Beauty and the Beast

Artist: Adam Gormley
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Beauty and the Beast

Australia Zoo, Asian Elephant rear, with butterfly :) Canon 50D, 85mm.

Beauty and the Beast belongs to the following groups:

Complex Simplicity of Art, Animal Kingdom, Elegant Elephants!, Just Brown, Miniatures and Mammoths, Nature's Wonders, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄ and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required) Available for sale as

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Karri Klawiter

LOL Nice shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you Karri :)
Sharon Perrett

LOL, love the title, very cute :))
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you Sharon :)
Gene Walls

Nice!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Gene mate :)
Rick Lawler

“Does this butterfly make my butt look big?” Great shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe! Thanks a bunch Rick :)
Cindirelli

Now that’s what I call a kiss!!! LOL Nice shot, Adam! ~|}:)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Cindi, appreciate the comment :)
Marion Cullen

LOL, what a great shot. One in a million!
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you very much :)
Kate Adams

Great shot Adam!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Kate :)
Michael McCasland

This is a very sweet photograph.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Michael :)
Agnes McGuinness

Fabulous capture. A real one-off. Agnes xx
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Agnes :)
shalayne

awesome shot, very cool
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much :)
joyousmoon

Great shot…totally unique!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Pamela, appreciated :)
Anne-Marie Lad...

LOL!! What a great shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you Anne-Marie :)
TsipiLevin

Great shot :-)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much :)
jinney

Awesome Adam!
Class and ass!
Lol!
Beautiful work!
-jinney
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Jinney :)
Lori Peters

Awesome capture. xo
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you very much Lori :)
lorilee

Oh my!!!!!!!! A fabulous capture!!!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Lorilee :)
Auntymazza

Nice shot, he think he needs ponds
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, he definately needs a bath :)
Marlboroman

Cool Shot Adam.. You have a flare for the wild life
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mate :)
Visual Inspi...

Oh this is priceless!!! Instant favorite!! Great capture Adam! ;0) rhonda
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so much for the comment :)
Sooty6

who said you could use my butt in this picture !! hehe.
Nice
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe Sooty, thanks :)
str8upghetto

more like “Booty and the Beast” hahaa
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, takes up the entire frame, that’s for sure :)
Suzanne D Jaes...

Hehe Great Shot Adam … :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Suzanne :)
Wendy Slee

This is just glorious! In every way!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Wendy :)
Harald Gick

Great shot!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you Harald :)
Nancy Chambers

Now that’s a once in a lifetime shot Adam. Nice job!!! :)

Love the title!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Nancy :)
Tracy Faught

Adorable! Just way to perfect! LOVE it!!! :D
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks you very much Tracy :)
Stephen Thomas

This photo bring a smile to the face! Wonderful picture! MY BUBBLESITE
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Stephen :)
heeb

Ha! This is great! You have a good sense of humor!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks a bunch :)
Cydell

love this capture, and what an amazing animal the elephant is. wonderful work.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Cydell :)
jansnow

How adorable, great capture!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so much Jan! :)
ltruskett

love this too…...............such a small delicate creature sits so comfortably with one of nature’s giants….........
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mate, I love this shot :)
nicephore

Opposites attract, I’d say! Lovely, puts a smile on my face.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks for the comment :)
catherine walker

wow…how’s that a totally amazing photo..well done!!...funny too!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Catherine :)
monaiman

What amazing capture !!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much :)
aussiedi

WOW.. this is an amazingly cute shot..love it.

Di
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Di :)
dolphinkist

Well, I think everyone else has already said anything I was thinking. This is just awesome. A great capture and something I have to say I have never seen before…and I don’t think it likely I’ll see again in the future!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the kind words :)
klezedawg

I always knew we weren’t the only creatures on earth to adorn body art, great capture
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks very much :)
Josie Eldred

Haha, this is hilarious, what a great capture.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much iltby :)
horsegoggles

What a great capture!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much :)
Dane Austin

Classic!! That’s great! :) :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Dane :)
Brandie1

This is so adorable.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much :)
Lynn Stratton

This is great! Talk about being in the right place at the right time. I am sure the Zoophoria group would absolutely love to have this in their gallery. :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks for the heads up on the group and lovely comment Lynn :)
Chrisy

Great shot…now which is the beauty and which the beast…
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks Chrisy :)
KLiu

perfect timing! great shot
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch KLiu :)
Uta Mooney

hehehe gotta love a big bottom
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, I had to laugh :)
Keith Smith

Awsome animal and nature shots you have Adam, excellent work!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Keith :)
poupoune

Wonderful pic, simply wonderful!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much :)
Peri

How cool is that!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Peri :)
bicyclegirl

What a great smile maker…. it’s perfect!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks, I agree, makes me smile :)
Jonicool

This is too great! Nice work :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Joni :)
Mary Campbell

Brilliant, what a great capture.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Mary :)
LeeMascarello

