Thursday, June 21, 2007

Butterflies on the Lilac Tree

Well I'm a little late in posting my photos for the most recent challenge over at The Round Robin Photo Challenges, but I'll put them up anyway. The theme was "Freaks of Nature", and if you couldn't find a freak of nature you could post photos of butterflies.

So I went out into the yard, to the big lilac tree to see what I could capture for the challenge. These aren't the best butterfly photos, but it was a fun challenge anyway...



8 comments:

Nikki Neurotic said...

Those are really nice, I like the angles you caught them too. I can't imagine that was very easy.

Tammie Jean said...

Hi Silver! And thanks! I actually had a hard time since it was a breezy day and the butterflies were way above my head in the tree. Most of the shots I took were terrible; these I thought were fair anyway. I'll try again when the wind isn't blowing :)

Julie said...

I think those are great butterfly pictures. Are you really as close up as it looks?- or are you zoomin?? The detail is amazin!! And what a pretty tree!!

Tammie Jean said...

Hi Jules! No they weren't quite as close as that - I was zoomin. Glad you like 'em :)

Scott from Oregon said...

Pretty good for just stepping outside...

Sometimes I like just sitting in a chair and looking around for a picture...

Ya gonna help me with a few doggie pics for my sister's website?

Dan said...

Wonderful photos. We saw loads of butterflies while hiking this afternoon. One let me get within an inch for a photo. Beautiful creatures!

CS said...

Ooh, I espcially like that last one - the butterfly almost looks transparent.

Tammie Jean said...

Hi Scott! Yeah, they were okay. Not my favorites. I'll have to try again with the butterflies.

What kind of doggie pics are you looking for? I've got lots!

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Hi Dan! And thank you - glad you like them :) It was a great weekend for hiking! Glad you were able to get out there. I was home nursing this darn cold :(
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Hi CS! Thanks - that one did have a cool effect. I was shooting straight up into the sun.