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Photo Info
| Uploaded | February 12, 2011 |
| Taken | February 8, 2011 |
| Make | Casio Computer Co.,ltd. |
| Model | EX-H10 |
| Exposure | 1/80 sec at f/3.2 |
| Flash | No Flash |
| Focal Length | 4.3 mm |
| ISO | 64 |
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I stepped out to mow the lawns and on the grass, was this aging Monarch. His wings were scratched and worn, his body had become detached from his wings. He let me take untold images of him. This one he was scrabbling to hold onto a grass stalk...wanting desperately to take to the skies again, just one last time. I carried him up to a hydrangea flower. He hung there, then fell. I carried him up to Aggies Inn, for one last drink. Just a memory for him as he fell to the grassy blanket below. I gave him a rose to share his journey home. The birds were hovering overhead....reminding me to let Nature take its course. With heavy heart I left him there....and when I came back to mow this piece of grass, he was gone. He did fly home.....didn't he?
16 responses
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Donald Garrett gave props (12 Feb 2011):
OMG!! It's as big as an airplane!
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Regenia Brabham gave props (12 Feb 2011):
How very sad but there is so much beauty in their life. Great shot and I love your description.
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daniele castellucchio gave props (12 Feb 2011):
wonderful!!!
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Michael Ball gave props (13 Feb 2011):
Very sad story, but he shared his beauty while he was here!! Wonderful Suzanne!
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Susan Littlefield gave props (14 Feb 2011):
Awwww.....what a delightful capture, but such a sad story. Mother Nature is sometimes heartless it seems. Yet everything is as it should be.
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elfriede fulda gave props (14 Feb 2011):
You bet he flew home...this is touching and a superb capture,,,
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Merike Mäll gave props (16 Feb 2011):
väga hea makrofoto
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (16 Feb 2011):
fantastic POV!
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (17 Feb 2011):
Sue what a perfect capture and story I really don't know which I like better!
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eithne mythen gave props (20 Feb 2011):
A wonderful piece of writing and the shot is fabulous, love this..
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John Linton gave props (21 Feb 2011):
Cool to go from this to the biplane.
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Deborah Downes gave props (22 Feb 2011):
I choose to believe he flew home. Love the narration as much as the image.
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Steven Schutz gave props (23 Feb 2011):
A wonderful and moving experience...great photograph...you did what you could and tried your best, the creature knew this...
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sandeep mishra gave props (1 Mar 2011):
Beautifully captured...
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Roberto Noto gave props (6 Mar 2011):
perfect detail !
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Prabhneet Singh Matharu gave props (9 Mar 2011):
Nys shot..
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