Thanks Matt… the funny thing, it is that I always wished for an occasion to take such a shot… and one day when I was a bit down, I saw that beauty flying by in my rear view mirror (I was in my car.) I then said out loud… “Just stick around please, I would love to take a picture of you.” So I hurried and grabbed my camera out of my bag, and “hurried slowly” towards where he has landed. I took a few shots… (this one was one of them.) he was so gracious and gentle… and then he flew away to sit on a dead great-mullein… so I took more shots afterwards… When he left once more, I thanked him and away he flew.
Mick… patience will bring you there… Next time I see one, I will tell him to go and visit you… (they travel sooo much, that there might be a chance you meet this one… Just ask, maybe “he” will do you a favor… ;) Thanks for the comments… :)
I like the flowers to the front. We cheat on our monarch shots – we raise them during the summer. They are quite docile once hatched – it takes a full 30 min or so for the wings to fully dry, allowing all sorts of wonderful photo opportunities! Then…. zip! Off they go! Nature captures are SOOOO much more difficult – you did excellent here! Thanks for sharing!
Oh… Thank you so much EmmaLeigh… I so wish to once be in a butterfly hatchery (if I may call it as such… ) They are so beautiful I feel so grateful to have this shot.. (I have a few more that I will upload this week… ) Much Love to you… :)
What a great macro, well captured, beautifully presented with the soft surrounding colours, & to top it off we have the two little flowers in the forground …... couldn’t do better than that my friend!
I know Artsy3… it is sad to see that nature is being hit as such… I sure hope that my photography can help people think twice at times… Thanks for your comment… :)
Great shot! I love butterflies! I like to think that I help raise Monarchs with my butterfly garden :) Their Winter habitat in the Rain Forest is being destroyed, so they are close to becoming endangered. You did a great job capturing this image!
Tommy Seibold, 9 months ago
I love this kind of butterfly…thats a cool picture of one
Deri Dority, 9 months ago
Wonderful macro. So nice to catch a full back view with the wings open.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Tommy…
Thanks Derid… :)
madvlad, 9 months ago
how can you miss, on a butterfly? they are so beautiful,they beg for picture taking! all nice art photo,s
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Yeah Madvlad… they do love to be photographed… ;) they also take their time to move their wings… ;)
jerry alcantara, 9 months ago
wow,amazing color! nice work!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Nicoloyph… :) glad you like… :)
Aphoto4You IPA, 9 months ago
beautiful wow…just so pretty…wow…
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks aphoto4you… :)
Denny Hill, 9 months ago
Stunning image!!!!!:) Beautiful vibrant colors!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Shaytay… :)
DawsonImages, 9 months ago
Gorgeous color and perfect focus
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Mike… :) :)
Matt Dawdy, 9 months ago
How outstanding! I know how hard it is to get shots like this. You might as well try to capture the wind. Good job.
frogster, 9 months ago
Beautiful image.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Matt… the funny thing, it is that I always wished for an occasion to take such a shot… and one day when I was a bit down, I saw that beauty flying by in my rear view mirror (I was in my car.) I then said out loud… “Just stick around please, I would love to take a picture of you.” So I hurried and grabbed my camera out of my bag, and “hurried slowly” towards where he has landed. I took a few shots… (this one was one of them.) he was so gracious and gentle… and then he flew away to sit on a dead great-mullein… so I took more shots afterwards…
When he left once more, I thanked him and away he flew.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks frogster, I am glad you like it… :)
Kristy Lee, 9 months ago
wow…magnificent shot!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks MissKristy :)
mick, 9 months ago
im still trying for one of these,great image well done love the colours
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Mick… patience will bring you there…
Next time I see one, I will tell him to go and visit you… (they travel sooo much, that there might be a chance you meet this one… Just ask, maybe “he” will do you a favor… ;)
Thanks for the comments… :)
Tom Newman, 9 months ago
A truly outstanding photograph, congratulations Crokuslabel
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you so much Tom… :) Glad you like it.. .:)
Antanas, 9 months ago
Perfect!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Antanas.. :)
Lucindawind, 9 months ago
beauty !
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Glad you like Lucinda… :) Thanks.
