Butterflies are Free by maggiemae

Butterflies are Free

These very large Monarch butterflies were certainly free - flying high and low on a stiff breeze. The first butterfly photo I've been able to get in 2 years!

Three good things;
1. The lovely two coloured dahlias these butterflies liked.
2. A pleasant walk through the Asburton domain with its magnificent trees and many small lakes.
3. Our outside deck cushions didn't fly too far in our high winds!
Super beautiful capture! The timing, angle, and colors are all spectacular! Fav!
April 19th, 2014  
Brilliant capture!
April 19th, 2014  
it's beautiful Maggie, I can share a tip for photographing butterflies. A member of our camera club said photo them early morning or late evening, when it is a bit cooler and they are not as active and a bit tired (sounds reasonable to me)
April 19th, 2014  
@phil_howcroft thanks Phil - this was the garden of the hotel we were staying but if I'd known they were there - it would have got me out of bed a lot earlier!
April 19th, 2014  
Beautiful capture ! Live the vivid colors too !
April 19th, 2014  
Wow what a stunning butterfly!! Greatcapture!! Fav!!
April 19th, 2014  
So bright & beautiful maggiemae.....the colour & subject just gives such a summer wow even though you are into autumn........that butterfly is stunning!
April 19th, 2014  
A stunner. I was photographing a monarch today, too. I went to an exhibit. This is fab. Love the processing. Fav!
April 19th, 2014  
This works for me, a fav.
April 19th, 2014  
Beautiful
April 19th, 2014  
Beautiful -- I love the rich color. Well captured!
April 19th, 2014  
Beautiful!
April 19th, 2014  
Beautiful crisp focus on the butterfly.
April 19th, 2014  
Gorgeous shot Maggie, fav
April 19th, 2014  
Wow what a gorgeous shot, Maggie!
April 19th, 2014  
Awedome light and color!
April 20th, 2014  
Beautiful capture -super dof and great colours !
April 20th, 2014  
Vibrant!
Lively!
April 20th, 2014  
fav for me, just breathtaking shot
April 20th, 2014  
Lovely clear capture and congratulations on your first in 2 years :-)
April 20th, 2014  
fabulous capture! such excellent focus and detail!
April 20th, 2014  
Beautiful capture. Great colors.
April 20th, 2014  
Lovely capture of the glorious Monarch. We have them here, but their numbers are greatly depleted, partly becuae there is not enough milkweed for them. When i was growing up they were everywhere--not now. Sad.
April 20th, 2014  
Fantastic capture! It has a dreamy quality to it!
April 20th, 2014  
Gorgeous!! I hope we have more butterflies this year but who knows with the weather.
April 20th, 2014  
@tristansmum I have never in my life seen such big Monarchs! We don't get them at all, a bit further south from here!
April 20th, 2014  
Beautiful
April 20th, 2014  
Great butterfly shot! Well done!
April 20th, 2014  
Just a beautiful shot
April 20th, 2014  
Wow just amazing. Fav
April 20th, 2014  
Stunning.... such great lighting and colours! Happy Easter, Maggiemae
April 20th, 2014  
@gailmmeek thank you Gail!
April 20th, 2014  
Beautiful...I love monarch butterflies...sure hoping they come back this year...didn't see any around my area last year!
April 20th, 2014  
the focus on that little butterfly is rather excellent, maggiemae. lovely dof, too!
April 21st, 2014  
And a wonderful capture it is! It looks huge! Love how the background colors are complemented in this shot!
April 21st, 2014  
congratulations on the capture - it is a huge beautiful butterfly! :)
April 21st, 2014  
Wonderful coloured Butterfly maggie...Fav
April 21st, 2014  
I posted my monarch shot today, too:). They are so gorgeous!
April 22nd, 2014  
Congrats on the PP appearance!
April 22nd, 2014  
Lovely vibrant shot, love the composition
April 23rd, 2014  
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