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Early morning at Santa Cruz, California Monarch refuge, before the air temperature warms and these delicate blossoms dissipate into the winds.
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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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3rd Generation Montanan, raised with a camera in hand, matriculated at U of M (GRIZ) with degrees in History and Creative Writing. Amassing Canon gear to enjoy in my retirement. I spend whatever time I can in Yellowstone and various other Montana wild venues.

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Comments

  • yolanda
    yolandaover 4 years ago

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

  • Jeff Stroud
    Jeff Stroudover 4 years ago

    Great Shot! beautifully framed!

  • jamayaphoto
    jamayaphotoover 4 years ago

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

  • Ken McElroy
    Ken McElroyover 4 years ago

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

  • WendyJC
    WendyJCover 4 years ago

    so amazing to see this many together!

    such a wonderful natural capture

  • jinney
    jinneyover 4 years ago

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

  • CraigsMom
    CraigsMomover 4 years ago

    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 Hootonover 4 years ago

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

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

    – Ken McElroy

  • Holly Kempe
    Holly Kempeover 4 years ago

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

  • Thank you very much, Holly.

    – Ken McElroy

  • Sheri Scherbarth
    Sheri Scherbarthover 4 years ago

    Beautiful shot.

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