pollen party

pollen party by Christopher  Ewing
pollen party by Christopher  Ewing

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

pollen party belongs to the following groups:

Smoky Mountain Masterpieces and Untouchables
  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath, about 1 year ago

    Awesome shot,great job on spotting this.Wonderful composure an clarity

  • DataShine

    DataShine, about 1 year ago

    How wonderful . . . it’s like four photos in one . . . great capture :-)

  • Annika Strömgren

    Annika Strömgren, about 1 year ago

    Oh, what a lovely shot!!

  • John Davis

    John Davis, about 1 year ago

    great capture, so full of life

  • Bonnie Taylor Barry

    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  Ewing

    Christopher E...community helper, 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

    Denzil, about 1 year ago

    What a beautiful shot, love the composition and the clarity.

  • Maria Dryfhout

    Maria Dryfhout, about 1 year ago

    Was it by invitation only? Wonderful capture…

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,..., about 1 year ago

    This is just wonderful Chris….and so aptly titled. Well done, my friend!

  • whisperingruth

    whisperingruth, about 1 year ago

    you must live in paradise Christopher . . . you have so many lovely subjects to shot! This is exquisite.

  • gladders

    gladders, about 1 year ago

    Gorgeous! Lovely shot in every way.

  • photoeyes

    photoeyes, about 1 year ago

    Very beautiful Chris, spot on focus.

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott, about 1 year ago

    fantastic capture Chris!!!!

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer, about 1 year ago

    Guess I need some thistle in my backyard. ;-) Great capture!

  • cynthiab

    cynthiab, about 1 year ago

    wonderful to photograph 3 of these beautys

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...community helper, 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

    Julie LangfordGreeter, about 1 year ago

    What a fabulous shot, Excellent DOF and colour. Spectacular.

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer, about 1 year ago

    Hey Chris, didn’t notice that bee before… glad you mentioned it. ;-)

  • studiofascino

    studiofascino, about 1 year ago

    beautiful soft,love it

  • byuchic

    byuchic, about 1 year ago

    this is the perfect shot !!

  • dairygirl

    dairygirl, about 1 year ago

    brilliant shot well done

  • Tanya B. Schroeder

    Tanya B. Schro..., about 1 year ago

    Great party! You must have had fun that day…

  • budrfli

    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

    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  Ewing

    Christopher E...community helper, 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

    Kim Roper, about 1 year ago

    IT is a deserving image! Beautifully composed, lovely DoF, and great subject material!

  • Ellen

    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

    Rpnzle, about 1 year ago

    OOO! What a chatch!! Congrats!

  • Victoria Jostes

    Victoria Jostes, about 1 year ago

    great composition! lovely soft look.

  • Sheryl Kasper

    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

    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

    judyh, about 1 year ago

    I think this is outstanding, what a great capture!

  • AngelPhotozzz

    AngelPhotozzz, about 1 year ago

    Wow chris this is fantastic!!!! Excellent work here!!!!

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller, 10 months ago

    Wow!! Perfect title!! I guess their momma taught them all how to share!

  • BKvonBernhard

    BKvonBernhard, 10 months ago

    Superb.

  • Leeo

    Leeo, 10 months ago

    What a fantastic capture! I love it!

  • clou2

    clou2, 10 months ago

    BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE!!

  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you, 10 months ago

    all i can do is go wow all day on this christopher….amazing job!!!....My Instant FAVORITES

  • SofaKingWeird

    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

    EnVee, 9 months ago

    very pretty capture, lovely softness to it also :) well done

  • Steve Wells

    Steve Wells, 9 months ago

    wonderfull shot!

  • hilarydougill

    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  Ewing

    Christopher E...community helper 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

    Andrew Ness, 7 months ago

    Abolsutely stunning capture, fantastic….and I love how it’s all capture on top of a thistle.

  • Arie

    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

    Carol Lirette, 7 months ago

    simply beautiful!! Beauty at its best!

  • Jellybean720

    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

    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

    linaji, about 1 month ago

    omg!! your work is stunning. would you consider our group? click on image..

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