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Your Next Stop

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 27, 2014328 views17 comments
"You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the zinnia up ahead:wink: - your next stop, the Twilight Zone!"
F/11, 1/1600th, ISO 1250, 1D M3, 300mm f/.8 + 1.4x, 580EX flash @ neg 1/3rd power & -1 exposure bias. 11:45am, clear/sunny.
Monopod for support. Gulf Fritillary Butterfly.

Comments

17 comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 27, 2014 at 11:02 AM
W:cool:W !
Very nice Howard
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 27, 2014 at 11:24 AM
This is just too good Howard - very well done !! :toast:
Registered on January 25, 2010, 54 Posts, 610 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 27, 2014 at 1:53 PM
Super shot Howard. :wavey:
I would say you are entering the "Howard Zone" :jump:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on August 27, 2014 at 2:12 PM
All I know is that you are in the "zone", man. Love these flight shots. Absolutely incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great work Howard. :jump:
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 27, 2014 at 8:01 PM
Every time I see these photos I say to myself that the best may be yet to come and I am never disappointed !!. Great work, Howard. Worth emulating. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 27, 2014 at 9:23 PM
I can't say any more than what the other commenters have said. Another terrific in flight image, Howard. I like the way the BF appears to be making a "bee-line" ("butterfly-line"?) to the orange flower. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 27, 2014 at 9:39 PM
Howard, Love your butterfly/bee in mid-air images! Bravo! :toast:
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 28, 2014 at 11:08 PM
Wow, Howard, another great action shot of a colorful butterfly leaping from a colorful flower. The details in the bf are terrific.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 29, 2014 at 5:48 AM
Excellent capture of the butterfly in flight, Howard ! Splendid detail and colour and a nice composition. The text ain't bad either !!!
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 1, 2014 at 9:45 PM
Howard: Far and away the best fritilary flight shot I have ever seen. I'm going to be the curmudgeon though and say I wish the orange zinia wasn't there. I really like the wing position so that you can see both the inner and outer details. 2 thumbs up! >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 1, 2014 at 10:39 PM
Howard

Outstanding :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 4, 2014 at 8:04 PM
Hi Howard :wavey: Awesome capture :eek: :jump: :eek: Congrats on the well deserved WP :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:


Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 4, 2014 at 10:26 PM
Sweet! Love the colours and can't believe you got the 'fly and flower both in focus!
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on September 5, 2014 at 8:49 AM
Congratulations on the WP. Fine image, very sharp. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on September 5, 2014 at 3:37 PM
Congratulation on the weekly pick, Howard. An outstanding shot in a long line of outstanding shots. Consistently phenominal. :toast: :toast:
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on September 6, 2014 at 12:32 AM
Howard, your b-fly images are truly amazing. I don't know how you manage to surpass each prior image's awesomeness, but you do. Gorgeous capture, love everything about it. Big congrats on the WP :toast:
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 7, 2014 at 9:26 AM
Congratulation Howard, outstanding as usual! I love the composition with the oof "next stop" flower.

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments