Fly-In at the Air Field by auntietk
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We're visiting friends who live on a small air field in central Arizona. Apparently it's a popular place for many flying things! Here are two vanessa cardui, one colias cesonia, and ... ummm ... some sort of bee or hoverfly. Sorry about the vague ID. Figuring out two butterfly IDs was about my limit for critters, and I had no idea where to start with their smaller companion.
My friend has a lovely bushy desert aster at the end of her house, and it was covered in winged things today! I was thrilled to get a few good shots, since I've heretofore been spectacularly unsuccessful with the genre.
I took about 120 pictures of butterflies today, but narrowed it down to just a few. And yes, I'm going to show you more! I'm giddy with success. LOL! :)
Comments (31)
pimanjc
Terrific capture.
Faemike55
Fantastic capture of the flutterbys and the bee and the flowers and everything else looking forward to the other photos that you have
wysiwig
What a lovely harmonious image. Excellent composition and clarity.
junge1
Fantastic Tara. I can just imagine you sticking your camera right in the middle of thing and shoot away! Looks like you guys have luck with the weather. A beautiful capture!
jocko500
lovely shot of them
bebopdlx
Excellent and beautiful photo.
whaleman
You did spectacularly well with this one Tara, and the (almost) 2:1 ratio is quite fitting! Eminently frameable!
anianiani
stunning
ronmolina
Lovely shot!
durleybeachbum
So exciting! Lovely to see sunshine and insects, they are getting fewer here now.
beachzz
Wow, this is just gorgeous---how fun to find such beauties!!
Wolfenshire Online Now!
Cool capture. Really pretty.
photosynthesis
Wow, this is great - so bright, detailed & colorful. I'd say you are now spectacularly successful at shooting butterflies & I look forward to seeing the others...
SunriseGirl
Ditto above comments and thank you for sharing your lovely images. looking forward to more. :)
jayfar
A really lovely picture Tara. These are two Painted Ladies and a Clouded Yellow.
prutzworks
lovely copmposition
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. Three is a company. God bless.
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful !
Rob2753
I have the same problem just when you touch the shutter it's moved and when they don't move a closeup reveals they are slightly out of focus arggh, this one is bang on the money and a lovely composition too. Bravo :)
rickclark
I love the pictures you bring to us. Thanks. Rick
helanker
OHH MY!! This is just gorgeous, Tara. I really love this. Three in one shot. Perfect :-))))))))))))
helanker
No, four in one shot.... there is a bee too :)))
Ilona-Krijgsman
Such a lovely picture...lovely butterflies.....wish summer was back
miwi
Beautiful shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bmac62
Outstanding. Your focus makes me jealous:) No, really, hence a redo shooting butterflies this morning and complete agreement that manual focus is the only way to go to do this type of close-up justice. Your composition and postwork make this very special. And a new successful genre for you. Yay!
JuliSonne
Congratulations to your big selection. I find it hard to photograph butterflies. Because the little buggers keep still never really LOL Fantastic photo!
RodS
Well, it's good to see these lovelies were cooperative for you, Tara! This is a lovely, colorful and sharp as a tack capture - a real beauty, my dear friend!
PHELINAS
Spring is already there? Thank you Tara for these wonderful flowers and butterflies! Have a nice Sunday
moochagoo
The lighting is superb !
FredNunes
Stunning clarity... beautiful!
dochtersions Online Now!
120 butterfly pictures, you are a rich woman, Tara! This is looking such joyfully with all the colors of insects and flowers, my friend.