Most Welcome Photobomber by taffy

Most Welcome Photobomber

Scene: Outdoors, small garden, photographer needs a macro for ONS8, but has no time at all to really do it justice.
Photographer thought, driving action: "I'll take a macro of the pink flower -- that should work, and it won't take long and I'll just post early."
Body language: a little rushed and slightly guilty for not putting more effort into shot
Action, Setting 1: Photographer carefully focuses on flower. As she is about to shoot, beautiful butterfly or moth or whatever this is, lands on flower and looks directly into ALREADY FOCUSED camera lens. Photographer snaps photo. Take 3 other shots.
Action, Setting 2: Quickly downloads photo into camera. Smiles but at the same time thinks must take her time to do a little cropping so will not be able to post early afterall.
Action, Setting 3 next day: Finally crops two photos, makes decision about which one, and posts, so grateful for photobombing pretty thing.
AND, so thankful to my 365 friends for commenting and fav'ing the shot of Bella in the sunset. It made it to TT!!
And happy proposal is almost done...will be done by Monday's deadline. Will be able to catch up on 365 next week.
How perfectly timed. What a Godsend. Fav!!
July 18th, 2014  
Lovely detail in the eyes and light on the wings.Fianthus is one of my favorite flowers .lovely
July 18th, 2014  
Some days, better lucky than good! Or... a better idea... success is when opportunity meets preparation. :) Nice shot.
July 18th, 2014  
wonderful shot! striking colors!
July 18th, 2014  
Lovely shot. Glad it all worked out! Good when it does that.
July 18th, 2014  
Beautiful
July 18th, 2014  
So pretty! Glad everything worked out
July 18th, 2014  
I enjoy reading what your write as much as I enjoy looking at what you photograph. What a fantastic photobomb.
July 18th, 2014  
It may be serendipity but you still had to take the shot and this is marvellous.
July 18th, 2014  
Great happenstance. We should all have photo bombers like that! Glad the work is going well. Sounds like your cold's much better. I love the picture, the marking on the wings make me think of the pleating in a fan. Wonderful. Fav
July 18th, 2014  
Lee
Fabulous shot.
July 18th, 2014  
Mat
Fantastic!
July 18th, 2014  
Great shot, lovely focus and details on the butterfly
July 18th, 2014  
Wonderful detail
July 18th, 2014  
Great details
July 18th, 2014  
Kim
Excellent shot, amazing clarity and detail
July 18th, 2014  
lovely detail, perfectly sharp
July 18th, 2014  
That is amazing! Fav
July 18th, 2014  
Lovely shot
July 18th, 2014  
Beautiful shot, what great timing.
July 18th, 2014  
Fantastic timing, great macro
July 18th, 2014  
I love it when this happens - landing right in front of the camera. Perhaps you were thinking butterfly thoughts and they knew to come?
July 18th, 2014  
Lovely macro, nice detail.
July 18th, 2014  
Love this shot - and your commentary! Both were very entertaining.
July 18th, 2014  
And it DID work! Yayyy! Fav
July 19th, 2014  
Wow perfect timing. beautiful
July 19th, 2014  
Sometimes things do work out.
July 19th, 2014  
Great shot!
July 19th, 2014  
Best photobomber ever!
July 19th, 2014  
I laughed out loud (really!) at your blow by blow description of how this shot was taken. Serendipitous perhaps, but the finished product certainly turned out very well, and a definite fav for me.
July 19th, 2014  
Wow! That's a very happy photobomb! Awesome!
July 19th, 2014  
Great story but you forgot the part about baiting the pink flower with something to attract the butterfly thing. Never reveal all your secrets. LOL
July 19th, 2014  
Oh lucky you. Stunner.
July 19th, 2014  
@kathiecb Haha, Kathy, if only I'd been that smart or proactive!! This was luck, pure and simple, but I was quite happy about it!!
July 19th, 2014  
This is beautiful.
July 19th, 2014  
Stunning macro. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
July 19th, 2014  
a lovely macro, and I like the wing detail.
July 19th, 2014  
Beautiful! Love the colors!
July 19th, 2014  
Delicate colour in that photobomber.
July 19th, 2014  
Great shot! Great timing!
July 19th, 2014  
Gorgeous little fellow and looks so lovely on the pink flower!
July 19th, 2014  
Great capture.
July 19th, 2014  
Great fortune and great capture! Congrats with the TT!
July 19th, 2014  
Wonderful capture - what a fabulous photobomb!! Congrats on TT!!
July 19th, 2014  
instant fav
July 20th, 2014  
@pamknowler Thanks so much Pam!!
July 20th, 2014  
Aw, stunning. Perfect butterfly shot. Fav.
July 20th, 2014  
Great timing....beautiful shot.....a FAV!! Thank God for little things.....in our macro lenses! ;-)
July 22nd, 2014  
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