California Dogface Butterfly
Uploaded: October 22, 2007 01:09:27
Exif: Exposure Time: 1/500, Flash: 0, ISO: 200, Camera Model: NIKON D70s
Yuntao Liu October 22, 2007 0
Great capture Colleen! Very nice color and composition! Yuntao #767491eileen bedford October 22, 2007 0
OUTSTANDING Capture Colleen... #4958761Joan Powell October 22, 2007 0
Lovely image !!! #4959032Colleen Farrell October 22, 2007 0
Thank you, Yuntao, Eileen and Joan! #4959080
Stefania Barbier
October 22, 2007
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Colleen Farrell October 22, 2007 0
Thank you, Stefania! #4961432Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 22, 2007 0
Beautiful composition with wonderful details and colors, Colleen!!!!! ♫ k #4962103Jennifer L. Alder October 22, 2007 0
WOW!!!Glenn E. Urquhart October 22, 2007 0
Stunning, Elagant Beauty captured and composed, here Colleen!!! Hope to see this again!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn.Lynne Morris October 22, 2007 0
Wow this is beautiful Colleen, wonderful colours and details! #4962693anonymous October 22, 2007 0
Wonderful capture Colleen, I love the colors in this image! What a name for a butterfly! B- #4962967Sam Britt October 22, 2007 0
Beautiful Colleen! I had no idea these butterflies were called Dogface. That was a derogatory title kids used to describe someone who was unsightly, when I was little. Who knew it could be a beautiful butterfly, too! #4963033Colleen Farrell October 22, 2007 0
Thanks for the great comments and encouragement, Kitty, Jennifer, Glenn, Lynne, Barb and Sam! :DSam, I generally don't know a monarch from a swallowtail, and I was surprised by this one's name when I looked it up! :)
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Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 23, 2007 0
Beautiful capture Colleen. I almost did a butterfly something like this, not sure if they are the same or not.Nadine A. Lewis October 23, 2007 0
GREAT lighting, color, capture, & GORGEOUS image, Colleen! <>< #4967649Colleen Farrell October 23, 2007 0
Thanks for the great comments, Peaches and Nadine!Peaches, this is a California Dogface Butterfly, so I don't think it's the same as the one you saw. The males have 2 spots on their back wings (this guy's 2nd spot is very small and hard to see at this size). The "dogface" description comes from a pattern on the other side (top) of their wings. I just learned all this, including the fact that this is our state insect! :D #4967918
Susan Weisensel October 24, 2007 0
Colleen, I love this butterfly. The pink rose matches the pink stripe around the wings, Very nice. #4969709Colleen Farrell October 24, 2007 0
Thanks, Susan! #4972857Michelle L. Frick October 25, 2007 0
Wow - I love this Colleen! How perfect that the outside of his wings match the flower. Fabulous composition and lighting! #4973692Odeth Mizuno October 25, 2007 0
Wonderful image, Colleen! Excellent :D #4975559Colleen Farrell October 25, 2007 0
Thanks so much, Bruno, Michelle and Odeth!#4975794
Kimi A. Phillips October 25, 2007 0
LOVE the colors, Colleen! Really pretty! #4979274Colleen Farrell October 26, 2007 0
Thanks, Kimi! #4982386Susan Fox October 27, 2007 0
Looks like a winning image to me :-) #4987806Colleen Farrell October 27, 2007 0
Thank you so much, Susan! :D #4988780Steven E. Ray October 30, 2007 0
Yeah... dog face is a sad name for such a beauty. I can't get over how well the butterfly colors work with the flower. This is really an exceptional butterfly/flower photo Colleen! #5002415Carol Teal October 30, 2007 0
What excellent detail and perfect color Colleen! You really know your butterflies; I would never have known this was what it was called. So lovely! :) #5002770Colleen Farrell October 30, 2007 0
Thanks so much, Steven and Carol!Steven, I didn't even see the pink edge on his wings until I'd processed it in PS!
