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Butterfly (Marpesia petreus)


Butterfly (Marpesia petreus)
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Copyright: Carlos Eduardo G Pereira (EspelhoLunar) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 14 W: 1 N: 61] (417)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-11
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Macro
Camera: Konica Minolta Dimage Z6
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-29 5:23
Viewed: 119
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Portuguese]
Butterfly

A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. And on the day a small opening appeared in the cocoon, he sat and observed the butterfly for several hours while she was trying to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop without making any progress. It seemed that she had come to where I could and could not therefore go further.
So the man decided to help this butterfly. He took a scissors and removed what was left of the cocoon. The butterfly appeared so easily, but it was swollen body and small wings wrinkled.
He continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that at any time, the wings grow and expand to support the body, which would shrink over time. The two things happened. Moreover, the butterfly spent the rest of his life crawling with body swollen and wrinkled wings. She never managed to fly. What the man had done with the best intentions and that he could not understand was that the pod restricted, and to fight hard time required to exit the small opening of the cocoon were the forms that nature had to force the fluid from body of the butterfly to move to the wings. Thus, it would be ready to fly as it had been released from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are necessary in our lives. If God would allow us to go through life without any obstacles, we would be "disabled". Would not be strong enough and could never "fly".
For all that, remember: Have a great day, a great life and some struggles. Then "fly"! It is necessary. That is how things need to be that they always be given the exact value!
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Good day to all.
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Hola Carlos,

Wonderful shot of the beautiful butterfly...it seems that the butterfly is glowing...wow!

great sharpness, nice POV and good DOF. The eyes are well shown with interesting shape of the wings which are having nice texture indeed. Vivid colors are all around. The blurred BG is just awesome.

Thanks for sharing.

Gracias,
Paras Bhalla

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  • Niva Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1160 W: 2 N: 845] (10615)
  • [2009-07-29 7:01]

Já conhecia esse belo texto.
Que bom, essa aí conseguiu vencer, conseguiu voar!
Belíssima imagem Carlos!
Um Bom Dia, boas vitórias !
Nivaldo

Olá Carlos

Belíssima fotografia.
Luz incrível e cores adoráveis...
Um lindo trabalho, meus parabéns!
GA
Vera

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  • rychem Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 336 W: 3 N: 18] (7333)
  • [2009-07-29 13:04]

Hello,
beautiful photo, it is an effect like a X-ray picture, very sharp and colorful
regards
Ryszard

Bom dia Carlos,
Você tem feito como a borboleta da história que conta foi saindo devagar e com bom esforço (basta comparar com suas primeiras apresentações) at´que conseguiu resultados como este, excelente.
Abraço e bom dia,
Raimundo

Oi Carlos,

Uma imagem realmente muito agradável.
Cores lindas e alegres e uma iluminação perfeita.
Gosto dos detalhes da borboleta e as flores vermelhas no bg combinaram muito bem.
Belo trabalho.

Um abraço,
Paulo.

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