Burnished Butter

© Tess L. Yee

Burnished Butter

Uploaded: October 23, 2009

Description

This is a gulf frittilary that I chased around a couple weekends ago, trying to shoot it before the mosquitoes devoured me whole!

*Congrats to the September Finalists*

Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 10/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 640, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80

Comments

Jyri Vissak October 23, 2009

Beautiful composition and colours! #1195622

Claudia Kuhn level-classic October 23, 2009

Beautiful capture Tess, your colors and comp are terrific. #8063206

Patricia Seidler October 23, 2009

Simply beautiful Tess with great color and detail! #8063213

Tiia Vissak October 23, 2009

cool colors, details & framing! #8063246

Maria A. Gonzalez October 23, 2009

Beautiful colors and details on this Gulf Fritillary,Tess...They do love Lantana..Excellent composition. #8063281

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe October 23, 2009

Love the colors and details :) #8063282

Barbara Waldoch October 23, 2009

Beautifully captured, Tess! #8063284

Marilyn Cornwell October 23, 2009

Beautiful details and colour! #8063293

Michele Wetzel October 23, 2009

Tess,

Beautiful capture! Great colors and clarity!

Shelly #8063375

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe October 23, 2009

Absolutely beautiful, Tess. #8063418

Joy Rector October 23, 2009

beautiful #8063467

Mary L. Graham October 23, 2009

Beautiful Tess!! =) #8063722

Hal Bambrick October 23, 2009

Very Nice Capture of a hard to shoot subject!!!!. #8063851

Eugenio Diaz October 23, 2009

Wonderful image here!
Well done!
Love it!
AMazing colour and details! #8064086

Monnie Ryan October 23, 2009

Beautiful, Tess -- hope most of you remained unbitten! #8064185

Melissa G. Meiselman October 23, 2009

I think this wonderful capture is certainly worth the chase, Tess!! Dazzling color, sharp detail and wonderful composition, here!! #8064288

Jack Ryan October 23, 2009

Excellent color in this well composed image. Nice job of "chasing"...the result is worth the effort. #8064464

Rony Sagy October 23, 2009

Amazing close Tess. The colors, composition and details are superb. #8064544

Renata Gusciora October 23, 2009

Wonderful butterfly capture with fantastic details,Tess! #8064644

Sam Britt October 23, 2009

Beautiful composition & color, Tess. #8064723

Gord MacEachern October 23, 2009

Beautiful capture Tess!!!! #8064951

Lynn M. Whitt October 23, 2009

beautiful colors and details... #8065039

Mike Clime October 23, 2009

Beautiful macro and color! #8065612

Amy M. Wilson October 23, 2009

Gorgeous comp, colors and details... beautifully presented, Tess! #8065687

Maureen M. Bisson October 23, 2009

Wow Tess ~ just gorgeous & as others have said ~ well worth the chase! #8065718

Kerry Hill October 23, 2009

Beautiful shot, Tess!! #8065721

Kelly S. Cavanaugh October 23, 2009

Gorgeous colors and clarity! Beautiful image, Tess! #8066458

Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2009

Beautiful details and colors!! Nice capture, Tess!!!!! #8066778

Teresa Burnett level-classic October 23, 2009

Beautifully composed and wonderful color and detail, Tess!! I'd say the chase and braving the mosquitoes was well worth it!! #8067151

ROLAN NARMAN October 23, 2009

Fantastic composition and colors Tess! #8067281

Stefania Barbier level-classic October 23, 2009

a delicate beauty :0) #8067372

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 24, 2009

The sacrifices we make...... :0) But it was worth it, wasn't it? You got a terrific shot of this beauty, Tess. #8067559

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 24, 2009

Awesome shot, Tess!!! :-) k #8069766

ALLEN O. HOWARD October 24, 2009

wonderful colors and details, Tess! It is also a very nice composition! #8069951

Tess L. Yee October 25, 2009

Thanks for each and every fab comment, BP guys & gals!

Came home from the park today with a few disappointing shots and no fewer than three bites on my face. Bad bugs. #8071277

Ellen Hodges October 26, 2009

Gorgeous capture, Tess! #8073694

Tess L. Yee October 26, 2009

Thanks for the great comment, Ellen! #8074119

Marty Straub October 26, 2009

Wow, the colors really jump out at us, Tess. Perfect comp and detail. #8074435

Tess L. Yee October 26, 2009

Thanks for the really kind comment, Marty! #8075191

Tess L. Yee October 28, 2009

Thanks for that great comment, Sabrina! #8082785

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