Inspiring Photo: BatGirl #10176053

BatGirl

Uploaded: May 18, 2010 03:12:48 | Entered: March 09, 2019 12:58:14

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A female Black Swallowtail on a fresh Spring Thistle flower. This was taken last weekend along the creek near our home.

**Always be aware of your surroundings when out with nature - Another image is in the comments section.

Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm. Late Afternoon, ISO 250, 1/800 @ f8.0

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 250, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

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Jeff Robinson May 18, 2010

Marshall Creek - Trophy Club Texas #1269823

lynn carter May 18, 2010

I like the top one but the snake makes me shiver #8618920

Susie Peek-Swint May 18, 2010

Stunning butterfly and capture Jeff ~ you can keep the water moccasin thank you! #8618921

Gord MacEachern May 18, 2010

Lucky for us we only have one poisonous snake. A rattler and he is on the endangered list, pretty rare.
Your butterfly image is super beautiful Jeff, great capture and great advice!! #8618935

Stephen Zacker May 18, 2010

Amazing capture and detail. Like the simplicity. #8618951

Douglas Pignet May 18, 2010

Good headsup warning...Great capture and colors Jeff #8618953

Tammy M. Anderson May 18, 2010

Great advice to go along with these fantastic images, Jeff. Last Summer I contacted Lyme Disease from one of our many excursion in the woods. Took awhile to get over and many weeks of antibiotics. But I still can't resist the woods and mountains. Love the top image. Excellent details and composition. In nature you have to take the good with the bad. #8618964

Linda M. Walker May 18, 2010

Beauty and the beast? Well done,Jeff #8618981

Michael G. Marshall May 18, 2010

Wonderful images, Jeff! Michael #8618983

Carolyn M. Fletcher May 18, 2010

We just killed one of these in our back yard a couple of weeks ago. The dog has a certain "snake bark", so I always know when he finds one and we come running with the shovel. #8618985

Jack Gaskin May 18, 2010

Jeff Great Butterfly on the thistle.

I saw you comment on the snake yesterday. Used to spend summers in S.Va. as a Kid and I'm quite familiar w/these BAD BOYS.
They are VERY INTERESTING to watch if not disturbed.

Happy Shooting
Jack #8619015

Tiia Vissak May 18, 2010

a cool close-up! #8619042

Jyri Vissak May 18, 2010

Absolutely beautiful! Cool find! Well seen. #8619065

Claudia Kuhn May 18, 2010

Beautiful butterfly capture Jeff... glad you noticed the snake before he went after you....hope you had a long lens with which to shoot him. #8619071

Marilyn Cornwell May 18, 2010

Jeff - such a fabulous image - the length is superb!

The benefit of that upper latitude in Toronto is the lack of poisonous things - that our snakes are cute and I get to delight if I see a little Garter Snake in my garden. #8619111

Agnes Fegan May 18, 2010

Beautiful butterfly image ... I could do without the snake lol. I wonder how fast they go! #8619130

Ray Thoms May 18, 2010

Great butterfly image Jeff....the moccasin I had seen before and give a wide berth.... #8619149

Robert R. Goodman May 18, 2010

Hi Jeff,Need to watch out for those Cottonmouths,they wil get you.Excellent pair of images!!!! #8619221

Monnie Ryan May 18, 2010

Beautiful capture of the butterfly -- they seem to love those thistles! Neat capture of the cottonmouth, too, but I'm glad you got out of there. He doesn't look happy! #8619318

Jack Ryan May 18, 2010

A well timed image with excellent comp, color and clarity...great work, Jeff. #8619357

Marcel J. Fernandez May 18, 2010

Beautiful butterfly set against a lovely background. Great work, Jeff! #8619396

Kathleen Rinker May 18, 2010

Beautiful capture of the butterfly Jeff!! We don't have those snakes here, I only see garter snakes. #8619532

Hayden Cannon May 18, 2010

Fantastic photo Jeff, great colors, lighting, comp and details. I only ever see dugites and tiger snakes here when I am out in the field. #8619535

Debra R. Harder May 18, 2010

WOW, Jeff...this is OUTSTANDING!! Excellent details, lighting, colors, DOF and composition. Looks like another winner to me!! Deb #8619603

