Bordered Patch Butterfly
by Karen Slagle
Title
Bordered Patch Butterfly
Artist
Karen Slagle
Medium
Photograph - Photography-digital Art
Description
A Bordered Patch Butterfly feeding on a Russian Sage plant. I added a texture for a painterly feel. This was taken in my Texas garden.
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May 26th, 2012
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Comments (26)
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Fabulous treatment and a marvelous butterfly image. Love the colors an style Karen F/L
Bunny Clarke
What a gorgeous macro shot this is. The colors and the processing you used on this make it a masterpiece.
Nancy Kane Chapman
Back to the area where one "votes". I did mean to give all of your pieces votes...and I'm keeping more than one or two as favorites. This is definitely a favorite! F/V
Karen Slagle replied:
Aaww, thank you Nancy. I truly appreciate all of your kind comments, votes and faves. Glad you like my art.
Nancy Kane Chapman
Right down to the orange legs! Amazing. I like the contrasting colors. It's quite an unusual and rich combination.
Rebecca Sherman
Beautiful capture and brilliant processing. I've never seen a butterfly like this one; it's gorgeous!
Karen Slagle replied:
Thank you Rebecca. I never paid alot of attention to butterflies before and did not realize how many varieties there were.
Bob Orsillo
I like the square format for this photograph. The texture give this a dream like feeling that is delightful to look at. - v/f
Diane Schuster
Gorgeous butterfly, one of my favorite summer things is to see butterflies in the garden! Dee
Karen Slagle replied:
Thank you Diane. Butterflies are slow coming this year, hope later on will be better.
Lianne Schneider
I have never seen a macro this good Karen. I don't know what lens/camera you are using but you certainly have mastered this art! Too glorious for words actually. And the textured background - just a perfect choice. Simply stunning. F/V
Karen Slagle replied:
Thank you Lianne, I so appreciate your visit and comments. This was taken with a Nikon D300. The lens I use for macros is a Micro Nikkor 105mm, 2.8 lens. It's made for macro photography.