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Butterfly
This is another butterfly taken while we were in Maine. My father had fields of milk weed and the bushes were packed with many butterflies. Enjoy the weather! I am working outside again today to get some yard work done and enjoy the sunshine! Have a great day!

Shelly A. Van Camp

 
 
 

Janice Mezzacappa
 

Oh WOW Shelly this is a real stunner into my faves it goes!! I would go crazy there as butterflies are my fave since I was a kid....Enoy your day outside!!!


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April 02, 2010

 

Renata Gusciora
  Wonderful butterfly capture,beautiful color,detail and focus,Shelly!


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April 02, 2010

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  That sounds like a DREAM come true. To be outside doing YARD WORK! It's 34* here right now. :(

Beautiful image, Shelly! :)

-Laura


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April 02, 2010

 

Kaye Burazin
  Ahh, your second passion...gardening. Will attract the lovely butterflies such as this one.


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  Great image here, Shelly.


Dominick


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April 02, 2010

 

Debra R. Harder
  WOW, Shelly! Your butterfly series is spectacular! Beautiful colors, lighting and details. Stunning! Deb


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April 02, 2010

 
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  Great color and detail Shelly! Jeff


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April 02, 2010

 

Mike Clime
  Very pretty and nice sharp details!


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April 02, 2010

 

Melissa Olsen
  Shelly this is just beautiful!
C'mon Spring!


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April 02, 2010

 

John Connolly
  A brilliant close up capture, Shelly! the color and detail are fantastic! I hope your weather holds, Happy Easter!


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April 02, 2010

 

Karen Engelbreth
  Fantastic macro, Shelly...


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April 02, 2010

 

Julie Burnett
  Shelly, your composition, DOF, clarity, and colors are wonderful!! It does sound like a dream come true, I have a hard time finding butterflies, having them all around....WOW.....


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April 02, 2010

 

Ron McEwan
  This is perfect in my book Shelly, hope to see this one again.


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April 02, 2010

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  Another amazing capture with beautiful colors, tones, detail, clarity, lighting, dof, b/g & presentation ! Super lovely work, as always, Shelly! WTG!
So you have moved?


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April 02, 2010

 
- Randy D. Dinkins

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  Great capture. Wonderful details, dof and color. Well taken.


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April 02, 2010

 

Anita Hogue
  A gorgeous capture, Shelly! We have wild milkweed on our farm and the butterflies just love them.


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April 02, 2010

 
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  Beautifully imaged, Shelly...lovely lighting and clarity!


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April 02, 2010

 

Courtenay Vanderbilt
  Fantastic Monarch capture, Shelly! Beautiful colors, details and DOF!


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April 02, 2010

 

JO ANN CLEVELAND
  Awesome clarity and colors Shelly!

jo ann c.


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April 02, 2010

 

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna
  Beautiful colors and details, Shelly!!! :-) k


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April 02, 2010

 
debarnesphotography.com - Denny E. Barnes

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  Very beautiful capture of this beautiful butterfly, Shelly! Excellent color, detail, light and composition! Very well done!!


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April 02, 2010

 

Sam Britt
  Beautiful butterfly image, Shelly. Great color & claritiy.


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April 02, 2010

 

Renee Doyle
  Excellent capture of this beauty Shelly!!


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April 03, 2010

 
newjerseyphotos.net - Deborah C. Lewinson

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  Beautiful image, Shelly, marvelous colors, and lovely blurring of the background to enhance the butterfly and flowers -well done!

Debby


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April 03, 2010

 

Hal Bambrick
  Very WELL Done Shelly!!!.


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April 03, 2010

 

Tommy E. Burgess
  Very beautiful macro with wonderful colors, detail, dof, and composition!!


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April 04, 2010

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Thank you all so much!!


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April 07, 2010

 
- Nikki McDonald

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  Wonderful dof, Shelly -- the background and composition show off the details of this lovely monarch beautifully. Just saw it in Editor's Picks - congratulations.


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April 18, 2010

 

Jeana Clark
 
Way To Go Shelly-Girl!!!!!
Very Beautiful!!!
Congrats on this fabulous Finalist!!!

~J~


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May 24, 2010

 

Nancy (Peaches) Harker
  WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE CONGRATS on your AWSOME finalist,
Best of luck in the next round!!!


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May 24, 2010

 

Carla Metzler
  Congratulations on your beautiful finalist,Shelly!


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May 24, 2010

 

Shawn Jennings
  WTG Shelly! Congratulations on your finalist!


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May 24, 2010

 

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  Fantastic framing!


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May 24, 2010

 
- Nancyj E. Hovey

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  C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o)


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May 24, 2010

 

David Van Camp
  ohhh!!! 3 finalists!!! You're tied with Renata :D Congrats!


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May 24, 2010

 

frank w. degenhardt
  Way to go my friend. A third Finalist for the month. Thats fabulous. CONGRATULATIONS on a fantastic month.


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May 24, 2010

 

Carol L. Fowler
  Congrats!


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May 24, 2010

 

Susan Weisensel
  WTG Shelly.


