I've been trying to get a decent shot of a butterfly for a while now... Well, when I found this dead one while doing yard work today, I knew it was a 365 Photo Opp! Thought I'd make it famous in death - poor thing! I couldn't help but think of this Bon Jovi song. I'll take a decent butterfly shot any way I can get it! Dead or alive! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho
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What beautiful colors, sad that's it's dead. I've been trying to get a bee shot forever and I thought I hit the jackpot the other day when I found a dead bee on the porch. I took him in and still haven't been able to capture that perfect shot!
What a beautiful species and a lovely way to pay honor to it! :) I'm fairly confident the only way I could photograph a butterfly would be if it were dead, but even then, I wouldn't be able to make it look as beautiful as you have!
such a nice tribute to this poor little butterfly. : ) really though it is great color and detail...if he were alive, there would have been some movement.
ow wow!! I just viewed it large, you are so right...so much more detail than it already has! I really do like how you kept the wood in the shot to add to it. I think I would have shot him from the topside, but this is really cool to see this view of him...don't know why I assume it is a male...
@phil_howcroft Aww! Thank you, Phil! I back filled those pics you wanted to see in black and white and cropped. Always enjoy your comments and appreciate your visits! I must say though my photos are just what's available to me. I don't make the long trek to town much.
@groovygirlrn Thank you, Sheri! Appreciate your lovely comments! Just keep trying! We have the whole summer ahead of us! xo
@cdonohoue LOL! Thank you, Cathy! Really appreciate your humor and your visit!
You crack me up! Awesome title and song!!!! Thanks for the blast back to the 80's! I think Bon Jovi is cuter now! Beautiful butterfly! I think he is just sleeping. Probably likes to sleep on his back. Fav!
@meisen325 Wow! Thank you for the fav and your wonderful comments, Monica! Always grateful to have them! xo
@tklein Thank you so much, Tina! Appreciate your comments and visit!
@lindag LOL! I know what you mean! Thank you, Linda!
@wannabe LOL! Glad I made you laugh, Catherine! Thank you for the fav, your great comments and visit! Always appreciate and always grateful to have them! xo
Poor thing! It has such eye-catching, pretty colors. You've captured its beauty wonderfully! (Getting a butterfly shot is something I hope to do too but they never stay still for me.)
The dead butterflies sure are easier to shoot and the ones that flit from flower to flower! I took a dead bee shot and it sure was easier and less stressful than the live bee shots I have taken!
That is an awesome close up! Enlarged you can see its tongue. I really like that effect! The details are outstanding!! Love its colors. I will have that song stuck in my head all day lol. fav
Wow! What an amazing find....incredible detail, too. It's always so sad to find a dead butterfly...they are so beautiful. I only found 2 all the time I've lived here and brought them in to keep. Fav!
@chauncygirl Thank you so much, Heidi! I really appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic!
@sanfil Thank you very much, Sandra! I do appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic! Thank you for the follow, too! I will return the honors shortly!
@myautofocuslife A dead one won't move around on you! LOL! Thank you, Livia! Always enjoy your visit!
@lorihiro Thank you, ma'am! Always appreciate your comments and visit!
@deburahiru Aww! Thank you for your lovely comments, Deb! Always appreciated! xo
@horselover I agree, Jennifer! Thank you for the comments and visit! xo
@sassik Thank you for the lovely comments, Sassik! Most appreciated!
haha funny! At least he got his chance in the spotlight even tho he's not alive to see it. I like how you photographed him on his back too. You can see great details!
Wow thats an unusal shot of a butterfly, you may pin my photos that you like. I have some catching up to do too. Mustering now finished for 5/6 weeks so housework and gardening to catch up on among other things. Don't stress too much about being behind we all have other lives to lead too.
Great capture of the poor thing. I guess even b utterflies tongues come out and hang there when they die? Ugh. but he is so bright and pretty! You did that focus thing that really made this shot. Fav for me!
OMG wow! i was just looking through some of your thumbnails clicking on some of your recent pics (i'm sooooo behind!!!) and this jumped out at me! such an awesome shot!!!
poor thing is right :(
But you managed to take something dead, and turn it into something beautiful!! lol. Its markings and colors are so pretty! great shot!
Keep up the good work, you macro work is really good
I love the colors and you are right about viewing large - really pops. And I love Bon Jovi......
@kerristephens Thank you, Kerri! You're a sweetie!
@phil_howcroft Aww! Thank you, Phil! I back filled those pics you wanted to see in black and white and cropped. Always enjoy your comments and appreciate your visits! I must say though my photos are just what's available to me. I don't make the long trek to town much.
@groovygirlrn Thank you, Sheri! Appreciate your lovely comments! Just keep trying! We have the whole summer ahead of us! xo
@cdonohoue LOL! Thank you, Cathy! Really appreciate your humor and your visit!
