pollen party
today was a great day for butterflies being out in cades cove, finally had some flowers blooming. caught this bee hanging out with two black swallowtails and what looks like a great spangled frilitary
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Gary L. Suddath
Awesome shot,great job on spotting this.Wonderful composure an clarity
DataShine
How wonderful . . . it’s like four photos in one . . . great capture :-)
Annika Strömgren
Oh, what a lovely shot!!
John Davis
great capture, so full of life
Bonnie T. Barry
Wow! It’s a K-Mart blue light special—three for the price of one! This is a real treasure, Chris. And I love your title-Pollen Party. You’re too creative!
Christopher E...
thanks so much everyone, yep bonnie, when i saw all of them together on that one flower, the title came to mind..lol really appreciate the comments and feedback :)
Denzil
What a beautiful shot, love the composition and the clarity.
Maria Dryfhout
Was it by invitation only? Wonderful capture…
Joyce Dickens,...
This is just wonderful Chris….and so aptly titled. Well done, my friend!
whisperingruth
you must live in paradise Christopher . . . you have so many lovely subjects to shot! This is exquisite.
gladders
Gorgeous! Lovely shot in every way.
Marianne Vene...
Very beautiful Chris, spot on focus.
Robert Elliott
fantastic capture Chris!!!!
Kimberly Palmer
Guess I need some thistle in my backyard. ;-) Great capture!
cynthiab
wonderful to photograph 3 of these beautys
Christopher E...
thanks very much all..but dont forget about that little bee in there.lol was comical watching it dodge the butterflies trying to eat also…lol thanks again so much for comments :)
Julie Langford
What a fabulous shot, Excellent DOF and colour. Spectacular.
Kimberly Palmer
Hey Chris, didn’t notice that bee before… glad you mentioned it. ;-)
studiofascino
beautiful soft,love it
byuchic
this is the perfect shot !!
dairygirl
brilliant shot well done
Tanya B. Schro...
Great party! You must have had fun that day…
budrfli
i love this one Chris!, the perfect softness and the whole crew thee are defintie bonuses to this wonderful capture!
Lorraine Creagh
Gosh, your thistle must have been much tastier than mine. To have such a crowd come and feast…must be a pretty special thistle. lol :-)
Christopher E...
lol skeet, dont know what it was about that particular one, but they were all over it!! unfortunately due to the drought, we dont have as many wildflowers as we normally would.
and thanks to Everyone for commenting on this shot, im really surprized at the reaction of it everywhere ive posted it, on one site it won four awards!! im still in shock over that.lol
Kim Roper
IT is a deserving image! Beautifully composed, lovely DoF, and great subject material!
Ellen
This is so beautiful!! One of the more beautiful butterfly-photo’s i have seen.
(Thanks for your comments!)
Rpnzle
OOO! What a chatch!! Congrats!
Victoria Jostes
great composition! lovely soft look.
Sheryl Kasper
This certainly was a lucky day for you to get three butterflies and a bee all on the same flower. Fantastic photo. It’s great.
Johanna Rutter
wow what an incredible shot, I would have been screaming if I saw this I would be so happy(mine would have come out blurry from being exicted!) Great shot!!
Judy Howle
I think this is outstanding, what a great capture!
AngelPhotozzz
Wow chris this is fantastic!!!! Excellent work here!!!!
Jan Piller
Wow!! Perfect title!! I guess their momma taught them all how to share!
BKvonBernhard
Superb.
Leeo
What a fantastic capture! I love it!
clou2
BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE!!
aphoto4you
all i can do is go wow all day on this christopher….amazing job!!!....My Instant FAVORITES
Troy W. Smith
Wow, first a threesome, and now a foursome. This kind of stuff is freaking awesome. Keep it up, can’t wait to see more.
EnVee
very pretty capture, lovely softness to it also :) well done
Steve Wells
wonderfull shot!
hilarydougill
Wonderful capture, divine imagery, wondrous colours. I only saw this today, I am way behind in looking at your work, sorry.
Christopher E... replied
hilary thanks so much, and dont worry there isnt any need to say sorry, with so much here on the bubble, i dont think we could cover everything in a year! lol thanks :)
Andrew Ness
Abolsutely stunning capture, fantastic….and I love how it’s all capture on top of a thistle.
Arie
This photo has more or les the same feeling to it as one of my paintings here on RB….Summerlands. I invite you to take a look.
Great capture Christopher! I’ve just discovered this with the help of the buyers booth.
Carol Lirette
simply beautiful!! Beauty at its best!
Jellybean720
This is a GREAT Shot… How come I missed it.. Very well done.. such color and the lighting is great …WOW… GREAT WORK :))
Rhonda Thomassen
Love this shot! I don’t think I have ever seen so many butterflies on one flower before. Neat!
linaji
omg!! your work is stunning. would you consider our group? click on image..
Angela Lance
Awesome shot!!!! ;o)
linskudd
Wow. This is totally beautiful. Well seen and captured.
Diane Schuster
That thistle flower must really be yummy! What a lucky shot!
lefty1
what a rockin photo Chris, you are the boss!
emolena
This is wonderful ,Chris !
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lorilee
How pretty!!!!! A lovely title, too!!!
eyestrange
Brillaint – simply Brilliant
Carlie Hensley
This is awesome! Love it!
Ree Reid
You don’t see anything like this very often, truly a wonderful capture., excellent
AnnDixon
This is fantastic work, very well done,
Sharon Mau
This is very pretty!
Mandy Disher
Wonderful capture, gorgeous !!!
AnaCBStudio
Gorgeous shot Christopher!
ScenicSC
Gorgeous – what a treat!