Buckeye Beauty

© Julie Burnett

Buckeye Beauty

Uploaded: August 23, 2010

Description

Although I was told these are common, I'd never seen one before, and loved the fact that the colors matched the Zinnia.

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/2500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 270.00 mm, Model: NIKON D5000

Comments

Gord MacEachern August 23, 2010

A real jaw dropper for sure Julie, I sure hope we see this beauty again!!! #1301040

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic August 23, 2010

These little guys are just so beautiful and you did a wonderful job on capturing it. #8856215

Lynn M. Whitt August 23, 2010

Beautiful colors and composition... #8856245

Val Feldman level-deluxe August 23, 2010

A Buckeye from a Buckeye! :) Gorgeous color and great detail and light, Julie! #8856257

Robert R. Goodman August 23, 2010

Hi Julie,Beautiful capture of that Buckeye.Great detail and clarity.That is a butterfly we don't see a lot of in the desert!!! #8856260

Monnie Ryan August 23, 2010

I've never seen one outside a butterfly "house" -- terrific find and you've captured it beautifully! #8856266

Nikki McDonald level-classic August 23, 2010

I've never seen one either, Julie, and I definitely agree about the flower he chose to light on -- gorgeous capture with beautiful detail. #8856340

Jack Ryan August 23, 2010

Wonderful color, comp and clarity...a real beauty...very well done, Julie. #8856427

Leslie McLain level-classic August 23, 2010

Terrific capture and colors, Julie. #8856715

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe August 23, 2010

Wonderful color combination and details, Julie. Reminds me of Fall. Just like your image yesterday. Picture perfect! #8857115

Bojan Bencic level-classic August 23, 2010

Amazing shapes and colors, Julie. Beautiful photo. #8857265

Ellen Hodges August 23, 2010

Fantastic capture of this little guy! They are very fast little movers, too!!! Love the color match, too, Julie!!!! #8857752

Tommy E. Burgess August 23, 2010

Absolutely gorgeous macro with fantastic color, detail, dof and composition Julie!! #8858080

Ujjwal Mukherjee August 24, 2010

What a beauty!! Gorgeous image,Julie!!!! #8858142

Summer A. Kozisek August 29, 2010

Stunning colors in this image Julie, great capture! #8870044

Phyllis H. Burchett August 30, 2010

Lovely capture Julie, great matching colors too! #8871008

Dianna Murphy August 30, 2010

He may be common but the image is not. Great job. #8871347

Shirley A. Kinney August 31, 2010

Beautiful, Julie. Great capture. #8873139

Cindy Bendush level-classic September 04, 2010

Gorgeous Buckeye capture Julie - love the color palette! #8880947

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