What a great and humorous shot. This should be a poster somewhere.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Lee, I have printed a bunch of them up in my internet cafe, good sellers :)
Cassey

If dimples are where the angels kiss us, what is it when a butterfly kisses an elephant? According to this photo, magic. lol. Funny and beautiful.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Cassey :)
belle2593

Your title couldn’t say it any better, lol.
The butterfly is lovely.
I like how you can see every wrinkle in the elephant.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a million Belle :)
Megan Martin

Oh my gosh!!! This is AWESOME!!!! You were really in the right place at the right time for this one! PERFECT capture Adam! INSTA-FAV!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a million Megan :)
laureenr

Awesome Adam. What a fantastic shot.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Laureen :)
Kathryn Potempski

Incredibly beautiful!
This is as good as it gets! I really like the composition…... What can I say! Everyone has said it Congratulations Adam
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Kathryn, appreciate your comments :)
ofeelia

hahaha i love this one ! great work ! hahahaha
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks for the comment :)
cammiecakes

Haha awesome
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much :)
Sherry Osborn

Did you photoshop the butterfly on his butt?
Adam Gormley replied

Nope, I don’t own photoshop :( I bought a version second hand, and it was a fake! I was so upset… Saving to buy it next!
DiEtte Henderson

This is hilarious, but adorable. Nicely captured.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks DiEtte :)
Gail Bridger

Perfect….love it!! :)))
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gail :)
wildrider58

Great shot
Adam Gormley replied

Cheers mate! :)
cloudsdreams

who would have THUNK AND TRUNK REAR….awesome capture. love this. very grande’ the scale and feel. love elephants myself…..)))) wonderful. janet
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you very much for the comment Janet :)
John Beamish

Very cool :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks John :)
noeleenbv

Hee Hee, this is a such a cool shot, well done!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Noeleen :)
Christine Boretti

Very funny!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Christine :)
Farras Abdelnour

two extremes! clever and beautiful capture!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Farras :)
blaueaster

lol …
what a funny idea :D
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks for the comment :)
Kenny Gulley Jr.

haha just brilliant!
love it the beauty and ugly
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks a million Kenny :)
Mohammad Khaksar

wow perfect timing dude…what a great tittle!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks a bunch mate :)
gerrardt

Nice Butt!! LOL…
Adam Gormley replied

hehe, thanks Gerrard :)
Ginny York

LOLOL How many times will you ever see this??? hahaha You sure were at the right place at the right time Adam. Way to go!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Ginny! :)
CazzieCreations

LOL thanks for the smiles Adam :0)) Great capture!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, no worries Cazzie, thanks for stopping by :)
DaveBassett

Fantastic capture Adam.
Not sure if I would like to be the butterfly. Looks like a dangerous landing field.
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks a bunch Dave! :)
FlowersEtc

LOL, Absoutely perfect and SOooooo funny. “Funny Fanny” :<)
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks a bunch :)
EmeraldSun

Ha,ha,ha!~~-Now THIS is CUTE!!!~~-Wonderful shot!!!!~~—Hugzzz~~—Bea :D))XXX
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Bea :)
Susanne Correa

how cute!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Susanne :)
Scott d'Almeida

awesome cheers;
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Scott mate :)
invisible

WHAT A FANTASTIC SHOT and ARTWORK ADAM ! YOU ARE A WINNER ! WELL WELL DONE !
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks for the kind words, appreciated! :)
invisible

ONE MORE THING ! COCTEAU YOU !;-))))))))
bev langby

wow this is popular and im not surprised its just stunning a once in a life time shot , cool
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so much Bev, appreciated! :)
Margaret Harris

I was wondering if you put that butterfly on the tiger but now I know you did..lol…this shot is priceless….Love your work!!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, thanks a million Margaret :)
Luann wilslef

Perfect time and place..great shot
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Luann :)
CherilynJoy

You’ve got to be kidding! Great shot of a rare moment.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Cherilyn! :)
moonlight

wonderful
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Moonlight! :)
LoreLeft27

oooh this is cool
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much! :)
Babbler

ha ha ha funny !
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Babbler! :)
Lance Leopold

Fabulous!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Lance mate! :)
Olga

Hilarious!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Olga! :)
Ciska

LOL what a fantastic shot and great title, well done!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Ciska! :)
auntydakine

too funny
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Auntydakine! :)
JennyDean

Adam what about this for the Queensland butterfly challenge???? It’d get my vote for sure! :)))))
Adam Gormley replied

What group is that in Jenny, I’ll add it for sure :) Thanks for that!
JennyDean

Queensland Group :))) too cool, not many entries so far, that’d be great.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Jenny :)
steppeland

Great catch! Definite fav for me :D
a~m .

Well Done Adam!
piacere

Fantastic!
Stephen Thomas

Awesome and unique photo!
a~m .

Well Done Again!