Gulf Fritillary AKA Passion Butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) is a striking, bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae. F/14, 1/200th, ISO 640, Canon 1D M3, Sigma 150mm with fill. Overcast.
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10 comments
Comment posted by J. Lee Reynolds on May 8, 2010 at 11:44 AM
WOW this is fantastic Howard I love the splash of color against the oof BG. The oranges are really brilliant and the wash of color in the BG makes them stand out even more. Jack
Registered on January 12, 2008, 206 Posts, 474 Comments
Comment posted by Bruce King on May 8, 2010 at 1:14 PM
Gorgeous shot Howard, the larger version is really eye-popping!
Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Pullen on May 8, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Great capture with good detail, Howard. Ron
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Comment posted by David E Lester on May 8, 2010 at 10:46 PM
This is great!
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 9, 2010 at 3:07 AM
Howard:
Fantastic! Very colorful BF with nice perch and sweet BG.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Jack Graham on May 9, 2010 at 12:33 PM
WOW---I love this image,... yes strong subject but the BG makes it happen for me!
Wonderful
JG
Registered on November 26, 2003, 158 Posts, 574 Comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on May 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM
That's a good one Howard. Beautiful image!
Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 10, 2010 at 6:48 AM
Excellent composition and details. Well done Howard.
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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 10, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Gorgeous Howard.
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 14, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Very nice Howard. May I suggest a little cw rotation?
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
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10 commentsFantastic! Very colorful BF with nice perch and sweet BG.
Wonderful
JG
John