Thistle and Friend
by Lois Bryan
Title
Thistle and Friend
Artist
Lois Bryan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A sweet little brown skipper enjoys the nectar of a pink thistle in full bloom on top of Blue Knob Mountain. Image captured in August of 2012 with the Nikon D300 and the 70-300mm vr Nikon lens.
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June 22nd, 2013
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Comments (25)
Lois Bryan
Thank you so much to the hosts of "Beauty" ... "PhotosRUs" ... "Comfortable Art" and "Beautiful Flowers" ... each one is truly appreciated!!
Kathy Yates
Everything about this image is just beautiful! Wonderful macro, tones, and capture, Lois!! fav
Lois Bryan replied:
What a lovely note, Kathy ... your own florals are so magnificent ... that you like this one means so much!!
Donna Kennedy
Love thistle and these soft colors Lois! v/f
Lois Bryan replied:
Thank you Donna ... once autumn comes, the thistles are the bane of my poor dogs' lives ... nasty sticky ouchy things ... but while they still bloom, they are so pretty!!
Diane Schuster
I love the image and wonderful title. It gives me a fuzzy feeling to think of a thistle having friends, they are so stunning to look at! v/f
Lois Bryan replied:
Thanks so much, Dee ... you know as well as I do ... in macro photography we understand the intricate relationship between our buggy friends and the flowers we all love!!
Kim Galluzzo-Wozniak
Just love it Lois.... missed seeing your photos! F/V
Lois Bryan replied:
Kim thank you so much ... I've been a little busy with a lovely out of town guest, plus a fabulous real estate shoot and some other things .. trying very hard to get my artistic juices going again and get a bit caught up here!!!
Laurie Search
Gorgeous tones and color, Lois!!! :))fv
Lois Bryan replied:
Laurie, thank you ... I'm honored that you like it ... I took a page out of your book for the tones, you know how much I admire your work!!!
Lois Bryan
My sincere thanks to the hosts of "Small Showroom" and "3 A Day Greeting Cards" for the lovely features!!!
Robert Bales
Congradulation on being selected on this feature page and the others!! Great work!! f/v/t
Carla Parris
The flower image, and chartreuse background, would have been wonderful on their own, but that cute little skipper is the icing on the cake! v & f
Lois Bryan replied:
Thank you so much, Carla ... I have so much fun roaming around the mountain capturing the small wild things, there!!! Glad you enjoyed this one!!
Andee Photography
Just lovely! I want to be you when I grow up Lois! Your work is so pretty! :)
Lois Bryan replied:
Darling Andee ... you're such a doll ... thank you sooo much!!!!! And you know I feel the same way about your amazing photographic art!!!!!
Mary Timman
Such beauty you captured. Love the clarity of the flower and that little butterfly and the softness of the background. Gorgoues. Voted.
Lois Bryan replied:
Thanks so much, Mary ... I've used this particular lens on what would be considered macro shots for a long time ... I really think it dos a good job!!