Southern Dogface Butterfly Feasting on December Lantanas Austin Texas v1 Panorama
by Felipe Adan Lerma
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Southern Dogface Butterfly Feasting on December Lantanas Austin Texas v1 Panorama
Artist
Felipe Adan Lerma
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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All Rights Reserved �Felipe Adan Lerma. Also please note, the watermark "Fine Art America" does not appear on any printed products.
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Even for Central Texas and Austin, seeing a small yellow butterfly and a healthy sprig of lantanas still in bloom and flutter was too unusual to resist. This is a small series I was so happy to finally get a few shots for.
My wife and nearly four year old grandson had been alerting me whenever they spotted one or more of the small yellow butterflies and I�d rush out, sometimes forgetting my camera, and try to catch them in a moment or two where they were still long enough for my young senior�s hands to steady and shoot (smiles). This one time, and only this time, I happened to have the car parked near a large lantana bush near the garage. Already a little tired from whatever it was I was doing and have already forgotten, I leaned against our car, and waited. I guess just being still and peaceful must have helped, because soon enough, the little yellow butterfly settled here, then there, then atop another lantana bloom, before flutter skipping the air to another yard.
Though in the middle of finishing a Vermont sunrise series, and starting an Austin November-December series, I wanted to get at least this one yellow butterfly image in. As I work on the new Austin Hike & Bike Trail series I�ll take a creative break from that and now and then post another in this little series. I guess in some ways I�ll be mimicking the small butterflies skitter-hither movements. Not too bad a thing to do (smiles).
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December 20th, 2016
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Comments (18)
Nancy Griswold
Wonderful imagery here Felipe, I love the long format and the butterfly as another focal point FAV
Felipe Adan Lerma
Jacqueline, thank you so much! I’d forgotten how much I liked this panorama, and am esp grateful for the description, as I’ve recently begun working in watercolors, and this is a style I’d like to try there ❤️
Jacqueline Shuler
Lovely image, Felipe. I liked the contrast of the smooth flowers and butterfly against the pointillistic background!
Felipe Adan Lerma
Bruce Bley - I so appreciate it! This is one of those rare treats for me that I felt combined digital playfulness while keeping the main image intact; there’s a reason I don’t have a lot of this style :)
Felipe Adan Lerma
Art by LaRoque - To have someone feel poetry in my painting means much to me, thank u! :)
Bruce Bley
Lovely panoramic image, Felipe!! Love the composition, processing, and presentation. F/L/T
Wes Iversen
Very cool pano image, Felipe! Great colors and outstanding textures! L/F
Felipe Adan Lerma replied:
Thanks so much, Wes - was a little worried about the texture, but something about it just appealed to me, very glad you like it :)
Felipe Adan Lerma
Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography, thank you so much for featuring my flora panoram in your Fine Art America artist group New Faa Uploads :)
Nancy Griswold
Lovely artowrk, the elements and texture is played so well, dances across like the butterfly would
Felipe Adan Lerma replied:
Wonderful description, Nancy - made me see my image anew, thank you so very much (smiles).
Felipe Adan Lerma
Jasna, thank you so much for featuring my butterfly and lantana in your Fine Art America artist group Global Flowers Photography!
Linda Crockett
Beautiful shot, Adan, takes a lot of patience to capture these butterflies, well done :) l/f
Felipe Adan Lerma replied:
Lol, that's the truth! They flitter like tiny leaves in a breeze! :) I do have a few more shot, I'll be interspersing them to break up a big Austin series I'm moving into. Thanks Linda, good to hear from you, you have a lot of patience with nature :)