Monarch Butterfly, Male (Danaus plexippus), Western Region Monarch, photographed at the Butterfly Alive Exhibit at the Santa Barbarba Museum of Natural History
Taken at the Butterfly Alive exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History www.sbnature.org/exhibits/butterflies/. Most of the butterflies in Butterfly Pavilion are native to the state of Florida, with a few exceptions. You can walk through the Pavilion experiencing the butterflies as they land on nearby Florida native flowers and if you stand still they will take rest on you. Taken with Canon 1D Mark III w/300mm f/2.8 L IS + 25mm +12mm extension tubes and 580 EX II Flash manual mode 1/4 power for fill.
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howardignatius, Frank217, dianejp, Diane G...., and 17 other people added this photo to their favorites.
robbishopphotography (47 months ago | reply)
Wow! What a great series, Kevin! Wonderful lighting, composition, and detail.
catchlightdon (47 months ago | reply)
like the bokeh and composition of this
Otter Lover 4ever [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
What you could not wait till today to go with the rest of us. There were so many and they were so beautiful. Nice job! I love the colors here, so bright.
Frank217 (47 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!!! Excellent shot.
pieceoflace (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot.
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dianejp (47 months ago | reply)
These are three absolutely gorgeous shots of butterflies and flowers in this series. Kevin, you never cease to amaze! Great job.
Atalanta#5 (47 months ago | reply)
This is really an excellent shot!
Seen in Butterflies' Elegance
Stunning!!!! What a great shot
Don Delaney (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot Kevin!
jkirkhart35 (47 months ago | reply)
Wow, They were really flying about, Kevin. You did not have a lot of time for any of these. Very nicely done. Love the detail and how you made each one "pop". Congratulations.
connie-and-etcyl (47 months ago | reply)
The beautiful butterfly - the sum of fragility and grace - Three beauties. Well done Kevin.
Diane G.... (47 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
Bravo!
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António Guerra (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture!!!
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pieceoflace (47 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing with the group.
This is really an excellent shot!
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samialsuliman (47 months ago | reply)
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bow'tai'ed (47 months ago | reply)
STUNNING! Beats my butterfly garden pics by a mile LOL
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Wonderful!
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Jason Johnston/jaj photography (47 months ago | reply)
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Päivi ♪♫ (47 months ago | reply)
Very pretty-lovely photo :)
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Delicious Monster (47 months ago | reply)
Awesome macro!! Amazing!!!
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-Siep- (47 months ago | reply)
Terrific.
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~ C-L-K ~ (47 months ago | reply)
Breathtaking!
grandmasandy+chuck (47 months ago | reply)
Love the detail and colors. Amazing shot.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bokeh Masters, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
this is great.
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langkawi (47 months ago | reply)
Great shot; wonderful bokeh!
You are a master of Bokeh! Thanks for sharing your photo in the Bokeh Masters pool!
Dogeed (47 months ago | reply)
Joli papillon. Belles couleurs.
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Tommy Bass (46 months ago | reply)
Fantastic, fantastic shot!!!! Congrats!
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nichollwilliams (46 months ago | reply)
superb shot
NaturalLight (46 months ago | reply)
A terrific image, but I'm thinking this is a queen butterfly, a monarch mimic.
tookytooky (40 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!
Camilinhah1 (34 months ago | reply)
very beautiful!!!
pkotegorov (31 months ago | reply)
I used your butterfly on
Thanks for sharing
Donald Quintana (30 months ago | reply)
Beautiful, What rich colors. I'm marking this as a favorite and an example of what to strive towards. Very inspiring.
mikebaird (23 months ago | reply)
Kevin, another well-deserved ranking amongst the "most interesting" in the photomorrobay pool I noticed
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