R. J. Laudenbacher May 18, 2010

Beautiful capture of this butterfly Jeff. The colors and lighting and your DOF is perfect. You are so right about the warning. I did the same thing one time and was laying on a bush to get a shot only to realize that the bush had two big water snakes curled up almost where I had been laying. I learned then...to look before you lean!!! #8619650

Marty Straub May 18, 2010

Great capture of the butterfly and thistle, Jeff. Amazing detail. It looks like butterfly on a stick. You're right about the rattler over the moccasin, too. #8619656

Karen Celella May 18, 2010

Your DOF really makes this butterfly image a masterpiece Jeff. I'm usually wishing to see a snake when we are in those areas. It would be so exciting! But I hope I'm never dumb enough to get in trouble with one. #8619677

Jessica Jenney May 18, 2010

Beautiful capture, color and terrific detail and DOF, Jeff! #8619688

Ron McEwan May 18, 2010

I'll take this and you keep the cotton mouth. This is gorgeous Jeff, beautifully done indeed. #8619704

Nancy L. Green May 18, 2010

Absolutely OUTSTANDING Jeff, the clarity and POV are fantastic, WTG!!! <>< #8619722

Rony Sagy May 18, 2010

Fantastic capture, Jeff. #8619803

Renata Gusciora May 18, 2010

Terrific image,so beautiful,Jeff!Amazing clarity,color,details,fantastic focus and dof! #8619806

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 18, 2010

fantastic details, colors and DOF Jeff!,
Amalia #8619825

Kathleen Brennan May 18, 2010

Absolutely beautiful image of this swallowtail. I used to encounter water moccasins when I lived in Virginia. I agree, they are scary! #8619892

Kaye Burazin May 18, 2010

Yikes, I probably would have wet myself if this creative was anywhere near my vicinity. (snake) The butterfly is gorgeous though #8619933

Amy M. Wilson May 18, 2010

Beautiful butterfly capture, colors, details and dof, Jeff....... but that snake - yikes!!! #8619960

Lana Arcemont May 18, 2010

Great DOF, Jeff!
Fantastic Image! #8619972

Kerry Hill May 18, 2010

A beautiful butterfly capture Jeff, gorgeous colours and great details!
Great shot of the snake and good advice too! #8620120

Anita Hogue May 18, 2010

Such a unique butterfly capture, Jeff!
Wonderful colors and details!
#8620149

Renee Doyle May 18, 2010

That butterfly is STUNNING Jeff ... but the other fella - nasty!!! Great shot of him but I honestly don't think I could of stayed around to take the shot ... you're a braver man than me :-)
#8620166

ALLEN O. HOWARD May 18, 2010

A double whammy!!! A beautiful butterfly on a thistle. Either would stand on it's own. Great capture Jeff! #8620180

Julianne Bradford May 18, 2010

Wow..fabulous butterfly capture Jeff. The snake is definitely too close for me! #8620216

Kathy Reeves May 18, 2010

Beautiful work, as usual Jeff!!! #8620304

Lynn M. Whitt May 18, 2010

Fantastic pov and colors... #8620379

David Phalen May 18, 2010

Awesome POV, colors and details in this beauty! I'd only see a snake once and I'd never go back!! #8620394

Tamara K. Walker May 18, 2010

Wow, what a beauty. At least a rattler gives a warning. #8620482

Randy D. Dinkins May 18, 2010

Beautiful shot of the swallowtail and very nice capture of the cottontail. I will, as others above, stick with the former. I've not had the "privilege" to meet the latter face to face, but knew they were pretty well ubiquitous while in OK and Texas. #8620524

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 18, 2010

The swallowtail shot is most incredible, Jeff! Well...so is the cottonmouth but lets just leave it at that, OK! :-) k #8620591

Barbara Waldoch May 18, 2010

Very beautiful, Jeff! #8620712

Ann Coates May 18, 2010

Very pretty capture here Jeff. The butterfly is a real beauty. The snake would definitely freak me out. #8620716

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay May 18, 2010

Gorgeous capture of the butterfly Jeff!
I would be afraid of the snake though! #8620745

frank w. degenhardt May 18, 2010

Jeff- Love the title because as you look at this beautiful butterfly it does put you in the mind of the batgirl and batman look. Gorgeous colors and presentation.
Have a great day my friend. #8620835

