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Uploaded: 08/16/12 7:21 PM GMT
The Monarch Butterfly
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This close up capture was done using the sigma 17-70 lens, and did crop the image some.

Thanks for commenting my friends.

Tigs♥ =^..^=

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.Joanie
08/16/12 7:47 PM GMT
Even its body is so defined! This is really something Sandi. Beautiful comp, color and such a great background for color! Outstanding!!!!
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Four eyes are better than two.
.avedeloff
08/16/12 7:50 PM GMT
Beautiful colors on his wings. A great close up capture.
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"Hurry to meet Death before your place is taken."
::0930_23
08/16/12 8:09 PM GMT
It looks so good full screen Tigz. I think it is showing off.

TicK


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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::ovar2008
08/16/12 8:15 PM GMT
Stunning shot Sandi.
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::biffobear
08/16/12 8:53 PM GMT
Marvelous detail...R.
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
::Inkeri
08/16/12 8:59 PM GMT
Outstanding photo,Sandi.Beautiful colors on the wings,and Lovely light.
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::Ramad
08/16/12 9:18 PM GMT
Wonderful close-up and beautiful colours in the butterfly image. Clear details on the butterfly too.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
.BossCamper
08/16/12 11:07 PM GMT
What a great image!
I LOVE it...!
I come here, first time in months to post an image, and what is the first image I see?
The same kind of insect that I'm posting!
LOL

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~Loris~
.Roseman_Stan
08/17/12 12:14 AM GMT
Wow what a shot Sandi!! Building up a pool of shots for another of your fine calendar creations perhaps??
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All I know is, I am not home yet, This is NOT my Home. Take this World, & Give me Jesus... Building 429
.Jimbobedsel
08/17/12 12:34 AM GMT
An absolute beauty, Sandi. If this isn't perfect, it's pretty durn tootin' close!
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.marcaribe
08/17/12 12:35 AM GMT
Wonderful view of the mighty Monarch with his wings fully opened Sandi!
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Please Join The Caedes Kiva Team
::LakeMichigan
08/17/12 1:20 AM GMT
Gorgeous shot.... amazing color and detail.
Very well done, Sandi !
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I would travel only by horse, if I had the choice. ~ Linda McCartney ~
.Starglow
08/17/12 1:36 AM GMT
How perfect is this capture. Wonderful detail.
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::Dunstickin
08/17/12 6:03 AM GMT
Well spread out and well captured with great detail
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.koca
08/17/12 8:38 AM GMT
Another wonderful image of these colorful beauties.
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.Tedi
08/17/12 9:22 AM GMT
This is real beauty. Excellent close up and great colors.
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::SEFA
08/17/12 9:59 AM GMT
A perfect butterfly photo Sandi.
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SEFA
.icedancer
08/17/12 4:47 PM GMT
Brilliant close up and looks amazing in view screen, Bravo, perfectly captured
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Have a Sunny Day
::vangoughs
08/17/12 11:44 PM GMT
Sweet Details!!
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::LynEve
08/18/12 11:51 AM GMT
Perfect Sandi !!
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My thanks to all who leave comments for my work and to those of you who like one enough to make it a favourite. To touch just one person that way makes each image worthwhile. . . . . . . . . .. . . . "The question is not what you look at, but what you see" ~ Marcel Proust
::egggray
08/18/12 6:00 PM GMT
Fantastic detail, very well done.
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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” - Ernst Haas
::Fifthbeatle
08/19/12 12:46 AM GMT
You have a sharp eye and a keen sense of the way it oughta'be
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I Love Cloudy Days
::mschaper
08/19/12 4:21 PM GMT
Beautiful capture. Great details and color
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.Tootles
08/20/12 9:02 PM GMT
I envy your ability to take these photos... this one is nicely composed!
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::luckyshot
08/25/12 12:21 AM GMT
Sandi - A screen full of beautiful color and graceful shapes. Thad
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine The Earth without art is just 'eh'.
.WENPEDER
08/26/12 3:25 AM GMT
Superb capture! Great clarity, perfect background blurring, love the contrast in bright colors! Wendy
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