bluechameleon
butterflies
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 12 June 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual.
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."
-- Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Vote for this image submitted to "Gender Roles" at JPG Magazine here)
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dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
DREAMY and RADIANTLY so!! a beautiful find and capture -- and a faaabulous sense of being! bravo!!!
12 Jun 2009 5:10am
Lylou & Roland from BESANCON, France
Psychedelic colors on this so original picture... I like it !
12 Jun 2009 5:27am
browneyes from Kanagawa, Japan
Wow, look at her "skin" textures! Reflection landscapes are also vivid and beautiful. Love this!
12 Jun 2009 5:42am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
renews my interest in entomology. best...jerry
ps jpgmag back up.
12 Jun 2009 6:11am
pixeltoko from almere, Netherlands
love the red tones in this one. you've got some great work here!
12 Jun 2009 7:06am
Angel Corrochano from Madrid, Spain
I like the reflections, have that aspect of outside the reality. The perfect colors saturated and.
Greetings
12 Jun 2009 7:36am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
The butterflies settle on the beautiful plants, it is well known ;-)) I like the reflections and the vivid colors !
12 Jun 2009 8:38am
Jaol from Spain
That's the problem "may alight or not", then...? What I'm definitely certain is that this is an awesome shot, I like the extremely saturated colors giving to it the look of fashion photography.
12 Jun 2009 9:16am
Marcie from United States
Great eye!!! Wonderful pairing of image with the chosen quote.
12 Jun 2009 9:31am
Zahai from Berlin, Germany
Nicely spotted and beautifully captured and processed (lovely reflections) ... but who the hell would wear something like that?
12 Jun 2009 9:56am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Very original, you wouldn't believe how hard I'm trying not to say: Are these real? Butterfiles of course..;) lol
Great Find Sharon
12 Jun 2009 11:11am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
I cannot form words but I'm smiling a lot . . hee hee . . delicious !
12 Jun 2009 11:49am
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Beautiful and original picture!!! I like the reflections and the little butterflies! :o))
12 Jun 2009 12:08pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
You know how much I love your photos of store windows. This one is successful. An artificial spring;)
12 Jun 2009 12:35pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
I see you have a thing for store mannequins :) Just love the (possibly male) butterflies and reflections.
12 Jun 2009 12:45pm
Stef67 from in my head, France
toujours surprenant et ton regard mais tellement original que je devient fan, j adore ^^
12 Jun 2009 12:59pm
Ti from Alpharetta, United States
It reminds me of the movie "The Blue Butterfly". Don't know if you ever watched that movie? Very inspiring, go rent it if you haven't seen it. Of course no nude scenes were shown in the movie... :-)
12 Jun 2009 1:04pm
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
I really like this image so well seen & captured - we so often walk past this sort of scene without thinking what a lovely shot it would make, Well done ...******
12 Jun 2009 1:08pm
Manuela M from Rennes, France
Entre illusion et réalité... Ces papillons sèment le trouble!
Une superbe composition!!
12 Jun 2009 1:09pm
Tracey from Maryland, United States
LOVE this image. Those butterflies would never be adequate for someone with my modesty, but hey, whatever makes people happy! ;0) Good eye to see this and include the streak of color in the reflection.
12 Jun 2009 1:11pm
kisskool from fontainebleau, France
its very well placed butterflies , good shoot ^^
12 Jun 2009 1:31pm
Gentlesam from Paris, France
Pretty interresting composition!
B&W mixed with color give a cool render! Well done!
12 Jun 2009 2:03pm
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
This is exceptional, Sharon. Good thing the butterflies decided to "alight":-)
12 Jun 2009 2:50pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Doesn't look like they are going to fly away!! Terrific composition. Gorgeous woman. Outstanding multi-layer and reflections effect.
12 Jun 2009 3:09pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What intriguing and rigorous interactions between the real and fake, direct image and reflections... amazing capture and expression of the crazy city mood! Bold and original!!!
12 Jun 2009 3:22pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Truly another amazing shot here. Perfect sharpness and tones. Good luck with the contest.
12 Jun 2009 3:47pm
grant from kansas city, United States
i think the display itself is a bit silly. your photo of it though, with the context of the reflected street makes is visually interesting. well done.
12 Jun 2009 4:39pm
Mike Paulison from United States
You can sure make fake people look fantastic! You really have to look twice at this. Very glamorous and I vote yes! on the outfit!!!
12 Jun 2009 4:56pm
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
Look like she is alive...Nice outfit! Ready for the summer!!
12 Jun 2009 9:20pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
I think I should buy this for my wife!
12 Jun 2009 11:57pm
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Very cool shot... neat windows display... and as always.. i like reflections..
13 Jun 2009 7:02am
Liang from San Francisco, United States
awesome image! for a moment i thought she was real!
13 Jun 2009 3:05pm
Rian from mobile, United States
I can't believe how lifelike this mannequin looks like.. nice capture! :)
13 Jun 2009 3:24pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
This is amazing! She looks real, and the composition is great. This image has a very collage feel.
13 Jun 2009 4:05pm
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Took me a moment to realize it was a mannequin:) Exceptional image and quote!
14 Jun 2009 3:42pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
I am definitely feeling a bit butterfly-y seeing this photo. Nice shot.
14 Jun 2009 10:37pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
What an unusual one. I find this absolutely fascinating as an image. Your presentation makes it look amazing.
16 Jun 2009 4:15am
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
Come, let's away to prison:
We too alone will sing like birds I' the cage;
When thou dost ask me blessing I'll kneel down
And ask of thee forgiveness; so we'll live,
And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh
At gilded butterflies...
-- King Lear to daughter Cordelia
17 Jun 2009 6:21am
Phototherapy from Switzerland
I love this montage with the different layers of reality, in a pop art mood. Excellent visual!
18 Jun 2009 8:38pm
Nikon D70
1/90 second
F/3.8
ISO 200
27 mm