April 03, 2009

Butterflies are free

Yesterday was such a glorious spring day, so I decided to head over to the Montreal Botanical Gardens where they are having their 12th annual Butterflies Go Free exhibit. It's a wonderful experience walking amongst these beautiful fluttery creatures. At least half a dozen of them landed on me during my visit.







"How does one become a butterfly?
You must want to fly so much
that you are willing to give up
being a caterpillar."
~Trina Paulus
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18 comments:

  1. maryjmaaloufApril 3, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    Absolutely beautiful photographs!
    I love your work!

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  2. Lo ChristineApril 3, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    Beautiful! Love the quote too:)

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  3. traceyclarkApril 3, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    i adore the textures here. They really add to the beauty of the images. just lovely.

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  4. Amber McKinneyApril 3, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    So beautiful. Butterflies are wonderful critters. We have something similar at the zoo close to where I live.

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  5. Bethelyn K. PhotographyApril 3, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    oooohhhh....love these!!! they make my heart flutter:)

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  6. KristybeeApril 3, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    These are truly amazing! I just adore them :)

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  7. Victoria Bennett BeyerApril 4, 2009 at 11:42 AM

    That last one is my favorite - it is really wonderful.

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  8. UnknownApril 5, 2009 at 4:33 AM

    Always loved your photos on Flickr and through Kristybee's blog, discovered yours - it's absolutely beautiful a wonderful, peaceful experience! Boo x

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  9. AnonymousApril 6, 2009 at 4:06 AM

    I do hope that you add the top one to your shop eventually, it's absolutely beautiful :-)

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  10. IreneApril 6, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    Thank you all!

    Carol: Yes, this photograph is now available in my shop here:

    http://isphotography.myshopify.com/collections/botanicals

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  11. LorrieApril 7, 2009 at 5:16 AM

    These are wonderful, and I love the treatment. There is a Butterfly centre near where I live. I have thought about going and trying to get some good shots. Have you any tips?

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  12. JesssicaCApril 8, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    I love how dreamy your pictures are. What kind of camera do you use?

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  13. Diana SmithApril 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    I just found you on etsy, and well lets just say I adore your work! I was looking for the perfect Birthday Present for my sister in law. She loves everything French, hence she is a French Teacher and I was looking for the perfect prints of Eiffel Tower. You made it possible. I am so excited to see it. Thank you!

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  14. thelittledeerApril 10, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    your photographs are so lovely.
    they are quiet and calm but they have this lovely punch of colour and filter to them.

    really really nice :)

    jade
    http://www.roarclothing.blogspot.com

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  15. eluvApril 11, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    i love butterflies so much because they remind me of the feeling i have when im near a certain someone <3

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  16. MarieApril 12, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    bravo pour ces 3 magnifiques images !

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  17. IreneApril 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    Illusio Creative: I used a long lens (70-200mm), though at times I could get quite close to them. I tried to pay attention a lot to the background. I think that getting good compositions is difficult when you know you don't have much time because your subject might flutter off at any moment.

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  18. giardigno65April 20, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    Caterpillar or butterfly ?

    great photo

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