ellie925
I have spent a lot of time trying unsuccessfully to take some pictures of butterflies. They are always too fast or too scared to let me close to them. I almost started to give up on this idea, when a few days a go I unexpectedly took a ton of butterfly photos that I’ll be sharing soon. Here’s just one and I am very proud of it.
The funny thing is that I went on the hunt for bird pictures, but I ended up with butterfly photos. Sometimes you have to slow down, be patient and let happiness come to you. And it may happen when you least expect it.
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Thanks! It’s not edited, I have edited two others that were both lists with missing images.
This is a lovely photo. I like how you can see the fringes on the wings.
Thank you very much! I rarely manage to take a photo of the butterflies.
What a delightful moment to capture! Beautiful things like these are just around us. We keep a keen eye on them about us and feel blessed!
That’s so true, there’s so much happiness in the little things, but we should pay attention to see it.
Great capture with great camera skill
Thank you very much for your kind words!
Well done! Nice shot!
Thank you very much!
True – a lot of patience is needed when taking pictures of butterflies
And a little bit of luck, hehe.
Super shot … I also have problems with the picture ?
They are hard to take photos of sometimes.
Beautiful Butterfly and lovely photo.
Thank you very much, Pamela! 🙂
Beautiful capture; I love your photos
Thank you so much for your kind words, Thomas! 🙂
This is usually a very hard insect to shoot because they don’t tell you how long they will sit on a flower. A wonderful photograph, thanks for sharing it.
You are right, Andre! They are so beautiful and maybe that’s why they do what they want, hehe. Thank you very much!
Great capture, very nicely done! Nice surprise 🙂 I’ve tried to get photos of butterflies without success too….glad you got this shot!
Thank you so much! They are not very cooperative, hehe.
You have practiced good wisdom that expectation more often leads to disappointment but not with enjoying the present, as it is, with all happiness. And it’s a cool photo of a beautiful butterfly.
Thank you very much, and you summed it up perfectly!
Pleasure is mine, Ellie.
Your intentions are not always going to be supported by the world around you, but life will always provide you with alternatives. If you’re clever, you can spot the upgrades…
Very wise words! Unfortunately, we are often too blind to spot them.
What a wonderful picture and capture! I love butterflies!
Thank you very much! I love them too, there are probably the only insects that don’t scare me too much. 😀
Serendipity is the name of the game. Let the moment take you! Love the range of colours and textures in your photo!
Thank you so much for your awesome comment, Lois!
This butterfly is as beautiful as it is interesting looking/
Thank you very much, LaJenna! 🙂
First, good job on this one. Second, don’t give up. I’ve been photographing insects since 1970 and I still botch the photo more often than I get it right.
Insects are not easy to photograph. For me, that’s what makes it a worthwhile pursuit.
Thank you so much for your comment! I agree with you, insects are not easy to take photos of but if the photo is successful, it’s all worth it in the end. 🙂
It’s a lovely photo of the butterfly! It has such interesting details on the wings.
Thank you so much! Their wings are blue on the other side, I should post more photos.
That is how you do it Ellie, look for one thing and you find the other!! Great job, this is perfect.
Thank you very much, Carol! That’s so true!
Lovely post and beautiful photo. Its possible in NZ to raise Monarch Butterflies to grow Swan plants in the garden. Swan plants are milkweed, any milk weed plant will feed them, except the moth ball plant that feeds the caterpillars and kills the butterflies.
That’s very interesting! I saw a list of plants that attract butterflies before, and I have some of them, but the first time to take so many photos was in the wild.