A Bug's Life

© Tammy Scott

A Bug's Life

Uploaded: August 10, 2005 03:37:28

Description

Here is my Disney theme entry. I was hoping to find a bug that was actually in the movie but blue ants are very hard to find! :)

So I settled for this blue damselfly (I just learned what these were called).

Comments

Donna W. Neal August 10, 2005

LOL, well a blue dragonfly is close! #291991

Laura Clay-Ballard August 10, 2005

Well, it's pretty darned close! fabulous macro! #1699696

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic August 10, 2005

You could have dyed one blue! This is a beauty, Tammy! #1699709

Bobbie Davis August 10, 2005

Too cute! Look at those bug eyes....no pun intented! #1699715

Wally Orlowsky August 10, 2005

Great color combination, Tammy ... and oh, those eyes ;) #1699742

Paul Michko August 10, 2005

Very cool shot, Tammy. #1699746

Mary L. Graham August 10, 2005

Great shot Tammy!! =) #1699752

Joy Rector August 10, 2005

fantastic capture #1699760

Cindy Paquette August 10, 2005

Cool capture Tammy!!! #1699770

Cathy Gregor August 10, 2005

Wonderful capture, Tammy!! #1699780

Paul E. Earl August 10, 2005

Tammy this is FANTASTIC!! Well done!! #1699871

Jack R. Perry August 10, 2005

Great pic of a damselfly, hard to get these guys to stand still for photos and on a flower with contrasting colors. So I am still waiting for that blue ant. #1699874

Kate Jackson August 10, 2005

So much prettier than a blue ant Tammy! beautiful image. #1699875

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe August 10, 2005

Nicely done....! Jeff #1699906

Brian Cassar August 10, 2005

Great capture Tammy. I love your macros! #1699947

Roxanne M. Bubar August 10, 2005

Neat image you have captured. #1699971

Ronald Balthazor August 10, 2005

Very nicely captured, Tammy. #1699990

Tom Andersen August 10, 2005

Disney could have made quite a character out of this bug-eyed little fellow, I'm sure! Great macro, Tammy! #1700021

Lisa D. Greer August 10, 2005

Wow! Great photo Tammy! :) #1700039

Charlene Bayerle August 10, 2005

Awesome capture Tammy!!!!! #1700054

Tonya R. Boles August 10, 2005

Wonderful capture...And title #1700113

Jenny Bosmans August 10, 2005

Looks just great, Tammy! Fantastic macro image! #1700213

Beverley A. Daniels August 10, 2005

Great job Tammy--I love it!! #1700263

Donald K. Cherry August 10, 2005

Very nice macro, Tammy! #1700276

Deb Holmes-Hatfield August 10, 2005

Cool macro Tammy, great capture! #1700361

Carla Metzler August 10, 2005

Great shot, Tammy! #1700495

Claudia Kuhn level-classic August 10, 2005

Beautiful! Nice find! #1700530

William C. Raco level-classic August 10, 2005

Very pretty, Tammy!
Excellent color and composition
Well done

bill
#1700581

Casey A. Hanson August 10, 2005

Great macro, Tammy! Beautiful! #1700601

Kara L. Hendricks August 10, 2005

Wonderful bug macro.. Funny, I haven't seen any blue ants either... Great theme shot Tammy!! #1700657

Cathy Barrows August 10, 2005

great dragonfly #1700709

S J August 10, 2005

Terrific macro capture, Tammy!! Beautiful!! #1700724

Rakesh Syal level-classic August 10, 2005

Great capture, nice colors and details, Tammy!!! #1700732

Laurence Saliba level-classic August 10, 2005

Damsels are cute fellas!!! Lovely macro Tammy!!! #1700776

Linda D. Lester level-classic August 10, 2005

Wonderful shot....they are hard to shoot...great job! #1700791

Laura E. OConnor August 10, 2005

LOL! Fire ants are the closest we come around here. Nasty buggers! Beautiful damsel! LOVE your colors and DOF! #1700804

Jill Flynn August 10, 2005

Terrific macro and focus of this blue damselfly Tammy! #1700947

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic August 10, 2005

Very pretty...love the flowers with the dragon fly... #1701038

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe August 10, 2005

Nice shot! We'll be in Florida next week visiting my brother and are stopping at Disney - maybe I'll find a bug for you!!! #1701095

Nobu Nagase August 10, 2005

Great shot, Tammy!!!
Very well done!!! #1701121

Cathy M. Gromball August 10, 2005

Gorgeous capture, Tammy! Wonderful composition, lighting, detail and colors!