@rockinrobyn You are too kind, Robyn! Thank you very much! I'm sure you would do just fine as your other pics already prove so!
@mantha Thank you for your lovely comments, Sam! Most appreciated!
@cmc1200 Aww! Thank you so much, Caryn!
@windridge Thank you, Susan! Appreciate your comments and visit!
@glb484 Appreciate your kind comments! Thank you, Gina!
@joeboxster LOL! Love that comment! Thank you so much, Joe!
@cromwell Ha ha! Great sense of humor, Cromwell! Thank you very much!
@justeddie Very kind of you, Eddie! Thank you so much!
@redrucksack Oh, Eva! Thank you for the fav and lovely comment! Grateful to you!
@maggiemae I like that "butterfly down." A much better title than the one I used! Thank you, Maggiemae!
@sugarmuser Wow! Thank you for the fav and the kind comments, Sharon! Most appreciated!
@steveh Appreciate every single word you wrote, Steve! Thank you so much!
@yonnie Thank you, Yvonne! Grateful for your comments and visit! Glad you liked the song, too!
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@debsulzberger Hang in there, Deb! I know you'll get it! Appreciate your comments and visit, as always! Thank you!
@swguevin LOL! You are the only one to say a thing about the tongue! Thank you, Sheila!
@vickisfotos LOL! I wanted folks to see that tongue! Thank you for your kind comments, Vicki! Always appreciated and grateful to have them! xo
@furrylens Thank you so much! Really appreciate your visit!
@ebdubay Appreciate your lovely comments! Thank you, Erinn!
@marybz LOL! Thank you very much, Mary!
@cindyrez Aww! Thank you, Cindy! Appreciate your lovely comments and visit! xo
@meisen325 Wow! Thank you for the fav and your wonderful comments, Monica! Always grateful to have them! xo
@tklein Thank you so much, Tina! Appreciate your comments and visit!
@lindag LOL! I know what you mean! Thank you, Linda!
@wannabe LOL! Glad I made you laugh, Catherine! Thank you for the fav, your great comments and visit! Always appreciate and always grateful to have them! xo
@sanfil Thank you very much, Sandra! I do appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic! Thank you for the follow, too! I will return the honors shortly!
@myautofocuslife A dead one won't move around on you! LOL! Thank you, Livia! Always enjoy your visit!
@lorihiro Thank you, ma'am! Always appreciate your comments and visit!
@deburahiru Aww! Thank you for your lovely comments, Deb! Always appreciated! xo
@horselover I agree, Jennifer! Thank you for the comments and visit! xo
@sassik Thank you for the lovely comments, Sassik! Most appreciated!
@orangecrush Thank you so much, Jerry!
@cocobella LOL! Thank you, Corinne! Always enjoy your visit! xo
@darsphotos Appreciate all your kind and lovely comments, Darlene! Thank you very much! xo
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@benthomas77 Thank you so much, Ben!
@pammerritt Such sweet and lovely comments! Thank you for the fav, your comments and visit, Pam! Most grateful to have them! xo
@simon0128 Thank you so much, Simon!
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@cimes1 Carole, you are the sweetest! Thank you for the fav, the lovely comments and visit! Most grateful to have them! xo
@litljen Thank you so much, Jennifer! Always appreciate your comments and visit! xo
@princesicita Wow! Thank you for your sweet and kind comments and the fav, Princess! Most grateful to have them! xo =)
@aleksandra Really appreciate your kind comments, Aleksandra! Thank you very much!
@annbo Thank you for the fav, your great comments and the visit, Ann! Most grateful to have them!
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@markbuehl Thank you very much, Mark!
@janturnbull What great comments! Thank you so much, Janet!
@cjphoto LOL! Thank you, Chris! Glad you could see the humor in it!
@dishaparekh176 Disha, you are so sweet! Thank you for the great comment, the fav and your visit! Most appreciated!
@lornavale Thank you very much, Barb! Always appreciate your comments and visit!
@rach57 Yes, ma'am! Thank you, Rachel! Your comments are always appreciated!
@earthbeone Thank you, Pamela!
@michaelelliott Thank you, Michael! You are too kind! Really am grateful for the fav, your comments and visit!
@robv Thank you very much! Appreciate your kind comments and info on the butterfly! I had no idea!
@linzi76 Thank you for the fav, lovely comments, follow and visit! Most appreciated and I will return the honors shortly!
@ozziehoffy Wow! Thank you so vey much for the fav, comments and visit! Most grateful to have them!
@nikkic Thank you so much! I really appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic!
@suek Thank you, Sue!
Nice shot
But you managed to take something dead, and turn it into something beautiful!! lol. Its markings and colors are so pretty! great shot!