Sean Farragher, 9 months ago
beautiful picture, and thanks for comment,
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks for your comments too Sean.. and for the appreciation you show my work… :)
Clivia, 9 months ago
Beautiful.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Clivia… :)
gypsygirl, 9 months ago
Beautiful image, lovely vibrant colours and great details! Well done!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you so much gypsygirl… :)
Chloe Flathers, 9 months ago
Beautiful. Love the amount of detail and dof. Incredible!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Chloe… :)
Robert Boretti, 9 months ago
Very nice capture of the monarch! Well done :-)
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Boretti… :))
greenfrog153, 9 months ago
Stunning butterfly. Well captured Crokuslabel.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Greenfrog… :))
EmmaLeigh, 9 months ago
I like the flowers to the front. We cheat on our monarch shots – we raise them during the summer. They are quite docile once hatched – it takes a full 30 min or so for the wings to fully dry, allowing all sorts of wonderful photo opportunities! Then…. zip! Off they go! Nature captures are SOOOO much more difficult – you did excellent here! Thanks for sharing!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Oh… Thank you so much EmmaLeigh… I so wish to once be in a butterfly hatchery (if I may call it as such… )
They are so beautiful
I feel so grateful to have this shot.. (I have a few more that I will upload this week… )
Much Love to you… :)
Steven Agius, 9 months ago
Stunning capture, the clarity and colour just awesome well done.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Steve… :)
Henk Stolk, 9 months ago
wonderful photo, very sharp and good composition
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you very much Henk… :)
EricKyle, 9 months ago
What a great macro, well captured, beautifully presented with the soft surrounding colours, & to top it off we have the two little flowers in the forground …... couldn’t do better than that my friend!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you so much for your kind words EricKyle… :) :)
Shauna Noble, 9 months ago
Brilliant shot – what natural beauty you have captured – ban all pesticides I say – go organic – as I believe these are almost endangered?
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
I know Artsy3… it is sad to see that nature is being hit as such… I sure hope that my photography can help people think twice at times…
Thanks for your comment… :)
Steve, 9 months ago
Great shot – I like the colours and complementary background
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Steve… :)
Catherine Crim..., 9 months ago
this is a gorgeous capture girl… fantastic clarity and color
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you much Catherine… I am happy about it too… :)
Ellen, 9 months ago
Very beautiful butterfly-photo!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Ellen… :)
rejuver, 9 months ago
excellent capture! i like the striking and gorgeous colours
brummieboy, 9 months ago
Beautifully captured…
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks so much Brummieboy and Rakesh… My pleasure… :)
Madison Ellis, 9 months ago
So beautiful!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Madison… :)
wolfllink, 9 months ago
WOW Beautiful capture!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you much Wolfllink… :)
Belinda Leopold, 9 months ago
The beautiful Monarch Butterfly-a classic.
Bluetiger, 9 months ago
Such a beautiful butterfly, great colors!
WMHaywood, 9 months ago
beautiful
Halima Mitchell, 9 months ago
That’s a very pretty butterfly.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Belinda, BlueTiger, Wednesday and Halima I am so glad you all like my work… it means much to me.. :) Thanks… :)
Michael Oubridge, 9 months ago
Stunning colours Crokus, well done.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Percy… :)
KittenGirl, 9 months ago
great capture – good angle and colours well done :-)
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Kittengirl… :) it is nice to receive all of those nice comments… :)
pmistric, 9 months ago
Lovely colors. Nice DOF and lighting.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks pmistric… :)
midzing, 9 months ago
gorgeous, well done,
amberafternoon, 9 months ago
Great shot! I love butterflies! I like to think that I help raise Monarchs with my butterfly garden :)
Their Winter habitat in the Rain Forest is being destroyed, so they are close to becoming endangered. You did a great job capturing this image!
Margot Kiesskalt, 9 months ago
A fantastic photo!
Helene Kippert, 9 months ago
Very lovely!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Midzing, Wanda and Margot…
And an extra thanks to you Wanda for the information… :)
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Helene… for the lovely comment… ;)
RachJayn, 9 months ago
Very beautiful!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Rachjayn… :)
Elizabeth Burton, 9 months ago
This is my favorite kind of butterfly. Stunning photo , the colors are so bright.
richiedean, 9 months ago
Great pic Crokus, spot on focus and DOF, magic :))
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Liz and Richie… :) glad that you like my photograph… :)
Rebecca Garibay, 9 months ago
intresting how close up where you.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Probably 15 centimeters… I was so scared I’d scare it…
Thanks Rebecca… :)
meerimages, 9 months ago
Stunning!! love the colours well done…........:)
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you very much meerimages… :)
PennyEdwardes, 9 months ago
So perfect and delicate! A truly sublime photo crokus…well done!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Penny for your delicate comment… ;)
georgiegirl, 9 months ago
Aaaah! the peaceful butterfly is called ‘free colors’... Its beautiful!!!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Georgiegirl… lol… Glad you found it… ;)
ltruskett, 9 months ago
what a perfect image!
justlinda, 9 months ago
Such vibrant colours, a reall beauty, well done!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thanks Itrustkett and Linda.. :) it is nice to see that my work is appreciated… :)
elpelly74, 9 months ago
Beautiful colours, well captured!
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you so much Christopher… :)
alistair mcbride, 9 months ago
Stunning colour and sharpness
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Alistair for your nice comments… :)
Jing3011, 9 months ago
Nicely done.
Crokus Label, 9 months ago
Thank you Jing… :)
Deborah Bowness, 9 months ago
Stunning, I love this one, well caught!
Steve Wells, 4 months ago
Lovely shot.