Inspiring Photo: Butterfly on a Stick #1126606

Butterfly on a Stick

Uploaded: August 18, 2005 03:48:54

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Bobbie Davis August 18, 2005

It does look like that Linda! Great shot and title! #296278

Cathy Gregor August 18, 2005

How beautiful, Linda! #1730168

Tammy Scott August 18, 2005

This is absolutely gorgeous, Linda! #1730204

Ronald Balthazor August 18, 2005

Lovely image, Linda. #1730218

Laurence Saliba August 18, 2005

Immensely beautiful image Linda!!!! #1730226

Mary Timman August 18, 2005

What a gorgeous image. The colors are so beautiful and great DOF. #1730237

Nina Shields August 18, 2005

Linda, great job; you know how I feel about butterflies. If I'm shooting "your" frogs then you're shooting "my" butterflies, but I am willing to share, besides you do it better! Well done, indeed! #1730288

Paul E. Earl August 18, 2005

Love this!! Great colour and detail!! #1730308

Jeff Robinson August 18, 2005

Nicely captured Linda! #1730314

Cindy Paquette August 18, 2005

Beautiful...love the orange in the b-fly and the bg flowers!! #1730324

Walter Graziano August 18, 2005

Perfect shot Linda! #1730333

Paul Michko August 18, 2005

Sounds like a sweet tasty treat. :) Great capture, Linda. #1730380

Tom Andersen August 18, 2005

The DOF in this image is absolutely fabulous, Linda! Excellent color and detail too! #1730382

Colette M. Metcalf August 18, 2005

GORGEOUS, Linda!! #1730391

Darla Cobus August 18, 2005

beautiful shot, love the title. #1730412

Jenny Bosmans August 18, 2005

Simply gorgeous image and colors, Linda!! FANTASTIC!! Love it! #1730503

Mary L. Graham August 18, 2005

Gorgeous shot Linda!! Love the colors and great dof! =) #1730510

August 18, 2005

I love this picture Linda. It is beautiful. #1730528

August 18, 2005

I love this picture Linda. It is beautiful. #1730529

Linda D. Lester August 18, 2005

Thank you! #1730582

Gail Vitikacs August 18, 2005

This is soooooo lovely Linda!!!! Love the composition and colors on this! #1730588

Candice C. Calhoun August 18, 2005

Linda, this is gorgeous, a Julia I think. Perfect of butterfly and blossom alike. Way to go!

ccc #1730607

Kay E. Mahoney August 18, 2005

Beautiful Linda. Love the close up shot. #1730615

Kerry Haines August 18, 2005

Linda, unquestionably one awesome capture! The dof is so vivid almost gave me vertigo. ;) You certainly have a winner with this one -- Well Done! #1730626

Charlene Bayerle August 18, 2005

Outstanding capture and shot Linda!!!! #1730675

Kevin Burns August 18, 2005

Awsome colors and comp!!
I like this image! #1730718

Anita Hogue August 18, 2005

Wonderful capture with awesome dof, Linda! #1730730

Judith G. Secco August 18, 2005

Beautiful capture, Linda! #1730783

Randy A. Myers August 18, 2005

Great colors and DOF. Good job. #1730786

Wally Orlowsky August 18, 2005

Beautiful soft colors, Linda. #1730845

Donald K. Cherry August 18, 2005

Very pretty macro, Linda! Good colors, comp and DoF! #1730894

Joy Rector August 18, 2005

beautiful capture #1730895

Cathy Barrows August 18, 2005

gorgeous....you are on a bfly role #1731069

Kathryn (Love) Scheet August 18, 2005

ooohhh! love this Linda!! #1731078

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 18, 2005

Very, very pretty Linda!,
Amalia #1731221

S J August 18, 2005

Exceptionally beautiful!! #1731231

Stephanie Laird August 18, 2005

Stunning Linda! #1731428

Linda D. Lester August 18, 2005

Thank you!!! #1731542

Karen E. Michaels August 18, 2005

Great title as it almost looks like a butterfly pop. Peace, karen #1731624

Goshka G. August 18, 2005

That's exactly what I thought!;-) Great catch and lovely background to boot!! #1731642

Jill Flynn August 18, 2005

Beautiful and dreamy Linda!!! #1731835

Marcie A. Fowler August 18, 2005

Wonderful image Linda! Almost looks like the butterfly is the bloom!! Well done! #1731928

Alisha L. Ekstrom August 18, 2005

WONDERFUL DOF & love the contrast of color & beautiful butterfly image:) #1731945

