Lacewing Delight
by Lois Bryan
Title
Lacewing Delight
Artist
Lois Bryan
Medium
Photograph - Photography / Digital Art
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The image of the beautiful Malay Lacewing Butterfly was captured at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland in September of 2010 with the Nikon D300 and the 70-300mm vr Nikon lens at 200mm. The leaves of the River Birch tree were taken as I sipped my coffee and waited for the humming birds on my back deck in Montgomery County, Maryland with the Nikon D300 and the 70-300mm vr Nikon lens. Images combined in Photoshop CS4 with much play and tinkering there as well as Adobe Camera Raw and Nikons NX2. My thanks to Leslie Nicole, Florabella and Flypaper for the great textures.
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August 3rd, 2011
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Comments (37)
Andrea Ribeiro
Love it! Beautiful colors and composition. Congratulations, Lois, on your feature in The Gallery Wall group's homepage of this week! L/F/T
CJ Anderson
Congratulations, Lois! Your superior work was chosen to grace the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL Group whose theme this week is all about...BUTTERFLIES!
Joe Jake Pratt
Lois you must have the patience of Job, or be able to become invisible at will. My experience with taking quality images of butterflies, (like yours), is that it very difficult to do. You have some of the best images I've seen anywhere.
Lois Bryan replied:
Hey Joe, thank you!! Actually, this particular image is a composite .. but ... I do have a few bits of advice about butterflies. First of all, pick your day and time of day. They love the heat, but I don't, lol ... so early evening or late mornings are usually good. Also, I frequently shoot butterflies with my 70-300mm Nikkor instead of the 105mm macro. Reason, of course, I can get closer without getting too close. And you have to be patient. Just stand there. These little guys flit from one flower to another ... but they frequently flit back. Once they're used to you being in the flower garden with them, they're fine. Some years are better than others. I've often had to actually brush them aside as I've walked down the path. And plant the flowers they love. I've had great luck with what are called Echinacea or cone flowers. Come to think of it, I captured this particular little guy at an actual butterfly exhibit, and not in my own garden!!
Bill Caldwell - ABeautifulSky Photography
Congrats on your Special Highlight feature in WFS Lois--Beautiful! f/v
Carolyn Rosenberger
Congrats on your Special Highlight Feature! Love the shapes, colors, composition, and digital work! L&F
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for being one of our present SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTISTS, as you are very deserving of this special honor. Check it out on top of the Homepage of our site. It surely is a true honor to FEATURE THIS BEAUTY ON OUR HOMEPAGE! Your talents and love for art are surely dominant in this beautiful piece of outstanding art work! Thanks so very much for sharing, so we may enjoy and adore the beauty within! LIKED AND FAVED Forever, Elvis http://fineartamerica.com/groups/wisconsin-flowers-and-scenery.html
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
Guy Ricketts
This is so cool. The bright warm colors of the butterfly set inside the dark and light greens of the main image, added with the wonderful treatment you did make this an outstanding image, Lois. vf
Lois Bryan
Thank you, Darren, for the feature in your beautiful 'Greeting Cards for All Occasions' !!! Much appreciated!!!!!
Bonnie Bruno
Lois, how I missed this lacewing I'll never know. Beautiful, beautiful work! Just when I've cornered a favorite, along comes another to wow me. You have such an eye for beauty! LOVE your work!
Lois Bryan replied:
Bonnie, thank you so much, sweetie!!!! I've had this pretty little lacewing for so long, but he was on too busy a background ... I'm glad he's finally out of mothballs, and glad you enjoyed seeing him!!!
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