P&S Day 13 - Julia Butterfly
by JuliBoc

Comment by bassbone:
brilliant colors, lovely background - rich and interesting but not overwhelming - great job on getting this so sharp

P&S Day 12 - Pickerelweed and Bee
by JuliBoc

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
And here's another of your great close ups with your P&S.
I like the way the flower stalk is framed between the green stalks in this shot.
I had forgotten that these plants are called "pickrelweed". The local name for them is "flags" because of their one leaf per stalk design. The places where they usually grow are called "flag ponds," and are a favorite feeding ground for the local deer population.
The much larger variety which grow to about 7 ft tall are locally called "fire flags," and they grow where the muck and water is deeper. They indicate places where you had best not take your swamp buggy if you don't want to spend a lot of time and effort in getting it back from the muck.

Blond
by JuliBoc

Comment by choltmeier:
Not quite sharp.

P&S Day 13 - Julia Butterfly
by JuliBoc

Comment by k4ffy:
i think the processing really helps this, from what i guess the original probably looked like after reading the description. the green and orange make for great opposing colors.

P&S Day 13 - Julia Butterfly
by JuliBoc

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
It sounds from your description that you made quite an improvement in the original image with the processing. I agree that the BG is quite busy. The bright contrasting color of the critter makes it stand out nicely though, and the centered composition helps keep attention focused on the butterfly.
Thanks for posting. Now I know what a Julia butterfly looks like, and will be looking for them on my outings to the swamps.

Caged
by JuliBoc

Comment by LadyK:
too bad you had the fence in there( did a photo like this with a bird in a cage, and yous definatly kicked mines ass:) great color in the eye and head

Caged
by JuliBoc

Comment by tormentor:
Very nice composition. Great sharpness and colours.

P&S Day 12 - Pickerelweed and Bee
by JuliBoc

Comment by bobonacus:
Lovely colours and sharpness, really well isolated with the dof

P&S Day 11 - Rock & Water
by JuliBoc

Comment by tnun:
You are a mysterious person.

P&S Day 11 - Rock & Water
by JuliBoc

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
Love the sand in this shot. It's making me want to go to the east coast beach.