Cathy :) #1701128

Kirsi Bertolini August 10, 2005

Love the contrast with that black bg! Nice macro. #1701174

Marcie A. Fowler August 10, 2005

Works for me. Well done! #1701213

Michelle R. Kovach August 10, 2005

Great shot Tammy! #1701222

Susana Ms Heide August 10, 2005

Hey isn't there a dragonfly just like this one in the old movie "The Rescuers" with Bernard and Bianca rescueing Bianca from the cruel aunt Medusa?? Cool shot! #1701223

Susana Ms Heide August 10, 2005

Hey isn't there a dragonfly just like this one in the old movie "The Rescuers" with Bernard and Bianca rescueing Bianca from the cruel aunt Medusa?? Cool shot!

That should read Penny instead of Bianca in the last line! Oops! #1701226

Donna J. Taff August 10, 2005

Great image, Tammy!!! #1701732

Sherri R. Camp August 10, 2005

Great work as always Tammy! Nice macro! #1701780

Mary N C. Taitt August 10, 2005

Great damselfly shot, Tammy! Excellent macro! :-) Mary #1701789

Goshka G. August 10, 2005

Wonderful catch, Tammy, and beautifully composed!! #1701934

Judy S. Fung August 10, 2005

Wonderful macro, Tammy! #1702010

Mary K. Robison August 10, 2005

Beautiful pale blue damselfly, Tammy ~ so well detailed against that dark bg. Lovely summer scene! #1702096

Shirley L. Carpenter August 10, 2005

Excellent capture Tammy!! #1702139

Noel Baebler August 10, 2005

Nice catch, Tammy! #1702217

Sharon Day August 10, 2005

Fantastic image, Tammy!!! Lucky find! I don't see many around where I live. Mostly dragonflies. #1702292

Susan T. Parady August 10, 2005

Leave it to you to find a blue bug. Terrific shot, Tammy! #1702337

Lorri Shane August 10, 2005

Hi Tammy. I love this--it's so pretty and soft. Good work. Lorri #1702465

Dan Holm August 10, 2005

OUTSTANDING and perfectly framed macro capture, Tammy!!! Beautiful! #1702531

Sylvia Rossler August 10, 2005

Oh gosh Tammy a lot to scroll down to leave you a comment :)
I love you damsel capture Tammy ! Can even see the eyes !!! wonderful!!!! #1702571

Marsha S. Smith August 10, 2005

Pretty, pretty shot, Tammy! Very close and yet so much detail! #1702574

Vicki Hunt August 10, 2005

LOVE your background! It's a beautiful capture! #1702647

Roger Bernabo August 10, 2005

Stunning shot and capture Tammy! #1702801

August 10, 2005

Well , the flowers are great also. The bug's gotta go(lol) Great capture. #1702880

Cathy Stancil August 10, 2005

Superb Tammy !!! #1702888

Susan T. Evans level-classic August 10, 2005

Gorgeous capture and comp Tammy! #1702891

Daniel Diaz August 10, 2005

Beautiful Macro Tammy!! #1702976

Terry R. Hatfield August 10, 2005

I Guess Blue Ants Are Hard To Find!!This Works Well Tammy!Nicely Done:-) #1703178

Diane Addonizio level-classic August 10, 2005

Very well done, theme shot, Tammy! #1703250

Bryan Yates August 10, 2005

I love it Tammy! You have a wonderful sense of humor! #1703389

Tammy Scott August 10, 2005

Thank you guys so very much!!! #1703465

Robert K. Bemus level-classic August 10, 2005

Great macro Tammy! As for finding those ants, two words: blue spraypaint... #1703527

Wren Hendrick August 10, 2005

What a cool shot, Tammy!!! A tribute to your talent!!! #1703551

Souha Dooly August 10, 2005

Great shot with beautiful details! Tammy!! #1703555

Kristi A. Howson August 10, 2005

Amazing detail..and good light...I can never catch these things...good work Tammy! #1703644

