Think spring

It's officially spring.  New beginnings--everything in bloom.  Warm days--cool nights.  Beauty everywhere. 

Red Admiral Butterfly Photograph

This summer, this red admiral butterfly has enjoyed hanging around the barn yard.  Many mornings I’ve seen it but didn’t have my camera.  Finally, early one morning, I got her photo.

We’ve had a lot of butterflies on the farm this year.  It’s been a lot of fun watching them gathering in the morning to get ready for the day.  Here’s a photo of a group of yellow swallowtail butterflies in the pasture that I took with my phone.

Monarch Butterfly Photo

This year, I’ve seen a lot of butterflies on the farm.  Believe it or not—they seem to love being around sheep poop!  Who would have thought!  All summer I’ve been trying to get a lovely photo of a butterfly on a flower or in the grass—doesn’t happen.  I get butterflies on sheep poop. So I decided to go with what I’ve got—make metaphorical “lemonade” from the “lemon” shots.

This monarch butterfly was photographed early one morning on the pasture surrounded by sheep poop—that was edited out.

If you interested in photographing butterflies, there’s a wonderful article by Mr. Brown Thumb on Garden Section of “Chicago Now”.  Mr. Brown Thumb suggests that since birds eat butterflies, try making yourself smaller.  If your shadow falls on the butterfly, it may flight away.  He also suggests that you photograph butterflies on cloudy days or early in the morning.  Butterflies need the sun’s warm in order to fly. Read the entire article for more tips on photographing butterflies.

Butterfly

This silvery checkerspot butterfly was photographed early one morning—before it had warmed up enough to fly away.  You may not be able to tell in the photograph, but the butterfly is drinking from a wild daisy. “Butterfly” is from my photo vignette series.  This series focuses on creating art with a soft muted palette that gives it a vintage feel. “Butterfly” was photographed using a lensbaby lens—a selective focus lens. This photo was taken at Cochran Shoal area of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Atlanta Georgia.

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If you interested in photographing butterflies, there’s a wonderful article by Mr. Brown Thumb on Garden Section of “Chicago Now”.  Mr. Brown Thumb suggests that since birds eat butterflies, try making yourself smaller.  If your shadow falls on the butterfly, it may flight away.  He also suggests that you photograph butterflies on cloudy days or early in the morning.  Butterflies need the sun’s warm in order to fly.   Read the entire article for more tips on photographing butterflies.

White Lily

This bright and bold photo painting of a white lily is from of my digital painting series called Photo Watercolors. White lilies symbolize hope. This photo painting of this regal white lily was inspired by the renewal of life that spring symbolizes. Enlarging the view on this photograph will bring out the detail of the flower.