Karen Engelbreth May 18, 2010

Wonderful macro, Jeff ...
I hate snakes :0( #8620946

Karen Engelbreth May 18, 2010

Wonderful macro, Jeff ...
I hate snakes :0( #8620947

Tommy E. Burgess May 18, 2010

Very beautiful capture with wonderful light, colors, detail, dof and composition Jeff!! Snakes are my biggest fear and they just happen to frequent a lot of the places I enjoy as well. They are really scary when your waist deep in the water. Wonderful work as always! #8620978

Brett Dolsen May 19, 2010

Stunning composition and capture Jeff!Love the snake one too! #8621029

Ujjwal Mukherjee May 19, 2010

Outstanding capture and presentation,Jeff!!! #8621032

Dick W. Wyatt May 19, 2010

Great capture of one of my favorite butterflies.

The cold must have hurt our butterflies this year, very scarce around here. #8621041

Jeff Robinson May 19, 2010

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #8621126

Maria A. Gonzalez May 19, 2010

Beautiful Black Sw. with a great pose and bg,very fine detail..
Cool snake,too...What a combination..Great job,Jeff. #8621256

Paul E. Earl May 19, 2010

This is really exquisite, Jeff. With the snake a real beauty and the beast collection! #8621287

Karen Bacon May 19, 2010

An excellent capture Jeff! I had no idea that these snakes would chase you.Thanks for the info. #8621305

Gary Enloe May 19, 2010

Very cool capture Jeff

Gary #8621792

Aimee S. McMaster May 19, 2010

..how cool is this what a great 'pose'...wonderful capture Jeff... #8622084

Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 19, 2010

AWSOME and beautiful capture Jeff

The water moccasin, tere is a LOT of them in the river, I was fishing on day and one slithered right past me, I FROZE and was so scared, as soon as he went in the water I tink I was packed and gone in 30 seconds lmao

Fantastic captureof him too, hope you had a LONG ZOOM!!! #8622200

Jeff Robinson May 19, 2010

Thanks Everyone! Jeff #8622754

Jean-Pierre Ducondi May 19, 2010

This is spectacular Jeff.
JP #8623086

Sam Britt May 19, 2010

Terrific butterfly image, Jeff.

How brave of you to photograph that snake. I couldn't get away from it fast enough! #8623116

Cindy Bendush May 20, 2010

Cool POV and lovely bokeh Jeff! #8623389

Jeff Robinson May 20, 2010

Thank You!! Jeff #8623539

Val Feldman May 20, 2010

Oh, excellent, excellent, excellent! Wonderful and uniquely presented capture and view of my favorite butterfly in action, doing what she likes to do most - find a thistle, hang on and enjoy the meal! Looks like a well-deserved winner to me, Jeff! (Your cautions are well-taken - it never pays to be oblivious to your surroundings when out in nature.) #8623762

Murry Grigsby May 20, 2010

Lovely butterfly shot Jeff! The colors, light and comp are perfect!! I'm not a big fan of snakes so I try to watch for them and fire ants :0) #8624307

Jeff Robinson May 21, 2010

Thank You Valarie and Murry!! Jeff #8625868

Dianna Murphy May 21, 2010

Beautiful composition Jeff and a fine capture. #8627079

Jeff Robinson May 22, 2010

Thank You Dianna! Jeff #8628181

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 23, 2010

What a beautiful butterfly and such awesome clarity Jeff....as for the snake, I would still be running! lol

jo ann c. #8631019

Jim Baines May 24, 2010

Love that POV! Truly spectacular, Jeff! PERFECT!!! #8632324

Jeff Robinson May 24, 2010

Thank You Jo Ann and Jim! Jeff #8634953

Alex T. Mizuno May 28, 2010

Beautiful capture of this Bat Girl. And thank you the great tip! Seems like you were brave enough to photograph that scary snake instead of running away. Hope both you and your wife were safe. #8648693

Jeff Robinson May 28, 2010

Thanks Alex - We are fine, the snake went one way and we went the other way! Jeff #8648794

Usman M. Bajwa July 29, 2010

Very beautiful capture of the butterfly, Jeff!

UB. #8794415

Jeff Robinson July 31, 2010

Thank You Usman! Jeff #8796741

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