Float Like a Butterfly
Uploaded: January 19, 2014 04:02:10
This Paper Kite Butterfly (aka Rice Paper), native to Southeast Asia, had landed on the window at the Butterfly House in Dallas - A beautiful Winter day blue sky made for a perfect background!
Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm. ISO 100, Late-Morning, 1/500 @ f5.6, EC -1/3
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Carolyn M. Fletcher
January 19, 2014
Randy K. Baldwin January 19, 2014
Right Place At The Right Time! Wonderful Image Jeff! #10950707
Tammy M. Anderson
January 19, 2014
Avril Young January 19, 2014
wow, lucky you..wonderful capture and detail Jeff... #10950714Colette M. Metcalf January 19, 2014
A beauty, Jeff! Wonderful capture. #10950744Tiia Vissak January 19, 2014
a beautiful image! #10950753Gord MacEachern January 19, 2014
Beautiful model Jeff, great capture!! #10950772Anita Hogue January 19, 2014
The perfect background for this beautiful butterfly! Beautiful capture, Jeff! #10950794Jyri Vissak January 19, 2014
Well seen and presented! #10950800Robert R. Goodman January 19, 2014
Hi Jeff,Excellent capture my friend.Congratulations on your POTD!!!! #10950815
Mitch Spence
January 19, 2014
Monnie Ryan January 19, 2014
It must have seen you coming with your camera! Just beautiful, Jeff! #10950865Ujjwal Mukherjee January 19, 2014
Beautiful light and capture,Jeff!! #10950875John Connolly January 19, 2014
Luck was on your side the day you captured this beauty Jeff! What a remarkable image! #10950931
Bojan Bencic
January 19, 2014
Ermanno Radice January 19, 2014
Wonderful capture and light, great image! #10951040
Ann H. Belus
January 19, 2014
Marcel J. Fernandez January 19, 2014
A very sweet shot, Jeff. #10951058Stephen Zacker January 19, 2014
Beautiful. Like your title also #10951137Carol L. Fowler January 19, 2014
Beautiful capture! Great background too. #10951166
Mary Dimitriw
January 19, 2014
Robert K. Bemus
January 19, 2014
Terry Cervi
January 19, 2014
Rudi Reiner
January 19, 2014
Nadia Paul January 20, 2014
Gorgeous capture Jeff! #10951435frank w. degenhardt January 20, 2014
It could not have gone more perfect for you Jeff. What a gorgeous picture of this butterfly and have to love the blue sky background. Its markings and colors are beautiful. Added to that is the exceptional details you bring out. So pretty. #10951444
Jeff Robinson
January 20, 2014
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer January 20, 2014
It couldn't be more perfect, Jeff. #10951624Rod Partington January 20, 2014
What more can I say? Great image Jeff! #10951641
Martha R. Mazon
January 20, 2014
Katherine Kuhn January 20, 2014
Beautiful color & detail, Jeff! What a cooperative subject to flatten him/herself against the perfect background with perfect lighting! #10951722
Nancy L. Green
January 20, 2014
Emile Abbott
January 20, 2014
Jeffrey R. Bange January 20, 2014
Beautiful find and capture Jeff. #10952375Lyn Darlington January 21, 2014
Amazing! #10952441
Jeff Robinson
January 21, 2014
Nadine A. Lewis January 21, 2014
I never would have thought this was a kite!!! AWESOME capture, Jeff!!!! <>< #10952593
Guy D. Biechele
January 21, 2014
Marilyn K. Lincecum
January 21, 2014
Deborah Lewinson
January 21, 2014
Jeff Robinson
January 22, 2014
Laura E. Swan
January 22, 2014
I have never seen a butterfly in the air with the sky like this in the BG and wide opened wings. If this were my image all would know I did some magic on it...but your magic usually seems to happen right at the camera. I bow to your work!
Great job, Jeff!
-Laura :) #10953454
Kathy Reeves January 22, 2014
Excellent work, Jeff! Perfect! #10953608Thomas E. Hinds January 22, 2014
Fabulous capture, Jeff! Great timing! #10953685
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
January 23, 2014
Jeff Robinson
January 24, 2014
Carrie M. Groseclose January 24, 2014
WOW!!! Absolutely stunning! #10955090
Jeff Robinson
January 25, 2014
Jill Odice
January 25, 2014
Jeff Robinson
January 26, 2014
Val Feldman
January 28, 2014
Jeff Robinson
January 29, 2014
Pat Abbott
February 26, 2014
Usman M. Bajwa
February 26, 2014
UB. #10985826
Nadia Paul February 26, 2014
Congrats on this beautiful finalist Jeff! #10985858Robert R. Goodman February 26, 2014
A big congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!! #10986814
Deborah Lewinson
February 26, 2014
Congratulations! #10987050
Michelle Alton February 27, 2014
Fabulous, Jeff. Congratulations on your finalist! #10987569JO ANN CLEVELAND February 27, 2014
PERFECTION! Superb finalist, congrats Jeff!jo ann c. #10987632
Emile Abbott
February 27, 2014
Jeff Robinson
February 28, 2014
Nikki McDonald
February 28, 2014
Jeff Robinson
March 01, 2014
Guy D. Biechele
March 01, 2014
Jeff Robinson
March 02, 2014
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