pollen party

Christopher  Ewing

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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pollen party by Christopher  Ewing
pollen party by Christopher  Ewing
  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    Awesome shot,great job on spotting this.Wonderful composure an clarity

  • DataShine

    DataShine

    How wonderful . . . it’s like four photos in one . . . great capture :-)

  • Annika Strömgren

    Annika Strömgren

    Oh, what a lovely shot!!

  • John Davis

    John Davis

    great capture, so full of life

  • Bonnie T.  Barry

    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  Ewing

    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

    Denzil

    What a beautiful shot, love the composition and the clarity.

  • Maria Dryfhout

    Maria Dryfhout

    Was it by invitation only? Wonderful capture…

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    This is just wonderful Chris….and so aptly titled. Well done, my friend!

  • whisperingruth

    whisperingruth

    you must live in paradise Christopher . . . you have so many lovely subjects to shot! This is exquisite.

  • gladders

    gladders

    Gorgeous! Lovely shot in every way.

  • Marianne  Venegoni

    Marianne Vene...

    Very beautiful Chris, spot on focus.

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    fantastic capture Chris!!!!

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    Guess I need some thistle in my backyard. ;-) Great capture!

  • cynthiab

    cynthiab

    wonderful to photograph 3 of these beautys

  • Christopher  Ewing

    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

    Julie Langfordcommunity host

    What a fabulous shot, Excellent DOF and colour. Spectacular.

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    Hey Chris, didn’t notice that bee before… glad you mentioned it. ;-)

  • studiofascino

    studiofascino

    beautiful soft,love it

  • byuchic

    byuchic

    this is the perfect shot !!

  • dairygirl

    dairygirl

    brilliant shot well done

  • Tanya B. Schroeder

    Tanya B. Schro...

    Great party! You must have had fun that day…

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    i love this one Chris!, the perfect softness and the whole crew thee are defintie bonuses to this wonderful capture!

  • Lorraine Creagh

    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  Ewing

    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

    Kim Roper

    IT is a deserving image! Beautifully composed, lovely DoF, and great subject material!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    This is so beautiful!! One of the more beautiful butterfly-photo’s i have seen.
    (Thanks for your comments!)

  • Rpnzle

    Rpnzle

    OOO! What a chatch!! Congrats!

  • Victoria Jostes

    Victoria Jostes

    great composition! lovely soft look.

  • Sheryl Kasper

    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

    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

    Judy Howle

    I think this is outstanding, what a great capture!

  • AngelPhotozzz

    AngelPhotozzz

    Wow chris this is fantastic!!!! Excellent work here!!!!

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    Wow!! Perfect title!! I guess their momma taught them all how to share!

  • BKvonBernhard

    BKvonBernhard

    Superb.

  • Leeo

    Leeo

    What a fantastic capture! I love it!

  • clou2

    clou2

    BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE!!

  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you

    all i can do is go wow all day on this christopher….amazing job!!!....My Instant FAVORITES

  • Troy W. Smith

    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

    EnVee

    very pretty capture, lovely softness to it also :) well done

  • Steve Wells

    Steve Wells

    wonderfull shot!

  • hilarydougill

    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

    Andrew Ness

    Abolsutely stunning capture, fantastic….and I love how it’s all capture on top of a thistle.

  • Arie

    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

    Carol Lirette

    simply beautiful!! Beauty at its best!

  • Jellybean720

    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

    Rhonda Thomassen

    Love this shot! I don’t think I have ever seen so many butterflies on one flower before. Neat!

  • linaji

    linaji

    omg!! your work is stunning. would you consider our group? click on image..

  • Angela Lance

    Angela Lance

    Awesome shot!!!! ;o)

  • linskudd

    linskudd

    Wow. This is totally beautiful. Well seen and captured.

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    That thistle flower must really be yummy! What a lucky shot!

  • lefty1

    lefty1

    what a rockin photo Chris, you are the boss!

  • emolena

    emolena

    This is wonderful ,Chris !
    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 !!! Health, prosperity and success for You, Your Family and Friends:)...Regards,Grazyna.

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    How pretty!!!!! A lovely title, too!!!

  • eyestrange

    eyestrange

    Brillaint – simply Brilliant

  • Carlie Hensley

    Carlie Hensley

    This is awesome! Love it!

  • Ree  Reid

    Ree Reid

    You don’t see anything like this very often, truly a wonderful capture., excellent

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon

    This is fantastic work, very well done,

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    This is very pretty!

  • Mandy Disher

    Mandy Disher

    Wonderful capture, gorgeous !!!

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    Gorgeous shot Christopher!

  • ScenicSC

    ScenicSC

    Gorgeous – what a treat!

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