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May 24, 2010

 

Renee Doyle
  Big congrats to you Shelly on this wonderful finalist!!


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May 25, 2010

 

Courtenay Vanderbilt
  Beautiful Shelly! Congratulations!


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May 25, 2010

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Congrats on your awesome win...good luck in the next round! :)


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May 25, 2010

 

Amy M. Wilson
  Beautiful Finalist, Shelly... congrats!!


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May 25, 2010

 

ALLEN O. HOWARD
  Pretty! Congratulations!


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May 25, 2010

 
- Elida Gutierrez

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CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

For your FINALIST!!!


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May 25, 2010

 

Renee Doyle
  Awesome Shelly!!! Big congrats to you on this wonderful Gold Winner!!!


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May 25, 2010

 

ALLEN O. HOWARD
  Big Congratulations!!!


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May 25, 2010

 

Corinne M. Thompson
  Congrats on your win, beautiful capture!


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May 25, 2010

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  CONGRATZ on your terrific capture and Gold Win, Shelly.

UB.


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May 25, 2010

 

Mary K. Robison
  Congratulations on your lovely Second Place Winner, Shelly!


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May 26, 2010

 

Amy M. Wilson
  Big congratulations on your wonderful Second Place win, Shelly!!!


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May 26, 2010

 

Anita Hogue
  Congratulations Shelly! A beautiful winner!


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May 26, 2010

 

Courtenay Vanderbilt
  Big Congratulations on you fabulous winner, Shelly!


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May 26, 2010

 

Shawn Jennings
  WTG Shelly! Congratulations on your win!


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May 26, 2010

 
- Judy V. Kennamer

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  Woo Hoo!!! Congrats on your beautiful WINNER Shelly!!! WTG Girl!!!!


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May 26, 2010

 

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  A big congratulations on your Gold Award Acadia. A very well deserving win for a really great photo and a really great person. Great job.

Brian

I hope you are enjoying being back home in Maine... I was there last weekend..


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May 26, 2010

 

Cathy Barrows
  Big congrats on your win


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May 26, 2010

 

Renata Gusciora
  Big congratualtions on your beautiful winner,Shelly!!!:-)


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- Nancyj E. Hovey

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  C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your 2nd Place Winner
for this outstanding image! 8o)


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May 26, 2010

 
- Lisa J. Boulden

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  Such a beauty!
Congratulations on your winner!
Smiles, Lisa♥


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May 26, 2010

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Outstanding 2nd place win!!! Congratulations!


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May 26, 2010

 

David Phalen
  BIG Congrats on a terrific Winner!!


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Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna
  WTG on this magnificent win! :-)♫♪ k


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May 26, 2010

 

JO ANN CLEVELAND
  Congrats on this awesome winner Shelly!

jo ann c.


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May 26, 2010

 

Debra R. Harder
  WTG, Shelly! Huge congratulations on your BEAUTIFUL GOLD WINNER! Deb


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May 26, 2010

 

Jeana Clark
 
HUGE CONGRATS SHELLY-GIRL
For this awesome Winner!!!!

~J~


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May 26, 2010

 
- Mitch Spence

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  Big congratulations on your gold, Shelly!


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May 26, 2010

 

Susan Weisensel
  Huge Congratulations on your win Shelly.


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May 26, 2010

 
- Ken Smith

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  Excellent, Shelly...congrats to you!


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Mike Clime
  Congratulations on your winner!


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- Mary Beth Aiello

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  Huge congrats on this beautiful winner, Shelly.


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May 26, 2010

 

Karen Celella
  Huge congratulations for your exceptional winner, Shelly!


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Sam Britt
  Big Congrats on this beautiful Second Place winner, Shelly!


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Phyllis H. Burchett
  Congratulation on this stunning winner!


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May 26, 2010

 
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  BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your beautiful and well deserved WIN, Shelly!! Outstanding!!


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May 26, 2010

 

Tommy E. Burgess
  Huge comgratulations on your beautiful winner Shelly!!


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  Congrats on your wonderful winner, Shelly!!!
Debby


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May 26, 2010

 

frank w. degenhardt
  Congratulations on the Second Place Win for this most beautiful image my friend. WTG.


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May 26, 2010

 
- Cindy Bendush

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  Gorgeous winner Shelly ~~ big congrats!!!


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May 27, 2010

 
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  Congratulations Shelly on your Win!!!


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May 28, 2010

 

Janice Mezzacappa
  Shelly I am so happy you know I love this one so much...Huge congrats on your spectacular win....I apologize for the original comment I put enoy your day lol...I meant enjoy of course...now enjoy your big win!!!!!


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May 28, 2010

 
- Gail Vitikacs

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  Outstanding win Shelly! So happy to see this! Congratulations!
Have a wonderful Memorial weekend....


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May 29, 2010

 
- Dr Silly

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  Congratulations Shelly on this beautiful Butterfly Gold. :O)


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May 29, 2010

 

Dianna Murphy
  Wooohooo Shel,congratulations on your outstanding Winner!!!!


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June 04, 2010

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Thank you all so much!!


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June 10, 2010

 
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