Joline Frazier August 11, 2005

If he isn't in the movies, he should be...nice shot. #1703866

Donna Roberts August 11, 2005

Amazing Tammy - the details you have captured are purely amazing.
Love everything about this image - very well captured.
Well done!
:-) dddu #1703870

Susie Peek-Swint August 11, 2005

Fantastic capture Tammy ~ love the detail! #1704186

August 11, 2005

Beautiful capture Tammy! Great composition and clarity, love it! #1704388

Tammy Scott August 11, 2005

Thanks Robert, Wren, Souha, Kristi, Joline, Donna, Susan, and Her! #1704427

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic August 11, 2005

Great image, Tammy...the dark background is so great on this! #1705101

Tammy Scott August 11, 2005

Thank you Sherry! #1705712

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic August 11, 2005

Beautiful macro Tammy!,
Amalia #1705972

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict August 11, 2005

Wow, fantastic image, Tammy, great colors and capture!
-Debby #1707415

Tammy Scott August 12, 2005

Thanks Amalia and Debby!!! #1709811

Vendla Stockdale August 16, 2005

Wonderful close up, great colors #1723524

Elisabeth A. Gay August 16, 2005

This is absolutely fantastic Tammy! What a shot!!
Ann #1723808

Tammy Scott August 16, 2005

Thanks Vendla and Ann!!! #1724941

Bill Houghton August 24, 2005

This is such beautiful Macro Tammy. Great job in capturing it. #1761056

Tammy Scott August 24, 2005

Thank you so very much, Bill! #1762600

Cathy Stancil September 23, 2005

Congrats on this beautiful macro Tammy !! Hope you are well ! #1872792

Marie Fields September 24, 2005

Congratulations, Tammy! Terrific finalist! #1873405

Sylvia Rossler September 24, 2005

Congratulations Tammy !!! Hope you enjoy your break ! We all miss you ! #1873619

Daniel Diaz September 24, 2005

Congrats on your finalists Tammy, Great job!!!! #1873752

Mary Timman September 24, 2005

Way to go girl..congrats and good luck! #1874204

Tom Andersen September 24, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Tammy! #1874840

Claudia Kuhn level-classic September 24, 2005

Wonderful, congrats Tammy! #1876676

Tonya R. Boles September 24, 2005

Congrats Tammy... #1876907

Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Tammy!! Good luck!! #1877001

Sandy Landon September 24, 2005

Congrats Tammy!! hope things are going well for you!! #1877145

KHAWLA Haddad September 24, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalists,Tammy best of luck in the next round!!!! #1877210

Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005

Way to go Tammy Congrats! #1877780

Karen Engelbreth September 24, 2005

Congratulations Tammy! #1877786

Mary Clarke September 24, 2005

Another great image Tammy, more congratulations. #1878411

Debbie Hartley September 24, 2005

Congratulations, Tammy! #1878748

Sharon Day September 24, 2005

Big congratulations, Tammy!!! Outstanding image! Good luck! #1879564

Jennifer Rennison September 24, 2005

Excellent macro, Tammy! Congratulations on your finalist! #1880130

John Tubbs level-deluxe September 24, 2005

Great shot, Tammy, and congratulations! #1880160

Anita Hogue September 25, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! #1881133

Jack R. Perry September 25, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist Tammy! #1881983

Donna J. Taff September 25, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist wins, Tammy!!! #1882325

Lorri Shane September 25, 2005

Tammy--congrats and good luck. How are you doing? Hugs. #1882342

Stanley J. Contrades September 25, 2005

Beautifully done, Tammy, and CONGRATULATIONS and good luck with this Finalist in the next round!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1882936

Vicki Hunt September 25, 2005

Congratulations!!! #1883138

Cora Miller level-classic September 25, 2005

Congratulations, Tammy! #1883716

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic September 26, 2005

Congratulations Tammy!!! #1886379

Tammy Scott September 26, 2005

Thank you guys very much! #1886395

September 26, 2005

eww creepy eyes almost looks like this lil bugger is smiling:) awesome macro! #1886697

Phil Sauvey September 26, 2005

Alright, great job Tammy! Congrats on your finalist. Keep up the great work. #1888719

Tammy Scott September 27, 2005

Thanks Tonya and Phil! #1890153

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