Judy S. Fung August 18, 2005

Lovely capture, Linda! #1731964

Ermanno Radice August 18, 2005

Fabulous capture, wonderful image and colors, excellent DOF, Linda! #1732011

Rakesh Syal August 18, 2005

This is a picture perfect, Linda!!! Everything is so beautiful! #1732272

Sandy Landon August 18, 2005

Simply beautiful!!!! Gorgeous image! #1732336

Stephen Zacker August 18, 2005

Fantastic macro #1732374

Hazel H. Cromer August 18, 2005

Fabulous comp, color and DOF. Great job! Yes, it really does look like a butterfly on a stick. Great capture for this POTD. #1732465

Pamela Shane August 18, 2005

Love the dof Linda! Great comp, & I also agree;does look like it's on a stick. #1732474

Kathleen Clemons August 18, 2005

So lovely, Linda!! #1732529

Olivia Navarro August 18, 2005

LOL, great title, Linda! Great shot! Wonderful colors! #1732554

Vicki Hunt August 18, 2005

LOL too, but this is really beautiful! and painterly looking. I love it! #1732606

Dan Holm August 18, 2005

Simply BEAUTIFUL, Linda!!! ... Excellent composition and dof! #1732657

Leonard Pierce August 18, 2005

Wow! Absolutely beautiful Linda!!! Great job! #1732761

KHAWLA Haddad August 18, 2005

Very beautiful Linda love all the colors great capture!!! #1732826

William C. Raco August 18, 2005

Such beautiful light, color and composition.
Love photo, Linda!

bill
#1732990

Darren K. Fisher August 18, 2005

Picture perfect. I love everything about this. Wonderful job. #1733025

Susan T. Parady August 18, 2005

Nice color and dof. Beautiful shot! #1733045

Amber N. Eddings August 18, 2005

Very amazing photo, love the colors and detail they all go perfect together!! Looks like a winner to me!! #1733291

Paul Sikora August 19, 2005

G'day Linda, sorry I missed you yesterday, I wasn't 100%. This is a very beautiful image. I feel I could reach out and touch it. Did you apply any effect? All your works is so good, but I think this is amoung your best #1733648

Donna Roberts August 19, 2005

Linda - can you send me some money to replace the PC mouse that I have just broken while I scrolled all the way to the bottom to finally be able to say how much I love this excellent image.....LOL
:-) dddu #1733687

Karen Engelbreth August 19, 2005

Beautiful shot and a great title, Linda! #1734816

Jamil Saliba August 19, 2005

Linda it is very beautiful, Dreamland image #1736676

Wendy Stevenson August 20, 2005

Wonderful DOF and colour in this beautiful image Linda!! #1738506

Heather Harpel August 26, 2005

Very stunning photo! You captured the beauty of the butterfly so perfectly! #1770936

Melissa L. Zavadil September 23, 2005

What a neat delecate photo! Congrats on your beautiful finalist!! #1872711

Janet E. Backhaus September 23, 2005

It is beautiful, congrats on your finalist. #1872768

Jill Flynn September 23, 2005

Congratulations on this terrific finalist Linda! #1872822

Alisha L. Ekstrom September 23, 2005

Congrats Linda on this wonderful finalist!!! GOOD luck on the next round!!!:) #1872862

LJ Corliss September 23, 2005

Congrats :) #1873133

Evy Johansen September 23, 2005

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Linda! #1873270

Tom Andersen September 24, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Linda! #1874032

Mary Timman September 24, 2005

Great work Linda. Congrats and Good luck in the next round!!!!! #1874039

Walter Graziano September 24, 2005

Nice work Linda, congratulations and good luck next round! #1874299

September 24, 2005

I guess congratulatons are in order. Beautiful picture Linda. You are truly a great photographer. Becky #1874317

Paul Sikora September 24, 2005

I was real happy to find you have made finalist, congratualtions Linda #1874552

Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Linda!! Good luck! #1874659

Candice C. Calhoun September 24, 2005

Good luck in the finals with this sensational finalist!

ccc #1874827

Linda D. Lester September 24, 2005

Thats my Grandbaby.....above Rebecca Lester! Isn't he a cuttie...will be here in December!
Thanks for all the wonderful Congrats! #1874869

Rakesh Syal September 24, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS, LINDA!!!! #1874879

Laura Clay-Ballard September 24, 2005

Congrats on this one, Linda! I love the butterfly on a stick! LOL #1874925

Cindy Paquette September 24, 2005

Big Congratulations Linda!!! #1875026

KHAWLA Haddad September 24, 2005

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Linda such great capture best of luck in the next round!!!!! #1875098

