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Jul 29, 2007 11:11 |  #1

Hi all,
I have been trying to creep up on a peacock butterfly for a while.I got these shots today.......


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Jul 29, 2007 11:15 |  #2

Looks like your patience and creeping paid off :)- wonderful shots :)
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Jul 31, 2007 17:49 |  #3

Wow. Love the colours.


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Jul 31, 2007 17:58 |  #4

The scales remind me of rendered 8bit colour. :) Excellent work!




  
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Jul 31, 2007 18:07 |  #5

Lovely shots Davey, Good scale detail and beautiful colour.


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Jul 31, 2007 18:18 |  #6

Knockout close ups.




  
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Aug 01, 2007 03:16 as a reply to  @ eccles's post |  #7

Wow! Superb bit of stalking. You needed plenty of patience to get shots such as these.


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Aug 01, 2007 05:39 |  #8

Stunning shots. Well done.

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