The black swallowtail ~ Papilio polyxenes ~
This photo was taken by my iPad camera. I was out picking up dog poo and saw this beautiful butterfly. I can't believe it let me walk right up on it and take a picture. However the sun was shining directly on my iPad screen and I had a hard time catching a good photo. I wanted his wings to lay out flat so I could see the full pattern of colors and design. The butterfly was so excited over all the flowers he/she wouldn't sit still!
This will be the next butterfly I paint. The next series of butterfly paintings will come this September, which is also my Steemit birthday, I will be 1 year old!
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Thank you for posting @reddust.
Congratulations on your upcoming anniversary at Steemit.
Lovely butterfly photographs.....such colour. Appreciate your preserverance...very inspiring.
All the best to you. Cheers.
I just noticed you posted on this article, thank you @bleujay, it's so easy to miss people replying after i first post. I try and check back after the 1st couple hours after posting to catch later replies.
No worries @reddust. This post was full of comments....could not resist sending a note to let you know how appealing it was.....knowing it may get lost in the fray. ^_^
Keep up the good work.
You have a reputation for surfacing after you have been painting/working ever so often. ^_^
Will keep an eye out for your posts.
All the best to you and yours. Cheers.
Nice capture image of butterfly on time.Yes it is not easy to took a image of butterfly on move. And also waiting for your butterfly painting. Hope that will a great masterpiece. Nice shots. Followed and upvoted.
Thank you @whiteblood, I love butterflies and you never know with paintings, which one will be the masterpiece.
Yes, Right you are.So lets wait for your painting then till September.
Wow the black swallow tail butterfly really awesome pics so beautiful and attractive.
Thank you @adnanrabbani, butterflies are some of my favorite subjects to paint.
Wow nice to hear that very nice subject i wish you get lots of success in this field.
Woo ! That's really nice photo. I like it.
I know, happy dance!!!!
so beautiful and the contrasts with the flowers are wonderful!
Those red Zinnias really make the blues and black of the butterfly pop!
This is great photography with garden! Keep up the great work.You deserve for Vote.Please check my post.
Oh a butterfly with such beautiful colors. I'm looking forward to see your paintings of this butterfly :)
I can't wait to get done with this series of paintings and start back on my butterflies, they are my favorites.
i followed, follow back and upvote
Taking a photography of flying butterfly is really hard thing! You did it, and you got a clear photo shot as well. Thanks for sharing such great photography with us!@reddust,
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STOPI was wondering about your butterfly paintings. I hadn't seen them in a while. Looking forward to September.
Beautiful flowers....
Wow! That's a perfect shot! I love it!
It is so perfect to combine the red color of the flower with the black color of the butterfly. This combination creates something elegant.
Excellent post) beautiful photo)
Wel done and great work...
I really like your post and I love flowers...
Keep it up post...
Cheers!..Wow..another nice post with beautiful flowers from @reddust
your Garden is the Best,so beautiful
Nearly perfect symmetry! - nicely caught.Fantastic flutter-by @reddust!
wow wonderful to see this post
very nice clicks
Resteemed.
will be looking forward to see your Butterfuly painting,these pics are really cool too watch.
the butterfly has a nice tail!
wow what a capture by you so good to see that butterfly with flowers :)
So colorful butterfly i love seeing them
So beautiful!
Nice! :)
Beautiful, i saw something in my garden today that i've never seen before, a hummingbird moth, it was too fast for me to get on camera, but by gosh was he/she a beautiful being.
Had a chance to scout the garden today. Apparently Black swallow tail butterflies like carrots more then me. Carry on I say.
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