Cathy Barrows September 24, 2005

congrats...this is wonderful #1875231

Pamela Shane September 24, 2005

Congrats Linda, good luck in the next phase!!!! #1875472

Barbara Helgason September 24, 2005

Congratulations Linda, this is beautiful!! #1875473

Marie Fields September 24, 2005

Congratulations, Linda! Wonderful finalist!! #1875703

Claudia Kuhn September 24, 2005

Beautiful Linda, congrats! #1875871

Agnes Fegan September 24, 2005

Congrats Linda !!! #1876190

September 24, 2005

Linda, congradulations and be a winner also. #1876491

Stephen Zacker September 24, 2005

Stunning. Congratulations #1876640

Judy S. Fung September 24, 2005

Congrats, Linda! #1876704

Sandy Landon September 24, 2005

So pretty!!! Congrats linda!!! #1876741

Elisabeth A. Gay September 24, 2005

One mo' time :) Congratulations!!
Ann #1876850

Wendy Stevenson September 24, 2005

Congrats on this beautiful finalist Linda!! Just stunning!! #1876977

Kay E. Mahoney September 24, 2005

Congratulations on your win Linda. Fantastic capture. Good luck in the next round. #1877128

Janie Carpenter September 24, 2005

Way to go Linda!!!
Great Work #1877144

Amanda Price September 24, 2005

This is such a beautiful shot! Great colours! Congrats on all of your finalists! #1877314

Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005

Awesome finalist Linda, way to go! #1877493

Karen Engelbreth September 24, 2005

Congratulations Linda! #1877703

Mary Clarke September 24, 2005

A beautiful finalist Linda. #1878067

Linda D. Lester September 24, 2005

Thank you for all your wonderful congratulations! #1878108

Jeff Robinson September 24, 2005

Congrats Linda on your finalist!! Jeff #1878358

Jamil Saliba September 24, 2005

Congratulations at your beautiful finalist Linda #1878494

Terry L. Ellis September 24, 2005

Congrats, Linda, on this very lovely finalist! #1878706

Debra Booth September 24, 2005

Congratulations and best of luck on this gorgeous finalist, Linda! #1878721

Terry R. Hatfield September 24, 2005

Awesome Image Linda!These Lantana's Are Hard To Shoot They Look Great!!
Congratulations On Your Finalist! #1878998

Johnny Santoso September 24, 2005

Outstanding capture Linda.. Congratulations On Your Finalist.. #1879055

Deborah C. Lewinson September 24, 2005

Having spent the day shooting butterflies I truly appreciate how special this image is, Linda!
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!
-Debby #1879208

Steve Mescha September 24, 2005

Congradulations, Linda!!! #1879371

Vicki Hunt September 24, 2005

Congratulations!!!! #1879723

Leonard Pierce September 24, 2005

Congratulations Linda!!! Another beauty! #1880047

Mary L. Graham September 25, 2005

Congratulations Linda, Very well deserved this is just beautiful!! =) #1880650

Anita Hogue September 25, 2005

This is beautiful colors, Linda! Congratulations!! #1881061

Rob T. Henry September 25, 2005

Congratulations, Linda, on your well deserved finalists!!! #1881395

Donna J. Taff September 25, 2005

Congratulations, Linda on all of your finalist wins!!! #1882213

September 25, 2005

Linda, congradulations on your finalist and on three of them to boot. Beautiful . #1882268

Linda D. Lester September 25, 2005

Thanks! #1882569

Adilson F. Ferreira September 25, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Linda!!! #1882736

Susie Peek-Swint September 25, 2005

Many congrats on this beautiful finalist Linda! #1883205

DiAnna F. Paulk September 25, 2005

Another beauty!! Congratulations! #1883418

Lori Carlson September 25, 2005

Ha! Great title Linda!! And great image!! Congratulations!! :0) #1883965

Claudette Foote September 26, 2005

Congrats on this wonderful finalist
.... Love it!! #1885808

Dan Holm September 26, 2005

Woo Hoo!! CONGRATULATIONS, Linda!!! VERY well deserved! #1887718

Emile Abbott September 26, 2005

LINDA,
WHAT COULD I ADD BUT TO SAY IT IS A DEFINITE WINNER. THE BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE, THE COMPOSITION, THE FRAMING, THE DOF, THE COLOR AND WE ALL COULD GO ON AND ON. THANKS FOR A GREAT FINALIST, WELL DESERVED. #1888551

Nicole Kessel September 26, 2005

Congratulations, Linda! Beautifully done! #1888576

Stacey M. Seufert September 26, 2005

What Beauty, Linda! Amazing Capture!!! Congrats on your well deserved finalists! :) #1889187

Stan Kwasniowski September 28, 2005

Linda, this is just beautiful, it is worthy of recognition #1895058

Luigi Di Serio September 28, 2005

Linda, Congrats on your finalists and winner this month! Excellent work you truely deserve it #1896250

Deborah Sandidge October 21, 2005

Beautiful capture, Linda - congratulations and best of luck to you!!! #1978961

Ermanno Radice October 21, 2005

Congratulations Linda, on your wonderful finalist! #1979090

Souha Dooly October 22, 2005

Congratulations ,Linda!!!wonderful!! #1983387

Michelle Lea Guinn October 22, 2005

Congrats Linda!!! Beautiful image!! mlg~ #1983702

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