Gotcha

I chased this guy for half a mile before he allowed a few shots. I guess that's one way to get my exercise.

Thanks everyone for your very kind words.

[Amy Evans]

ooooh. Oh man, gotta fave this. What clarity! (lol about the exercise!)

[Yousef I]

fav for me
spectacular shot
I've done the same but never managed a good shot like this

[Rachel Bell]

haha well it was worth it, Perfect!

[Jann]

Well worth it!

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Fantastic color and detail :)

[K J Buehl]

Awesome Capture! You have an exceptional shot of the 'monarch'! YEA!

[elkehochban]

Gorgeous - in every way! Fave!

[mimo]

very beautiful macro! The colors are so attractive!!

[Howard Steele]

Nice shot

[Tanya]

how do you get such incredible clarity....he reminds me of when the boys were little...

[Mike Fitzgerald]

Great capture.

[Anne ❀]

awesome shot

[GINA]

Great capture Maggie, they are hard to get!!!! great colors and clarity!

[Michelle]

So lovely and love the bokeh. Into my fav's!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Laura Baker]

Your persistence paid off!

[Breanna Gard-Rodriguez]

lovely butterfly hun.

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Lovely shot; good you stuck with it.

[Trina P Holub]

Gorgeous! Well worth the challenge to get it! :-)

[jerry plume]

Beautiful capture!

[Judith Greenwood]

Fantastic catch - am I right in thinking they travel miles in a day? You could have got an awful lot of exercise!

[Norhan Eissa]

Beautiful ! love the soft Background

[Denise]

One of the last ones. Beautifully done.

[Charlene Barker]

Gorgeous! I love the soft colors in the background

[Peggy Scroggins]

Such a beautiful catch.

[Kirsty McLaughlan]

Absolutely fabulous

[Emer Hyland]

great story great picture.....worth chasing him for

[paula goff]

so pretty.....great way to get a workout!

[Kd Wallis]

gorgeous! it was worth the chase i would say! haha. this turned out so pretty! lovely colors!

[Agnes Zonnestraaltje]

amazing

[glynnis garrod]

Go Maggie ! I'm still chasing with no luck :-)Well done

[Alecio]

Perfect clarity and focus

[Penny Milner]

Beautiful!

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

Stunning detail. FAV because it is beautiful and for your chase!

[Michelle]

Oh so beautiful!

[Krista]

PRetty!

[Jennifer C]

sounds like hard work, beautiful result!!

[Naomi]

This is beautiful, so clea and I love the DOF.

[Pyrrhula]

Wow, great capture, so beautiful close up and focus

[Andy McAvoy]

That sure is one way to keep fit - and what a result. Beautiful shot.

[bernadette mcelligott]

another wow shot.

[Abraham Lincoln]

I have seen only two this year. And I think I posted both of them. One in early summer and one more recent. This is a nice photo.

[Rick Schies]

Well, your perseverance paid off. It is quite gorgeous

[Toni :)]

beautiful :)

[Tabbycat]

LOL! Perfectly captured!

[Robin]

Perfect shot of this beautiful butterfly.

[Joe Hagarty]

You give new meaning to the word "gotcha!"

[Shirley Chetwynd]

lovely colours here in the flower and butterfly

[littlec]

beautiful!

[Sharon]

Amazing DOF!

[Susan]

Awesome a fav.

[Kathryn Marshall]

Beautiful capture and composition!

[Mike Schwandner]

great shot

[Rach_who]

Lovely shot.

[cglist]

Beautiful!

[Zoe Ferrie]

Very beautiful, glad you finally got your shot!

[Alta D©]

Very pretty.

[Carolyn Sue]

very beautiful!

[Maggie]

I love photographing butterflies, but boy can it be hard to do! Great shot!

[Karen Sylvia]

Perfect dof. So pretty.

[Allison Williams]

You get an A for your relentless pursuit of excellence ( which, by the way, is the motto of a local car dealer here in Richmond.) anyway, i'm glad you didn't give up.

[Margaret Tryon]

@allie912 Allison, it sounds good put that way. Better than the crazy lady chasing a foolish butterfly. :-)

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Worth every step! Beautiful!

[B]

I have tried to take this shot so I know how very very hard it is to get. WOW.

[Leslie Manna]

It was certainly worth the jog, Maggie. This is sublime....perfect. Les x

[O Dono :D]

nice one! so pretty!