Monarch of the Thistle
Uploaded: October 12, 2006
A re-edit of this butterfly on a thistle flower. I removed a bud from the foreground that was out of focus and cropped a little tighter.
F/2.8, 1/3200s, 200mm, ISO-100, hh.
William Johnson October 12, 2006
Fantastic image Marty. The colours are amazingly sharp and and a great coposition. Bill J. #538518Jeff Robinson October 12, 2006
Excellent work Marty! Jeff #3439497Martin J. Preslar October 12, 2006
Thanks Bill and Jeff! :) #3439754Cyn Valentine October 12, 2006
Really beautiful..great colors! #3439764Martin J. Preslar October 12, 2006
Thanks Cyn! :)Dr Silly October 12, 2006
Beautiful. :O)Janine Russell October 12, 2006
Marty, excellent colors, detail, exposure and DOF. #3441626Martin J. Preslar October 13, 2006
Thanks Janine and Dr. Silly! :) #3444017Hayden Cannon October 15, 2006
very nice capture I ove the colors and details brilliant great photo Marty #3452101Martin J. Preslar October 17, 2006
Thanks Hayden! :) #3462839Hurk (Steve) Hurkett December 10, 2006
Hi Marty ... Great shot ... nice colors and sharp ...Steve #3688410
Martin J. Preslar December 10, 2006
Thanks Steve! :)William88 January 16, 2007
awesome picture. Great composition, color and sharpness. #3827677Shirley A. Kinney January 18, 2008
Beautiful image, Marty. Colors are super. #5361208Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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