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spicebush swallowtail caterpiller placed (by me) in a daylily.

spicebush swallowtail caterpiller placed (by me) in a daylily.
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upload_dateMar, 2013

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54 Comments |
Karacoreable
 
Karacoreable March 18, 2013
Wow!! What superb colours! Mesmerising photo, especially with the caterpillar in it.
Tim_Haynes
 
Tim_Haynes March 18, 2013
Beautiful work!
jenbmama
 
jenbmama March 18, 2013
amazing idea and execution!
kj_25
 
kj_25 March 20, 2013
This is great!
jennialison
 
jennialison March 20, 2013
gorgeous
derekheslop
 
derekheslop March 24, 2013
Stunning image. Great work.
MichelleRosePhotography
 
MichelleRosePhotography March 30, 2013
wow amazing shot x
abijur PRO+
 
abijur March 30, 2013
great and unusual
Oksana
 
Oksana September 19, 2013
Awesome!
ymkefranssen
 
ymkefranssen September 19, 2013
this. is. cool
gregneubert
 
gregneubert September 19, 2013
Great job!!
disneymamom PRO+
 
disneymamom September 22, 2013
great macro... this would start a great children's film..
sgundry
 
sgundry April 11, 2014
And I'm always content with just the flower! Well done.
ArtQ
 
ArtQ April 12, 2014
Congrats on your finalist award.
MitchSpence
 
MitchSpence April 12, 2014
Hey, congratulations on the finalist. Thought I recognized this great little guy! :-)
diane_hallam_4401
 
diane_hallam_4401 April 13, 2014
amazing shot and composition :) congrats :)
larrynichols
 
larrynichols April 14, 2014
Stunning, way to go!
LauraKimberlyPhotography
 
LauraKimberlyPhotography April 15, 2014
Excellent capture!
michaelray Platinum
 
michaelray April 15, 2014
Perfect!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots April 15, 2014
Amazing capture! Congrats.
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset April 15, 2014
Looks like a cartoon, cool!
mhjohnston
 
mhjohnston April 16, 2014
What Ana amazing shot. Good luck!
Dmullanephotography
 
Dmullanephotography April 22, 2014
Great shot
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 April 22, 2014
This is awesome .. Congrats :)
AndreaE
 
AndreaE April 22, 2014
This is awesome!! Congrats on your win :)
sharischultzmccollough
 
sharischultzmccollough April 22, 2014
Beautiful Congratulations!!!
anjgonon
 
anjgonon April 22, 2014
amazing
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz April 22, 2014
Congratulations on your win!:)
symesie04
 
symesie04 April 22, 2014
Well deserved, a quite incredible image.
LionesLens
 
LionesLens April 22, 2014
Captivating shot! Congratulations on your awards!
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset April 22, 2014
Too cool! It was my favourite ( : so cute. Well done and bravo!
meshersmith
 
meshersmith April 22, 2014
Gongrats, fantastic shot!
kimberlystokes-holder
 
kimberlystokes-holder April 22, 2014
God has such a wonderful sense of humor. Congratulations. Color is gorgeous.
umijin Platinum
 
umijin April 22, 2014
So, you placed it there in photoshop, or you physically put it there?
YESPEARKAY
 
YESPEARKAY April 22, 2014
Well done
YESPEARKAY
 
YESPEARKAY April 22, 2014
Well done
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta April 22, 2014
Terrific macro. Congratulations on being the Winner.
tracygrossoflanagan
 
tracygrossoflanagan April 23, 2014
Awesome! love love love this shot! Definitely worth a big WIN!! Congratulations!
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 April 23, 2014
truely remarkable, congrats
marymwarnerthomas Ultimate
 
marymwarnerthomas April 23, 2014
This little fellow makes me smile............... Great work............... Congratulations !
ArtQ
 
ArtQ April 23, 2014
Congrats on your win.
lstone5050 PRO+
 
lstone5050 April 23, 2014
GREAT SHOT, CONGRATS
believeit2receiveit
 
believeit2receiveit April 23, 2014
Congratulations on your win!
EvaThomsonWhorley Ultimate
 
EvaThomsonWhorley April 23, 2014
Spectacular!
LesleyRoy
 
LesleyRoy April 24, 2014
I love this photo. It is my favorite!
AmrutaMachetty
 
AmrutaMachetty April 28, 2014
Amazing!
HelenMarie
 
HelenMarie April 28, 2014
wow, this is great.
aprilrena
 
aprilrena April 29, 2014
Wow! Very colorful and unique! Congrats on your award!!
DottieVisker
 
DottieVisker April 29, 2014
Colors explode at you. Happiness fills me up. Great pic!
Casper
 
Casper May 03, 2014
so well deserved. Although I was a finalist this was my favourite!
LawrenceBurns
 
LawrenceBurns June 21, 2014
Congratulations! Such an amazing shot!
Marierich
 
Marierich June 04, 2016
So creative shot :))
Deboodle
 
Deboodle June 05, 2016
Carolyn, this is just an amazing creation! So eyecatching, and stunning! Well done on your awards. Debbie Bray.
djamesbarr
 
djamesbarr February 25, 2017
Amazing shot! Top shelf creative!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is a composite. The daylily was shot in my front yard in the afternoon light. The caterpillar was shot on my back porch where they used to come to cocoon themselves. They are very cooperative with the markings looking like eyes and will stay pretty still when you get close with the camera.

Time

Flower in the late afternoon, I don't know for sure about the caterpillar. Probably in the afternoon, that is when they were usually around.

Lighting

not much, just available light.

Equipment

I think both of these were shot with my Sony H1 point and shoot. No tripod, no flash, just hand held close ups.

Inspiration

It's a composite.

Editing

Just selected the caterpillar, copied and pasted it to the flower shot and moved it until I got it in the right place, then played with the colors to get them to appear they came from the same shot.

In my camera bag

I have a Canon T3i. Have a Canon100mm macro lens and a Tamron 18-270 zoom that I use most of the time. I also have a Canon SX50 point and shoot

Feedback

I'm not a technically savvy photographer, just know a small amount of Photoshop and use some filters such as the Topaz line. I'm still using Photoshop 7, so as you can tell, money is an issue.

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