Tattered Butterfly by grannysue

Tattered Butterfly

I was trying to take a photo of another butterfly with perfect wings when this guy butted in on the shot. So I went with it and decided I like him or her as it has lots of character. It has lived it's life as best it could and weathered the storms of life to come out with a few dings and tatters.
Thank you for your views and comments, they are appreciated.
Check out the ducklings in my Extras album that I took with my new lens.
Beautiful
June 9th, 2013  
Beautiful capture! love the colour look like he on the way out
June 9th, 2013  
Great capture and composition! Love the colour too!
June 9th, 2013  
Fav for courage and flexibility!
June 9th, 2013  
We all cant be perfect!! I love it! :)
June 9th, 2013  
Oh I love this one with its battle scars - so pretty
June 9th, 2013  
Fabulous capture! Fav
June 9th, 2013  
very nice Pov
June 9th, 2013  
Great shot. I love the white pink contrast.
June 9th, 2013  
Awesome and very beautiful . Great capture of the beautiful flower and butterfly
June 9th, 2013  
Wonderful capture and colour Linda...Fav
June 9th, 2013  
Beautiful capture Linda, fav!
June 9th, 2013  
Great shot!
June 9th, 2013  
Lovely detail.
June 9th, 2013  
Fabulous detail
June 9th, 2013  
Stunning capture. Lovely.
June 9th, 2013  
Gorgeous. Love the raggedy wings and the suberb focus xx
June 9th, 2013  
It does look a bit battered! Well done on capturing it though!
June 9th, 2013  
It is so beautiful. Such great detail, Linda.
June 9th, 2013  
Great one!
June 9th, 2013  
Great shot. Love the color and composition.
June 10th, 2013  
This is an awesome shot- the detail is great. And I particularly like that this butterfly is not perfect.
June 11th, 2013  
Great capture full of detail and color from that beautiful flower. Nicely done, Linda.
June 11th, 2013  
@edorreandresen @olivetreeann @valanne @tonygig @rhos Thank you for the nice comments and for the favs! I appreciate it.
June 11th, 2013  
A strong and brave little beauty!!!!
June 12th, 2013  
Interesting image--you really did capture character in the butterfly!
June 13th, 2013  
Linda, the detail, color and lighting in this shot are beautiful! I grew up in Texas and I look forward to following you and seeing more of your wildlife and nature shots from down there. Great photo!
June 13th, 2013  
@lubybee Thank you for the comment and follow. Where in Texas did you grow up? I live near Ft. Worth.
June 13th, 2013  
@grannysue born in San Antonio and grew up in Midland. If I ever moved back ft worth would be at the top of my list. Lots of great memories from my childhood visiting my grandparents there AND the great Mexican food!
June 13th, 2013  
What a fabulous macro shot.! I am just starting to try these kind of shots, can you tell me which lens you use? And perhaps give me some advice on how to take good macro. I have a canon 650D which I think is the same as the Rebel T4i. I have the kit lens 18-55mm , Prime lens 50mm and 70-300mm - all Canon.
June 13th, 2013  
@happysnapper65 Thank you for your comments. I believe I was using the kit lens 18-55mm. I have a 55-250mm Canon. I wish I had the 50mm prime lens and the 70-300mm Canon. The 50mm is next on my wish list. I recently bought three Sigma lens, but it was just after this shot that I got them.
June 14th, 2013  
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