Cabbage White Butterfly
by Karen Adams
Title
Cabbage White Butterfly
Artist
Karen Adams
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
You see these everywhere and probably do not pay them much attention! At least, that's the way I was until just three years ago. I was helping my parents downsize so they could move into a lovely new retirement village. In cleaning out lots of memorabilia and going through so much beautiful artwork that my dad had done through the years, we came across a small booklet called "Butterflies of Ohio." Dad told me how he and his brother when they were teenagers used to catch butterflies. They made beautiful backgrounds to look like sky and added plant materials before mounting the butterflies and framing them. Then they would sell them. I actually have one of these, but never really knew the story behind it. He gave me the book.
I then found I was noticing more and more butterflies. I love to garden and realized that most days I was not alone in my garden. I had many butterfly friends fluttering about. Of course, then I started taking a picture or two. Then I thought, wouldn't it be great to photograph each kind of butterfly that is in that little booklet? When a Zebra Swallowtail entered my world, I was hooked!
Some butterflies are large and really grab your attention. The small ones can go completely un-noticed, but if you take the time to look, they are all quite beautiful! You can't help but smile and feel at peace when you are in the wonderful company of a butterfly!
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March 3rd, 2013
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Comments (28)
Hartmut Jager
🦋 - Indeed KAREN, as you said: "...if you take the time to look, they are all quite beautiful!" - and your exquisite and most graceful Butterfly photograph proves it ! - 🤍 -
Nikolyn McDonald
Exquisite details - these guys are not easy to capture. Congratulations on the sale.
Karen Adams
Thanks so much to the shopper in North Canton, Oh for purchasing this . . . I think it looks great!
Joe Zachariah
I think I used to do what your Dad did. Catch butterflies, especially this one. And to tell you frankly its very difficult to catch this one - by hand.
Karen Adams replied:
I am glad to here they are hard to catch! haha Yes, they do flutter quite quickly! Thanks for your comments, Joe
Loriental Photography
Wow, you was so right Karen ! This (absolutely fantastic !!) capture is so similar to mine despite yours has been taken in Columbus, Ohio and mine in France ! v
Karen Adams replied:
I know! I was quite surprised at how similar! thanks for your comments. The world is not such a big place!
Jane Small
This cabbage white is every bit as exquisitely beautiful as the exotic butterflies despite his rather lowly name!! This is a complete delight the way you have done this. I'm enthralled! v/f
Karen Adams replied:
Thank you, Jane. You are right, for years I just ignored these little delights as they fluttered around my garden. Once you start looking, there are many very tiny beautiful creatures around us!
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