Carol, I had no idea what kind of butterfly this was either until I Googled "California butterflies" and found a photo of these guys! lol #5005029
Dianna Hauf November 11, 2007 0
Oh my!!! This is so beautiful!!! Lovely colors and composition and details! Yes, I can see SEVERAL of yours winning!!! ☺~ #5055389Colleen Farrell November 11, 2007 0
Thank you so much, Dianna! I really appreciate your great comments! #5055422Hayden Cannon November 18, 2007 0
Fantastic capture Colleen I agree poor little guy to have such an awful name. but you have captrured him perfectly great colors, lighting and details great photo! #5088148Jennifer L. Alder November 26, 2007 0
CONGRATS, Collen, on this excellent finalist image!! :) #5127799Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 26, 2007 0
WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOSteven E. Ray November 27, 2007 0
As I said above, This is really an exceptional butterfly/flower photo, I am not surprised at the finalist :) #5127898Margaret R. Barry November 27, 2007 0
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Colleen! #5128136anonymous November 27, 2007 0
Congratulations Colleen on your beautiful finalist! B- #5128952Philippe Vieux-Jeanton November 27, 2007 0
Beautiful.. Congratulations Colleen! #5129333Renee Doyle November 27, 2007 0
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Colleen!! #5129364Susan Fox November 27, 2007 0
I'm hoping to see this one go to the next round :-) Congratulations Colleen!!! #5129469Cyn Valentine November 27, 2007 0
Beautiful..congratulations Colleen!! #5129481
Cindy Bendush
November 27, 2007
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Kay E. Mahoney
November 27, 2007
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Mary K. Robison November 27, 2007 0
Luckily, that odd name didn't keep the little one from being beautiful, Colleen ~ or from being selected as a finalist!Colleen Farrell November 27, 2007 0
Thanks so much, everybody--I appreciate it! #5130278Jessica Jenney November 27, 2007 0
Congratulations, Colleen on this gorgeous finalist! #5130936
Su Sana E. P
November 27, 2007
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Tamara K. Walker
November 27, 2007
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Daniella Puente November 27, 2007 0
This is awesome Colleen :))))) congrats!!! #5131358Crystal L. Craig November 27, 2007 0
Wahoo! Congratulations Colleen! #5131459Colleen Farrell November 27, 2007 0
Thanks very much, Jessica, SuSana, Tammy, Daniella and Crystal! #5131501
Evy Johansen
November 27, 2007
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Carol Teal November 27, 2007 0
Hurray Colleen!! A very deserving finalist despite the poor butterfly's name! :) You know, I just noticed how the butterfly has pink around the edges of its wings that matches so well with the flower! Congrats on your finalist, and good luck in the next round! #5131884
Mike D. Perez
November 27, 2007
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Stefania Barbier
November 27, 2007
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Barbara Waldoch November 27, 2007 0
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Colleen! #5133070Vikram Jamwal November 27, 2007 0
Congratulations on the very beautiful and refreshing finalist Colleen!!! #5135515Colleen Farrell November 27, 2007 0
Thanks very much, everybody! #5135715Melissa Malisia November 27, 2007 0
Colleen, Beautiful capture!!! Congratulations on your Finalist!! :) #5136097Colleen Farrell November 27, 2007 0
Thank you, Melissa! #5136292Kathleen Rinker November 27, 2007 0
Colleen, Congrats on your finalist!!! #5137513
Laurie Daily
November 27, 2007
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Robert R. Goodman November 28, 2007 0
And a big congratulaions to you Colleen.Beautiful capture.Out here in Az,we call them Sulfur Butterfly. #5138965
Joannie Bertucci
November 28, 2007
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Cheryl E. Molennor November 28, 2007 0
Congratulations! #5142101Colleen Farrell November 28, 2007 0
Thanks so much, everybody! #5143708Datha Y. Thompson November 29, 2007 0
Congratulations Colleen!! BEAUTIFUL Work as always my friend!! :0) #5145407Colleen Farrell November 30, 2007 0
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