Buds and Butterfly
It was captured in my garden at Dhanbad,India.
Camera: Nikon D70S, 70-300mm
“It won the “Colorful Butterfly challenge in First Things group
It got featured in 300+ Go Long Group on 13.8.09
It also got featured in A Vision of Flight Photography Group on 23.9.09
It got featured in Focus and Lighting Group on 30.10.09
Buds and Butterfly belongs to the following groups:
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MrHill
beautiful shot..lovely work….what is the butterfly species?
Mukesh Srivastava replied
I am not very sure,but resembles with Monarch Butterfly(Danaus Plexippus). Thanx so much!!!!
LjMaxx
fabulous!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much, LjMaxx!!!!
IndraniGhose
Wow! Another great capture!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Indrani!!!!
JenLand
Whoa! Fantastic!!!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much!!!!
BarbaraManis
Awesome capture!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Barbar!!!!
Ushna Sardar
fabulous work Mukesh!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much for such nice comments,Ushna!!!! It was a tough task for me to capture butterfly. I first decided the frame with these red rose buds and and waited for long to get this butterfly taking off from the bud…Lord Ganesha helped me and I got this lovely capture…..
Jessica Jenney
Gorgeous capture and amazing color and timing, Mukesh!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Jessica!!!! It was honored with Epson Photo of the Day and POTD at Betterphoto.com in 2008.
naturelover
Absolutely beautiful- love it!!!¬
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much!!!!
minddoc1
excellent work just wonderful
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Rob!!!!
RickF
Beautiful capture!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much!!!!
jesika
Great capture
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Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Jesika!!!!
Gina Cormier
Gorgeous image with wonderful color and detail!! WOW
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Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx for”WOW”, Gina!!!!
deegarra
so beautiful. looks like the butterfly has a face.. how cool looking.
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much for your such precise comments!!!!
doreen01
Beautiful and delicate! Love it!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much!!!!
Shannon Paskaruk
wow, beautiful!!!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much for”WOW”, Shannon!!!!
Wayne Pearson
This image is perfect Mukesh, everything about it is beautiful, nature has it all.
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much for such precise comments,Wayne!!!!!!
kimie
A stunning capture Mukesh, beautiful x
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Kimie!!!!
Marie Sharp
Excellent and beautiful capture! This would be great in the Butterfly In Flight Challenge ~ A Vision of Flight Photography!
Marie ~ Host
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much for such precise comments,Marie!!!!!! I could not find the “Butterfly in Flight” group… Can you please send me the link??? Thanx and rgds.
Marie Sharp
The group is A Vision of Flight Photography and the challenge, Butterfly In Flight, is listed under challenges within that group.
fezoj64
Nice composition and colors. ..Jozef
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx lot!!!!
Colleen Battis...
STUNNING!!!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx,Colleen!!!!
kibishipaul
Beautiful colors and composition. Well done!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx lot!!!!!
Hans Goepel
Beautiful shot..lovely work!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx,Hans!!!!!
Brandie1
Gorgeous
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx much!!!!
Barbara Brown
Beautiful!!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx lot!!!!!
mgtech
Beautiful work well done
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx much!!!!
David Clarke
Wow, what a stunning image, Mukesh. Brilliant work!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thank you so much for such a nice comments,David!!!!! I know, I am late, but now I am replying to the comments!!!!!!
Namueh
oh la la!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx much!!!!!
LudaNayvelt
absolutely in love with this gorgeous image
MyheART
gorgeous:)
Béla Török
Outstanding capture, my friend!
Svetlana Sewell
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!
helmutk
Brilliant capture !
Sean Jansen
Brilliant and gorgeous, Awesome capture !
Scott d'Almeida
brilliant
Rita H. Ireland
very very lovely portfolio!
Wendy Slee
without the butterfly, this would be a stunning image, but with the addition of this little creature, its colours and movement, this becomes a one in a million piece of art!
linaji
This is incredible M!! your ability to put it out like you stopped time is incredible!
Chameal
You are the master!
laurav
Amazing image!
photomaniac
Just beautifull. Nicely done. Love the colours
Jordan Busson
Excellent. Great capture: your timing is excuisite.
Ken McElroy
Extraordinary capture – it has everything; action, color, style and simplicity. Just AWESOME.
Ken McElroy
Congratulations!
Your image above was featured in our new group;
300+ Go Long!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much, Ken and other Hosts of this group for featuring my work. I really feel honored to be a part of this group.
AroonKalandy
wonderful capture, Dear Sir…...........
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx lot,Aroon!!!!
Marie Sharp
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much for featuring my work,Marie!!!!! In deed I feel honored to be a part of this group!!!!!!
Tatum Wulff
So beautiful!!! Congrats for the well deserved features Mukesh!!!!
BigD
Fantastic work
Gail Bridger
Beautiful
Patrick Desmet
Very good makrophotography Mukesh well done man !!
Trudi's Images
Great action shot and the colours amazing !
Charuhas Images
Well done Mukesh. Beautiful capture
Renee Dawson
WOW…what a gorgeous shot & butterfly Mukesh. Love the colors!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Renee!!!!! This is one of my top ten images…..
Meeli Sonn
Thanks a lot.
gabriellehope
Love it!!!
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx lot!!!!!
FlowersEtc
Great capture. Oct. 30, 2009
Tallow
congrats on your feature. fantastic work
Mukesh Srivastava replied
Thanx so much,Tallow!!!!!
Mukesh Srivastava
It got featured in Focus and Lighting Group on 30.10.09
BrookeJanis
Great image