Elegant Blossoms

Ken McElroy

Elegant Blossoms

Early morning at Santa Cruz, California Monarch refuge, before the air temperature warms and these delicate blossoms dissipate into the winds.

Canon EOS-1D, Mark II, Canon 500 f4L IS – 1/100@ f/4.5, ISO 200 Bogen 3411 w Wimberley style head. Processed in Adobe Lightroom 2.

“Elegant Blossoms”

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Elegant Blossoms by Ken McElroy
Elegant Blossoms by Ken McElroy
  • yolanda

    yolanda

    Wow great image. How many butterflies are there, I have trouble finding one to photograph. Well done :-))

  • Jeff Stroud

    Jeff Stroud

    Great Shot! beautifully framed!

  • jamayaphoto

    jamayaphoto

    wonderful shot! They look like true extensions of the leaves…very lovely.

  • Ken McElroy

    Ken McElroy

    Thank you for the compliments folks – this is one of my favorites.

  • WendyJC

    WendyJC

    so amazing to see this many together!

    such a wonderful natural capture

  • jinney

    jinney

    OMG-this is sooooooooooooo mighty!
    How fantastic to see so many pretty monarches!
    Gorgious capture!
    -jinney

  • CraigsMom

    CraigsMom

    What a wonderful shot. When I was a child we went to see the place near us where the Monarchs were all over like this. It was sight I will never forget.

  • John Hooton

    John Hooton

    Great picture of one of nature’s coolest events. :-))

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Thanks John – spent hours photographing here – hundreds of images – this was the crown jewel.

  • Holly Kempe

    Holly Kempe

    What a beautiful photo!! So well composed! Congratulations Ken!

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Thank you very much, Holly.

  • Sheri Scherbarth

    Sheri Scherbarth

    Beautiful shot.

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    Beautiful work Ken and congrats on your challenge placing! Amazing photography and so many all at once! Lovely!

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Thanks so much for your compliments and support, Vicki.

  • ronibgood

    ronibgood

    Absolutely amazing shot. Beautiful…. Congrats.

  • jeffrae

    jeffrae

    what an incredible shot of something so wonderful and specical. congrats on your winning shot in the challenge!

  • rdshaw

    rdshaw

    Congrats!

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K

    what a very special photo, not a scene seen every day, well done :)) k

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • i l d i l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Beautiful capture!

  • Marjorie Wallace

    Marjorie Wallace

    What an amazing sight. I will put this on my list of things I would love to do in this lifetime. Just incredible. I am wondering if you walk up to them if they will stay on the leaves before it warms up?

  • Ken McElroy replied

    At this place they were pretty high up in the trees so you couldn’t get close enough to startle them – used a 500mm lens to get these close shots. Thanks for you interest and complement.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    I have seen them in masses of thousands sipping the saline waters along a stream in McKittrick Canyon. This is wonderful!

  • Troy W. Smith

    Troy W. Smith

    Awesome shot Ken

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Glorious work, Ken.

  • Anne-Marie Ladegaard

    Anne-Marie Lad...

    Oh WOW!! This is an awesome shot!! Brilliant work, Ken! :)

  • Heather Rivet IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    wow outstanding work..something I have never seen wow brilliant work

  • Bunny Clarke

    Bunny Clarke

    Gorgeous capture. I want to do one of these. :o) Excellent work.

  • maxy

    maxy

    WOW! All those butterflies!!! They do resemble blossoms – I LOVE this one!

  • Patty Boyte

    Patty Boyte

    Beautifully captured, I see you ventured near my neck of the woods! ; )

  • Ken McElroy

    Ken McElroy

    Thanks Patty – its been a while ago and I need to get back – it was a photo op packed vacation trip.

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    awesome,

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    what an amazing image!!!!!!!! truly a wonder…. breath taking… color , subject and light are superb!!

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Heartfelt thank you for those very kind words.

  • louisegreen

    louisegreen

    Stunning capture.

  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    Absolutely breathtaking…definitely has my vote.

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    wow, such an unusual image

  • Colleen Battistoni

    Colleen Battis...

    so beautiful :)

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    ohhh lovely composition … something I’ve never seen from here (Quebec/Canada)
    great capture Ken !

  • maxy

    maxy

    Gorgeous and amazing!!! Congratulations in your win in the top ten! Well deserved!

  • Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch

    Kerryn Madsen...

    A unique capture of nature’s patterns/shapes, colour and tones. A wonderful photographic example of aerial perspective.

  • Starz

    Starz

    oh SWEET i never would have guessed when i first saw the thumbnail of this image ~ omg how beautiful !!

  • gail anderson

    gail anderson

  • Ken McElroy replied

    JPG Cast-Offs will always be a special group to me as that’s where I cut my teeth with the on-line photography sharing. It means a great deal to be recognized in this group. Heartfelt thanks.

  • RonnieGinnever

    RonnieGinnever

    Congratulations on the awesome pic.

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Thanks so much Ronnie, I appreciate the encouragement.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Aloha Ken, congratulations on your feature today in Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free

    07 August 2009

  • Ken McElroy replied

    As ever, Sharon, it is a great honor and I am flattered to be recognized by hosts with such discerning taste.

  • JeffeeArt4u

    JeffeeArt4u

    I saw a cluster of butterflies in the Park once, this is something you never forget.

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    What a sight this must be to see, fantastic work good dof…gina

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    You shot this with your 500mm?! Perfect for your new group, Ken. This is beautiful. I think I’ve already commented once, but just recalibrated my monitor.

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    I hit enter before I finished. This looks like stained glass with the light shining through and on their wings. I love monarch butterflies. New them as a child growing up in Northern California. Will put it on my next-purchase list.

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    excellent work well done

  • Vincent James

    Vincent James

    Gorgeous, brilliant composiotion. I have been here and this is not easy to do. Well done.

  • fatdade

    fatdade

    wow! what a fantastic shot ken!!
    paul

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    Ken, this is sooooo wonderful!!!! What a marvellous beauty!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    How beautiful!!

  • Martin Smart

    Martin Smart

    Amazing shot Ken, definitely a place I need to visit next time I get down to California! Well done!

  • A.M. Ruttle

    A.M. Ruttle

    What a superb image, Ken! I have always wanted to see the Monarchs thick like this!

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Great shot Ken!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Oh my – this is pure magic!

  • Anthony Comella

    Anthony Comella

    Awesome!!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    wow absolutely gorgeous ! so amazing to see so many all there

  • laureenr

    laureenr

    Fantastic image. Never seen anything like this before.

  • jesika

    jesika

    Wonderful, wonderful & even more wonderful. And TONS of envy, the Monarch forests are high on my wish list.
    A delightful sight,
    j

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose

    Breathtaking capture, so beautifully presented. Great work.

  • shadyuk

    shadyuk

    Fantastic !

  • Cadence Gamache

    Cadence Gamache

    I actually gasped out loud upon seeing this! Wow!

  • Mark Maloney

    Mark Maloney

    Incredible

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    what a shot!! incredible.

  • T. Wall ~Through My Lens ~

    T. Wall ~Throu...

    Congratulations! You are a well deserved featured artist!

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Thanks so much – it is truly a great honor to be so recognized in this group.

  • Manuel Barca

    Manuel Barca

    Briiliant photo.

  • Bootiewootsy

    Bootiewootsy

    Stunning image like all your photos.

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Many thanks – you are very kind indeed.

  • Mui-Ling Teh

    Mui-Ling Teh

    Wow what a sight that must have been; they really look like they’ve been grown!

  • ellcot

    ellcot

    So perfectly captured and composed! Beautiful work!!!

  • Judy Grant

    Judy Grant

    Very awesome image ! Has winter come early in Montana ? Its has shown itself here Alberta . Brrrrr

  • Ken McElroy replied

    Hi Judy – thanks for the visit and compliment. Yes, winter has set in here as well with below freezing temperatures all this last week. Stay warm.

  • E.R. Bazor

    E.R. Bazor

  • Janette Rodgers

    Janette Rodgers

    Stunning image!

  • RodeoImagesAus

    RodeoImagesAus 18 days ago

    This is amazing Ken.. Congrats on the features. Well deserved.

  • ScenicSC

    ScenicSC 14 days ago

    Lovely light, composition and DOF :)

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search about 1 hour ago

    Oh, wow, what a beautiful image, Ken!!

  • DottieDees

    DottieDees less than a minute ago

    This is so beautiful…I knew they did this in Mexico but not in California!! Wonderful capture!

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