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Vanessa cardui
Rimrock, Arizona
November, 2013
No, we're not wintering in Arizona. We were visiting friends north of Phoenix in early November, and there were loads of these lovely butterflies on my friend's desert aster. I posted a few shots at the time, but somehow this one has been sitting in my files for four months. It's my favorite of all the shots I got that day. I guess I was saving it for last, and then forgot about it! :P
Comments (29)
photosynthesis
A beautiful trio of butterflies that really contrast very nicely against that very dark background. And the flowers complete the composition, of course. Wonderful shot...
Faemike55
Just rub it in! great capture Tara!
jocko500
real good work
Djavad
Une chatoyante envolée de lumière et de couleur, hum, cela sent bon le printemps
Wolfenshire
I saw the title and was like, why? It's all rattlesnakes and scorpions. Cool butterflies.
durleybeachbum
Fabulous composition. Makes me excited and expectant about the arrival of our Painted Ladies from the continent. Some years there is a much bigger influx than others.
jayfar
Very beautiful Tara and like Andrea I am waiting for our influx.
alanwilliams
what a stunner, oh so beautiful
Juliette.Gribnau
one of your best photo's !! stunning. The datk background adds to the beauty
anmes
Beautiful image
dochtersions
Such a happy picture, with a great impression of happiness, at least that's the feeling I get, when admiring these lovely butterflies and flowers. How is it possible you could forget to upload this very special one, dear Tara?
kenmo
Very beautiful....
SunriseGirl
This shot was certainly worth waiting for...I am very glad you did not forget it entirely. Thanks for sharing.
prutzworks
xlt composition
casmindo
Just a beautiful picture!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Three painted ladies, we are lucky if we see one now and again these days. Nice work.
helanker
AW! How could you forget that? :-) Absolutely a perfect shot. Love it !!
bebopdlx
Beautiful photo-work.
Katraz
Nice composition and a lovely sight, we saw our first butterfly's this year in the UK.
MrsRatbag
What a marvelous sight to see! And a beautiful shot too, well done!
pimanjc
Gorgeous!
wysiwig
How nice of them to pose for you. Absolutely beautiful work.
beachzz
it's always fun to rediscover these little gems and this is a beauty!!
faroutsider
These look just like African monarchs... Are you sure you didn't cross the Atlantic without realising?
kgb224
Amazing capture Tara. God bless.
moochagoo
Such a wonderful picture !
RodS
What a stunning capture, Tara! The lighting is just amazing - the butterflies seem to glow as if lighted from inside.
anahata.c
your silhouetting of the flowers against all that black is beautiful, Tara. Not the mere 'fact' that you did it, but how you did it. Beautifully massed, composed, seen, all of it. And the butterflies are all on the edges, which gives the flowers a kind of 'hug'. And your choice of black is perfect for the composition (whether the black was there, or you put it there---but even if it was there, you had to intensify it I assume, with your artist's eye) matches the deeper shadows in the butterflies and flowers themselves. Whenever an artist masses all of an image's subject into one corner, the rest of the image has to have presence, to balance. The stark, thick black does just that. Intuitive and beautiful, a beautiful image, Tara.
debbielove
Very good shot, stunningly clear and great colours.. Well caught Tara! Rob