pollen party
today was a great day for butterflies being out in cades cove, finally had some flowers blooming. caught this bee hanging out with two black swallowtails and what looks like a great spangled frilitary
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Gary L. Suddath, about 1 year ago
Awesome shot,great job on spotting this.Wonderful composure an clarity
DataShine, about 1 year ago
How wonderful . . . it’s like four photos in one . . . great capture :-)
Annika Strömgren, about 1 year ago
Oh, what a lovely shot!!
John Davis, about 1 year ago
great capture, so full of life
Bonnie Taylor ..., about 1 year ago
Wow! It’s a K-Mart blue light special—three for the price of one! This is a real treasure, Chris. And I love your title-Pollen Party. You’re too creative!
Christopher E...
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about 1 year ago
thanks so much everyone, yep bonnie, when i saw all of them together on that one flower, the title came to mind..lol really appreciate the comments and feedback :)
Denzil, about 1 year ago
What a beautiful shot, love the composition and the clarity.
Maria Dryfhout, about 1 year ago
Was it by invitation only? Wonderful capture…
Joyce Dickens,..., about 1 year ago
This is just wonderful Chris….and so aptly titled. Well done, my friend!
whisperingruth, about 1 year ago
you must live in paradise Christopher . . . you have so many lovely subjects to shot! This is exquisite.
gladders, about 1 year ago
Gorgeous! Lovely shot in every way.
photoeyes, about 1 year ago
Very beautiful Chris, spot on focus.
Robert Elliott, about 1 year ago
fantastic capture Chris!!!!
Kimberly Palmer, about 1 year ago
Guess I need some thistle in my backyard. ;-) Great capture!
cynthiab, about 1 year ago
wonderful to photograph 3 of these beautys
Christopher E...
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about 1 year ago
thanks very much all..but dont forget about that little bee in there.lol was comical watching it dodge the butterflies trying to eat also…lol thanks again so much for comments :)
Julie Langford
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about 1 year ago
What a fabulous shot, Excellent DOF and colour. Spectacular.
Kimberly Palmer, about 1 year ago
Hey Chris, didn’t notice that bee before… glad you mentioned it. ;-)
studiofascino, about 1 year ago
beautiful soft,love it
byuchic, about 1 year ago
this is the perfect shot !!
dairygirl, about 1 year ago
brilliant shot well done
Tanya B. Schro..., about 1 year ago
Great party! You must have had fun that day…
budrfli, about 1 year ago
i love this one Chris!, the perfect softness and the whole crew thee are defintie bonuses to this wonderful capture!
Lorraine Creagh, about 1 year ago
Gosh, your thistle must have been much tastier than mine. To have such a crowd come and feast…must be a pretty special thistle. lol :-)
Christopher E...
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about 1 year ago
lol skeet, dont know what it was about that particular one, but they were all over it!! unfortunately due to the drought, we dont have as many wildflowers as we normally would.
and thanks to Everyone for commenting on this shot, im really surprized at the reaction of it everywhere ive posted it, on one site it won four awards!! im still in shock over that.lol
Kim Roper, about 1 year ago
IT is a deserving image! Beautifully composed, lovely DoF, and great subject material!
Ellen, about 1 year ago
This is so beautiful!! One of the more beautiful butterfly-photo’s i have seen.
(Thanks for your comments!)
Rpnzle, about 1 year ago
OOO! What a chatch!! Congrats!
Victoria Jostes, about 1 year ago
great composition! lovely soft look.
Sheryl Kasper, about 1 year ago
This certainly was a lucky day for you to get three butterflies and a bee all on the same flower. Fantastic photo. It’s great.
Johanna Rutter, about 1 year ago
wow what an incredible shot, I would have been screaming if I saw this I would be so happy(mine would have come out blurry from being exicted!) Great shot!!
judyh, about 1 year ago
I think this is outstanding, what a great capture!
AngelPhotozzz, about 1 year ago
Wow chris this is fantastic!!!! Excellent work here!!!!
Jan Piller, 10 months ago
Wow!! Perfect title!! I guess their momma taught them all how to share!
BKvonBernhard, 10 months ago
Superb.
Leeo, 10 months ago
What a fantastic capture! I love it!
clou2, 10 months ago
BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE!!
aphoto4you, 10 months ago
all i can do is go wow all day on this christopher….amazing job!!!....My Instant FAVORITES
SofaKingWeird, 9 months ago
Wow, first a threesome, and now a foursome. This kind of stuff is freaking awesome. Keep it up, can’t wait to see more.
EnVee, 9 months ago
very pretty capture, lovely softness to it also :) well done
Steve Wells, 9 months ago
wonderfull shot!
hilarydougill, 8 months ago
Wonderful capture, divine imagery, wondrous colours. I only saw this today, I am way behind in looking at your work, sorry.
Christopher E...
in reply to hilarydougill’s comment,
8 months ago
hilary thanks so much, and dont worry there isnt any need to say sorry, with so much here on the bubble, i dont think we could cover everything in a year! lol thanks :)
Andrew Ness, 7 months ago
Abolsutely stunning capture, fantastic….and I love how it’s all capture on top of a thistle.
Arie, 7 months ago
This photo has more or les the same feeling to it as one of my paintings here on RB….Summerlands. I invite you to take a look.
Great capture Christopher! I’ve just discovered this with the help of the buyers booth.
Carol Lirette, 7 months ago
simply beautiful!! Beauty at its best!
Jellybean720, 6 months ago
This is a GREAT Shot… How come I missed it.. Very well done.. such color and the lighting is great …WOW… GREAT WORK :))
Rhonda Thomassen, 4 months ago
Love this shot! I don’t think I have ever seen so many butterflies on one flower before. Neat!
linaji, about 1 month ago
omg!! your work is stunning. would you consider our group? click on image..