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cannlvr says:

nice saturated colors and great DoF too
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

suesue2 says:

Gorgeous!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

(: Petra :) says:

Wow, well done.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

trykemom says:

Sorry, saw this after the comment. Very nice.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotofever says:

Beautiful! Nice warm earth tones.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

salgal says:

this is really an awesome picture, you are sooo good
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

great crop. it really makes the photograph. this is a common buckeye... in all the years I lived back east I'd only seen one, and unfortunately it was too fleeting to take a picture. fantastic job!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Philippe Sainte-Laudy says:

Great!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

w says:

Wow! Incredible shot and beautiful butterfly- what great colors!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Natascha2010 says:

Very beautiful and colourful, great!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew Pescod says:

fantastic shot, very beautiful
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Life in the Pumpkin Shell says:

Stop shooting butterflies!! Dagnabit, you're good at everything!
(It's okay, folks. I'm his competitive sister.)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Gerard Bijvank says:

Wow, very beautiful and great details and colors. Great Job.
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fervus says:

your lens has very nice bokeh, and I like the color treatment...

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Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

My Symbiosis says:

Lovely! Well done on the crop :) and the dof is wonderful now :>

Thank you for sharing!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Skyburst says:

Fantastic a wonderful shot so colourful and great detail ;-) well done superb.

Steve.

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Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

wir-click-wir says:

Excellent detail. I love how the colors on the butterfly are accentuated by the background. The depth of field is quite amazing. Great work. =)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

RicKarr says:

Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Sunchime says:

wonderful
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Peter Liu says:

Wonderful work!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

greeneyes33748 says:

This is BEAUTIFUL!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Roantrum says:

Really nice with an excellent combination of colours on the butterfly and flower.

The World Through My Eyes
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kumi says:

Nice capture!!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Visual Communicator says:

i like the deatails :D

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Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Flávio Cruvinel Brandão says:

One of the most beautiful butterflies that I saw! Wonderful! Fantastic! Favorite! A1F1.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

alight says:

Fauvist painters must've seen a butterfly like this!...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Anduze traveller says:

Lovely one! I like the dof you chose
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AlexYoung says:

This is outstanding.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Ania^R & Vincey says:

This was voted a HIT from Hit, Miss or Maybe
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

vanouxe says:

** This was voted a hit from Hit, Miss or Maybe **
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

(: Petra :) says:

My second comment, but it´s worth it.
I love the colours. It´s a very nice photo.
Congrats.

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Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Perfection is a fault [deleted] says:

The only Matt Clark I know is a wine importer to the UK!! Gotta vote this a HIT
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

jodi_tripp says:

Fantastic capture! Well done.

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Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kyríl says:

Please consider adding this to the Bokeh: Smooth & Silky pool. Thanks!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

aumbody images says:

Wow, an amazing shot, the crop works really well !!!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

newlight2 says:

This is a wonderful photo! Very nice work!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

MarXie says:

such a beauty!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Tony George says:

Well balanced saturation
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

svetslike says:

Beautiful colors! Nice shot!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

G0Da says:

Thats a really cool one. Great shot.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

JRmanNn says:

OH man, that's gorgeous! Looks like an indian painting. That's a nice butterfly. Great capture.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Mike Cohn says:

Beautiful rich colors on the butterfly. Great catch!
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Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Catrina Stearns says:

OMG this is a beautiful butterfly. Great capture. The colors and shapes on it are just amazing. Very pretty!!! Return from Pay It Forward
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

kayodeok says:

Beautiful colors!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Gypsy Flores Photography says:

I really like your animal photo!
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Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Tut99 (Roger) says:

This is an impressive photo and I'm happy that it is included in Spectacular Animals.

Why not go through your Favorites and see if you have some world class animal photos to invite to the group.

(Spectacular Animals)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

jodi_tripp says:

It is a tragic loss for the flickr community that this fell out of explore...

Mourning the loss of your Explore photos
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Gypsy Flores Photography says:

I agree with Jodi.

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Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ucumari says:

This is spectacular!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

noahg. says:

I agree; excellent photo!

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Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

o-rusty-nail says:

Just incrediblelooking colors and shot. So clear
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

sure2talk says:

Brilliant macro - the details are so clear. Great dof.
Phenomenal Photos FAVE
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

leaders says:

Amazing color and detail! Quality capture.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

macropoulos says:

Excellent butterfly capture! What an amazing species!
30 faves, 30 comments and 300 views
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

weeklymg says:

Hi. I wanted to let you know that I'm using this photo, in accordance with the Creative Commons license, on my blog: weeklymobilegoodies.blogspot.com
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

katieb49(Have a Blessed Christmas) says:

Gorgeous!!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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