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Diederik Santema ^club

Beautiful butterfly.

9 years ago.

Lian

Amazing picture...

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club

Thank you very much, Diederik, Mick and Lian; your comments/faves are most appreciated! :-)

9 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Beautiful Silvery Spotted Skipper !

and a Monarch in the Notes !

Admired in ~ I ♥ Nature

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Pam J ^club

Thanks so much, Pam! Thank you for identifying the butterfly for me; these little Skippers are sometimes rather elusive because they are fast when hopping from one flower to the other. The Monarch butterfly in the PiP is the first I have seen in several years! I was just lucky to capture its image. I wish I could have been much closer to it when I snapped the photo, but beggars can't be choosy, lol.

9 years ago.

Pam J ^club has replied to Valfal ^club

The Monarchs... the past 2 years they have come through here(each time about 20.. for a few days) on the way down to Mexico in October. I have been so lucky. This year there is less for them... I so hope they come again.

9 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

Großartig hier die Stimmung im Garten eingefangen !

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Heidiho ^club

Vielen danke, Heidi! :-))

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Really beautiful Val. I like all of them!

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thanks so much, Karen! Longwood Gardens is one of the best places in the world for photo opportunities! :-))

9 years ago.

Stormlizard ^club

Beautiful Butterfly Val.
Nice set of Photos.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Stormlizard ^club

Thank you very much, John! So glad you enjoyed the photos :-))

9 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

adorable scene, superb focus and bokeh !

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Nora Caracci ^club

Thank you so very much, Nora! :-))

9 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg ^club

Very lovely shot, colors and bokeh - like the whole series!

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Dida From Augsburg ^club

Thank you so much, Dida; glad you enjoy! :-))

9 years ago.

.t.a.o.n.

a wonderful series !

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to .t.a.o.n.

Thanks very much, Rob! :-))

9 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

I've seen your wonderful picture in
WoW of the day!
www.ipernity.com/group/142497
Fantastic shot of this butterfly and flowers. Well done Valerie Regards Tess.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Thank you so much for your kind words, Tess! :-))

9 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Admired in:
100% perfect

Back again to admire and award

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Thanks!

9 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Beautiful capture!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you very much, William! :-))

9 years ago.

Jan

Beautiful. Amazing bokeh too

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jan

Thank you so much, Jan, most appreciated! :-))

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Stunningly beautiful.
Congrats on Explore.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Wow, thanks very much for your kind words, Jaap!

9 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

great dof and atmosphere, but I prefer the third one

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thanks so much, Wierd. The third image was also one of my favorites, and it was quite hard to make the final choice. This is one week where I wished we could submit two images for the challenge, lol! :-))

9 years ago.

PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

simply beautiful and already explored!

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

Thank you so much, Luc! :-))

9 years ago.

Coco

Lovely ethereal shot. Nice bokeh.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Coco

Thank you for your kind words, Cordia! :-))

9 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

What a wonderful photo Val and the others are brilliant too. You must have had a wonderful time clicking away at all the gorgeous flowers there

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

Thank you so very much, Jenny! There is so much beauty in that place that I could spend all day clicking away, lol! :-))

9 years ago.

funtor

Well done macro, also the PIP's.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to funtor

Thank you very much, funtor! :-))

9 years ago.

Clickity Click

Lovely images Val ... nice visitors to your garden!! :)

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Clickity Click

Thank you so much, Chris! It's not often I can snap decent pictures of a butterfly :-))

9 years ago.

LutzP ^club

Wonderful Val. Great shot with well managed DOF.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to LutzP ^club

Thanks so much, Lutz! :-)

9 years ago.

H C

Beautiful capture. Didn't see a single butterfly this week, well not to phograph anyway.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to H C

Thank you very much, Harriet! Butterflies have been rather sparse in my area as well. Lucky for me that Longwood has many butterfly-friendly flowers :-))

9 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

ich liebe vor allem die lila punkte im Bokeh. super Auswahl

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Vielen danke, Chrissy! :-)

9 years ago.

RHH ^club

Lovely, lovely photos, Val.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to RHH ^club

Thank you very much, Ron! :-))

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Beautiful series Val. Especially like the second one in notes :-)

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks so much, Gillian. It was very hard to choose which photo I wanted to use for the challenge. I guess it's hard to go wrong in a place like Longwood Gardens, lol!

9 years ago.

Helena Ferreira

Indeed, absolutely stunning!!!

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Helena Ferreira

Thank you very much, Helena! :-))

9 years ago.

Danielle

C'est vraiment splendide ma chère et bonne semaine :-)

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Danielle

Merci beaucoup, mon ami!
Bonne semaine :-))

9 years ago.

RHH ^club

Admired In
www.ipernity.com/group/thelittlepond

9 years ago.

RHH ^club

WoW of the day!
www.ipernity.com/group/142497

9 years ago.

Graham Chance ^club

Superb capture Val. Lovely detail in the flower and butterfly and good background separation.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Graham Chance ^club

Thanks so much, Graham, your words mean a lot! :-)

9 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Wonderful photo and bokeh Valerie! Love it!

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Thanks so very much, Norm! Most appreciated :-)

9 years ago.

FMW51 ^club

A very well-done macro photograph in a fantastic sharpness.
I wish you a great week.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to FMW51 ^club

Thank you very much, Frank-Michael! May you have a wonderful week as well! :-))

9 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Marvelous capture, Valerie ! *****
... and the other pictures are very beautiful too !

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Thank you so very much, Christiane! :-))

9 years ago.

vero

une photo pleine de douceur, de toute beauté, magnifique, Véronique bisous

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to vero

Merci beaucoup, Véronique! Avoir une semaine joyeuse; bisous! :-))

9 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Came for another look !

Admired in ~ Butterflies ƸӜƷ Moths ƸӜƷ Caterpillars ~~~o

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Pam J ^club

Thank you Pam, so glad you like it! :-)

9 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Superbe petit papillon que je n'ai jamais vu

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to ROL/Photo ^club

Merci beaucoup, ROL :-))

9 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Absolutely beautiful and it's really awesome these notes ..!
Good weekend my friend.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Thank you so much, Malik!
A very happy weekend to you as well :-))

9 years ago.

Horizon 36 ^club

Beautiful and well captured.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Horizon 36 ^club

Thanks so very much, Horizon! :-))

9 years ago.

Erika Akire

...wonderful seen and done *...

9 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

A real great photograph !

Wish you a nice week end, Valerie.

9 years ago.

Valfal ^club

Thank you so much for your kind words/faves, Erika, Christiane and Maria! :-))

9 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Stunning capture here. Congratulations on Explore Frontpage & Whats Hot Well deserved for this image. Well done Valerie Regards Tess

9 years ago.

Dave Hilditch

Lovely image with great use of depth of field.

~Perfect Pastels~

9 years ago.

Eefje

Oh sweet summer, beautiful!

9 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Lovely focus

9 years ago.

Christel Ehretsmann ^club

quite poetic !

9 years ago.

Farlang

Wonderful macro. Perfectly done. Greetings, Heinz.

9 years ago.

Maria W. ^club

Superbe!!! Salutojn Valfal!!! :)))

9 years ago.

Cheryl Kelly (cher12…

Love this!

8 years ago.

Esther ^club

You have captured such a feeling of delicacy with this shot. I love the bokeh.

8 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Delightful and great PiPs too!

7 years ago.

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