I’ve been trying all summer to get a shot like this of a butterfly but just as I focus, it flutters away! This photo is amazing for that reason and about a million other reasons. Gorgeous!
Penny in Co August 31st, 2011 @ 10:33 am
What an nice shot…interesting and appealing composition.
rikku August 31st, 2011 @ 10:52 am
Spectacularly beautiful. Do you mind if I use it as my desktop background?
Jessica August 31st, 2011 @ 11:08 am
Beautiful, would make a nice print!
shreve August 31st, 2011 @ 12:30 pm
r ~ go right ahead!
Pat D. August 31st, 2011 @ 12:43 pm
Beautiful!
Marg August 31st, 2011 @ 1:44 pm
But Shreve, it’s out of focus. Not trying to be mean but am puzzled.
Jackie August 31st, 2011 @ 2:05 pm
beautiful
Jo Davis August 31st, 2011 @ 2:27 pm
what a gorgeous shot!!!!
I’m sooooo very sorry about Ricardo :(
it’s truly heart breaking…
several years ago I lost two pet chickens, one I’d had for three years to my new neighbor’s Jack Russell’s (we hadn’t even met yet). We live in NH, right in the woods and we have Fischers, owls, hawks, fox, black bear, raccoons and coyotes too… Of course there’s always that chance to loose your live stock to a wild animal when you live amoungst them… but when it’s a neighbor’s domesticated animals it just isn’t right!!!!!
Patr August 31st, 2011 @ 3:43 pm
Marg – the lower wing in the shadow is in focus – the out of focus pieces are part of the intrest of the photograph…. What is in shadow is a little “mysterious”….
Shreve – your photography just inspires me each time you post… I’m so inspired that I’m condisering creating a daily photo blog myself. I am not 1/2 the photographer you are, but haveing a daily post to do will make me strive to improve.
shreve August 31st, 2011 @ 4:39 pm
p – get rid of the word ‘strive’ ~ in the act of doing it daily, you will improve! :)
Karen August 31st, 2011 @ 9:53 pm
Following on the heels of Ricardo’s violent end comes mention of a HUGE rainbow and now this lovely, lovely photograph. I’m glad the natural world is giving you gifts of such gentle beauty right now.
Steph in Oregon August 31st, 2011 @ 10:20 pm
I really like this photo.
The contrasts…soft and sharp focus, dark and light, delicate butterfly and sharp thistle
Janey September 1st, 2011 @ 5:38 am
Stunning!
Heidi September 1st, 2011 @ 9:44 am
Soooooooooooo Pretty!
Jenny C September 1st, 2011 @ 10:17 am
Astounding – yet another “miracle moment” captured by your camera.
I can only imagine that there are few things that would smell as good as a beloved bull’s big ol’ piny head. Ties with dry earth under fresh new rain, I think. Did you nap on Sir Baby’s back, with his head as your aromatherapy pillow?
Amanda September 1st, 2011 @ 5:47 pm
I never thought a thistle should be called a weed, they are too pretty and one of my favorite “flowers”. I’ve seen them called prairie flowers, which is what I like to call them. Such a pretty pic!
Bumblebee September 2nd, 2011 @ 1:53 pm
Lovely picture!!! Butterflies sure do LOVE thistles. There was one out here on the edge of the field and the Indigo bunting loved sitting on it, and so many butterflies visited the flowers. :)
Gertrud Stockton September 9th, 2011 @ 9:25 am
Shreve, Isn’t that thistle actually a wild artichoke?
grandma
August 31st, 2011 @ 10:21 am
I’ve been trying all summer to get a shot like this of a butterfly but just as I focus, it flutters away! This photo is amazing for that reason and about a million other reasons. Gorgeous!
August 31st, 2011 @ 10:33 am
What an nice shot…interesting and appealing composition.
August 31st, 2011 @ 10:52 am
Spectacularly beautiful. Do you mind if I use it as my desktop background?
August 31st, 2011 @ 11:08 am
Beautiful, would make a nice print!
August 31st, 2011 @ 12:30 pm
r ~ go right ahead!
August 31st, 2011 @ 12:43 pm
Beautiful!
August 31st, 2011 @ 1:44 pm
But Shreve, it’s out of focus. Not trying to be mean but am puzzled.
August 31st, 2011 @ 2:05 pm
beautiful
August 31st, 2011 @ 2:27 pm
what a gorgeous shot!!!!
I’m sooooo very sorry about Ricardo :(
it’s truly heart breaking…
several years ago I lost two pet chickens, one I’d had for three years to my new neighbor’s Jack Russell’s (we hadn’t even met yet). We live in NH, right in the woods and we have Fischers, owls, hawks, fox, black bear, raccoons and coyotes too… Of course there’s always that chance to loose your live stock to a wild animal when you live amoungst them… but when it’s a neighbor’s domesticated animals it just isn’t right!!!!!
August 31st, 2011 @ 3:43 pm
Marg – the lower wing in the shadow is in focus – the out of focus pieces are part of the intrest of the photograph…. What is in shadow is a little “mysterious”….
Shreve – your photography just inspires me each time you post… I’m so inspired that I’m condisering creating a daily photo blog myself. I am not 1/2 the photographer you are, but haveing a daily post to do will make me strive to improve.
August 31st, 2011 @ 4:39 pm
p – get rid of the word ‘strive’ ~ in the act of doing it daily, you will improve! :)
August 31st, 2011 @ 9:53 pm
Following on the heels of Ricardo’s violent end comes mention of a HUGE rainbow and now this lovely, lovely photograph. I’m glad the natural world is giving you gifts of such gentle beauty right now.
August 31st, 2011 @ 10:20 pm
I really like this photo.
The contrasts…soft and sharp focus, dark and light, delicate butterfly and sharp thistle
September 1st, 2011 @ 5:38 am
Stunning!
September 1st, 2011 @ 9:44 am
Soooooooooooo Pretty!
September 1st, 2011 @ 10:17 am
Astounding – yet another “miracle moment” captured by your camera.
I can only imagine that there are few things that would smell as good as a beloved bull’s big ol’ piny head. Ties with dry earth under fresh new rain, I think. Did you nap on Sir Baby’s back, with his head as your aromatherapy pillow?
September 1st, 2011 @ 5:47 pm
I never thought a thistle should be called a weed, they are too pretty and one of my favorite “flowers”. I’ve seen them called prairie flowers, which is what I like to call them. Such a pretty pic!
September 2nd, 2011 @ 1:53 pm
Lovely picture!!! Butterflies sure do LOVE thistles. There was one out here on the edge of the field and the Indigo bunting loved sitting on it, and so many butterflies visited the flowers. :)
September 9th, 2011 @ 9:25 am
Shreve, Isn’t that thistle actually a wild artichoke?
grandma