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Meerkat17
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 10:38
Why don't animals and insects ever play the game!!!

I waited and waited for the sun to show just so it would open it's wings and I'd get the orange wing tips - the sun showed and the butterfly took off!

Anyhow, this is the best I managed! Comments please.

David

http://www.btinternet.com/~David.Lewins/g5/images/_MG_6904.jpg

Shutter speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
ISO: 400
Focal length: 50mm
Image size: 3504 x 2336
Color profile: Adobe RGB (1998)
ddelallata
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 11:39
great capture worth the wait.
larlen
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 12:39
Nice Butterfly

Can you send some down to London.
J Rabin
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 13:19
And what do you believe is unsatisfactory with this nice contrasty well-composed photo? Looks fine across the big lake in US. J.
peter/c
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 13:56
That's an unusual species You have there, never seen it in My area anyway.Nice work.
Peter.
Meerkat17
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 14:03
Thanks for all your positive comments.

And what do you believe is unsatisfactory with this nice contrasty well-composed photo? Looks fine across the big lake in US. J.

Flattery will get you everywhere!!! :lol: :lol: It wouldn't take notice of my "art direction" I kept asking it to open its wings the only response I got was when it open it's wings and took off!:D ;) :lol:

That's an unusual species You have there, never seen it in My area anyway.Nice work.
Peter.

Peter, you suprise me - they are quite common at this time of the year and can often be found in Bluebell woods.

Cheers
David
Jmarie
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 14:08
What a great shot. Beautiful colors, composition and great DOF.
Bald Eagle
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 15:40
beautiful to say the least. Awesome shot as well.
TammieO
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 21:03
Unlike your robins and goldfinches, your orangetips look a lot like ours (at least with the wings folded)...LOL. Nice capture BTW.
PhotosGuy
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 21:14
Very nice!
Meerkat17
26th of May 2005 (Thu), 01:46
Thanks for all the comments,
By no means my best shot (in my opinion) but just to illustrate what the opened wings look like here's one which I took later in the day but couldn't seem to get the angle right.

Regards
David

http://www.btinternet.com/~David.Lewins/g5/images/_MG_6939.jpg
weemannie
26th of May 2005 (Thu), 02:10
David, they're great shots. :D

I haven't seen any of these since moving up here, I suspect they're 'softy southerners' :lol:
marie
26th of May 2005 (Thu), 02:52
those butterflies are beautiful

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