The Deep Drink
Uploaded: February 26, 2010 12:03:04
2/26/10,macro. I was just notified that this is a winner for Nature's Best Backyard Photo Contest and will be published in their Spring/Summer issue! Taken last summer with 100mm 2.8 macro lens. Hardest part for me was the straight from the camera requirement with minimal cropping!
Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D
Carol Eade February 26, 2010
Big congratulations on your win, Carol! This is such a beautiful image, and love how the butterfly and flower are "color coordinated"! #1243063John Connolly February 26, 2010
Congratulations on your win Carol, what an honor! This is a delightful image, all the more for being straight from the camera! #8418707Violeta Harrington February 26, 2010
Congratulations, Carol! This is such a beautiful capture. #8418717Amy M. Wilson February 26, 2010
Big congratulations on your win and publication of this gorgeous capture, Carol... love everything about it!! #8418830Val Feldman February 26, 2010
A swallowtail swallowed up by a flower!! :) What a beautiful capture, Carol! Congratulations on this winning photo - WTG! #8418835Ron McEwan February 26, 2010
Carol I am proud of you, it is hard to improve on mother nature. I can see why this was a hit with the judges. #8418896Joannie Bertucci February 26, 2010
Congratulations on your contest win Carol! Your image says it all, just beautiful! #8418938Debra R. Harder February 26, 2010
WTG, Carol! Huge congratulations on your fabulous win! This is terrific. The colors, DOF, lighting and timing are superb!!! Deb #8418952Julie Burnett February 26, 2010
A wonderful photo, Carol, a big congrats!! Straight from the camera would be VERY intimidating, but this is beautiful!! #8419012Barbara Waldoch February 26, 2010
Terrific capture, Carol! #8419087Michelle D. Allen February 26, 2010
Nice work! What a moment to capture. #8419131Monnie Ryan February 26, 2010
Certainly can see why this one's a winner, Carol! Congratulations! #8419151Kerry Hill February 26, 2010
Fantastic capture Carol, wondferful colours and details!! Congratulations on your win!! #8419444Val Feldman February 27, 2010
(Stopped by for another look with the clan...) Thumbs up from everyone!! :) Stunning, as ever, TN Gal!!! #8420396Tammy M. Anderson February 27, 2010
Congratulations, Carol. Gorgeous image as always. WTG. #8420842Randy D. Dinkins February 27, 2010
Congrats and well deserved. Beautiful shot, well deserved! #8420900Val Feldman March 02, 2010
Can't get enough of this one...here I am back again...just a wonderful capture - congrats again...and I promise not to make a pest of myself...AGAIN...well, maybe one more time..... :) #8426587Ann H. Belus March 02, 2010
Congratulations, Carol; this is a fantastic capture! #8426788Carol L. Fowler March 02, 2010
Thanks everyone. Much appreciated. #8427717Julianne Bradford March 02, 2010
Just beautiful Carol. They picked a great one! Congratulations..I love it when people want to use my photos :-) #8428348Marty Straub March 03, 2010
Congratulations! So well deserved. A perfectly timed capture resulting in the perfect bg and dof. You are magic, Carol. #8429652Maria A. Gonzalez March 04, 2010
Congratulations,Carol on this beautiful Tiger Swallowtail captured and winning selection for the magazine..A very unique and behavioral shot. #8432434Val Feldman March 07, 2010
Ah, ha! Marty KNOWS, too.."CM" at work....powerful stuff! :) Back again - need my weekly inspiration! :) #8438581Valentin M. Armianu March 26, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist,Carol! #8483199Val Feldman March 26, 2010
Do I have great taste or what??? :) Love this one - as witnessed by my many stopovers to gaze at it again and again!!! You know I wish you the best in the upcoming rounds, TN Gal....BIG Congratulations!!! #8483265Ellen Hodges March 26, 2010
Huge congrats on the awesome finalist and the Nature's Best win, too! Wow!! Best luck!! #8483319Tammy M. Anderson March 26, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Carol. #8483433Daniella Puente March 26, 2010
Congrats Carol!! #8483466Stefania Barbier March 26, 2010
congratulations on your gorgeous finalist! #8483644Carol Eade March 26, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Carol! #8484207Ron McEwan March 26, 2010
Hey Carol it is good to see this one again, congratulations. #8484499Patrick Rouzes March 26, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist,Carol! WTG! #8484601Kathy Salerni March 26, 2010
Congrats on your well deserved finalist and good luck in the next round Carol! #8484858Amy M. Wilson March 26, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist and best of luck in the next round, Carol!! #8485336Angie M. Davis March 26, 2010
Congrats on your GORGEOUS finalist, Carol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #8485570Jack Ryan March 27, 2010
Congratulations...very deserving!!! #8486784Debra R. Harder March 27, 2010
I knew we'd see this beauty again, Carol! Huge congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!!! Deb #8487174Marilyn Cornwell March 27, 2010
Congratulations on this finalist Carol! #8487570frank w. degenhardt March 27, 2010
Should be in Birds and Blooms magazine also. Congratulations on being published. Amazing capture so beautifully done. On to the winners circle. Congratulations on the Finalist my friend. #8487679Barbara Waldoch March 28, 2010
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Carol! #8489261Mary K. Robison March 28, 2010
Congratulations on this lovely finalist, Carol, and best of luck to you in the next round!Kathy Cline March 28, 2010
I love that lens Carol!!Rona L. Schwarz March 28, 2010
Another spectacular macro shot, Carol! Congratulations on your contest win - that is a terrific honor - and now another Finalist! In-camera, too - just amazing! #8490210Anita Hogue March 28, 2010
Beautiful colors and clarity, Carol! Congratulations! #8490631Randy D. Dinkins March 28, 2010
Big congrats on this well deserved shot!! Everyone is a little blue around here due to the game last night. #8491436Boyd L. Alexander March 29, 2010
A big congratulations on this beautiful Finalist,Carol #8492961Sam Britt March 29, 2010
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Carol! #8495909Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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