Of a bee and butterfly

[teresa pople]

Hi everyone,

Lots of buzzy and flying things in the garden at the moment so I've tried to take a few shots of them. Boy do they move about fast !!! Anyway here's a couple of the ones that stayed put !


I love the way he's collected so much pollen




I don't know what variety of butterfly (or moth ?) this is.

[freybear3]

i love the second photo of the butterfly, i think the colors stand out more in this photo

[LoveMyRebel]

I like both shots alot! But I do agree that the second just pops a bit more...Thanks for sharing!

[lisa]

Great shots!

I believe but may be wrong that its a comma butterfly.

[jakethepig]

Lovely detail and DoF in both captures Teresa, Yes, they move so fast. So frustrating when you are aiming for perfection. The butterfly made a nice pose for you. This is lovely work Teresa and your patience paid off.

Jake.

[windrider86]

Geezers, check out those colors! I feel like I can almost reach out and touch them

[rawHulk]

guess I am the odd one out here.. I love the first shot more.. simple shot with a very good blurry background.. love it..

[Fred flyfisher]

Teres, these are gorgeous. You've captured some wonderful colors and the industrious operations of two lovely insects. Thanks.

[mstark70]

These are gorgeously captured shots. I love the great colors and great focus you have here. I am pretty she she is a "Painted Lady" butterfly. We just saw a bunch of these at a local butterfly festival. You can compare her to one of mine on my flickr.

Really beautiful work!

[teresa pople]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and to Lisa and Michelle for their suggestions as to the type of butterfly. I'll have a closer look today when they are feeding again. I'm looking forward one day to getting a true macro lens then I will be spending all day with my camera instead of nearly all day !!

Thanks again.