D200
180mm macro w/extension
ISO 400, f5.6, 1/1250
Charles
Dushore, Pa.
Comments
7 comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on July 6, 2010 at 5:52 AM
Nice capture, Charles. I'm not familiar with this species.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by June Marie Wingert on July 6, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Registered on July 1, 2010, 8 Posts, 137 Comments
Comment posted by June Marie Wingert on July 6, 2010 at 11:32 AM
very interesting, Looks like something chewed up its wings, or is that typical of this species, I like the shadows in the daisy.
Registered on July 1, 2010, 8 Posts, 137 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Younger on July 6, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Not typical, June, but not terribly unusual either. This one is a bit more ragged than most I've seen. It still seemed pretty maneuverable though.
Registered on January 15, 2010, 151 Posts, 269 Comments
Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on July 6, 2010 at 2:32 PM
The butterfly looks somehow two-dimensional, like a dry leaf on a flower - and I definitely like it, it's more like art than a documentary image. I like the comp too. Fantastic!
Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Borzynski on July 7, 2010 at 11:06 PM
June,
Wing damage like what you are seeing here is fairly typical for the few butterflies of any species that make it to old age. Birds, bad landings, and general wear and tear take their toll on the wings. Fortunately, it really doesn't seem to affect their flying ability all that much - they are really overbuilt for flight. Buried somewhere in my old slide files is a shot of a monarch with barely a full wing between what was remaining of the left and right sides. Its flight was a bit erratic, as you might expect, but it still managed to get around.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 109 Posts, 799 Comments
Comment posted by Michel Pilon on July 8, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Hello Charles,
I like very much this picture of this Pearl Crescent looking like an old warrior with some scars... Good compo with the main subject of the third part of the picture from the top. Nice bg and I like the blurred twig of the flower. The only thing maybe is that the extremity of the antennas are somewhat not clearly distinguished.
Cheers and thanks for sharing!
Michel
Registered on October 24, 2006, 10 Posts, 31 Comments
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7 commentsWing damage like what you are seeing here is fairly typical for the few butterflies of any species that make it to old age. Birds, bad landings, and general wear and tear take their toll on the wings. Fortunately, it really doesn't seem to affect their flying ability all that much - they are really overbuilt for flight. Buried somewhere in my old slide files is a shot of a monarch with barely a full wing between what was remaining of the left and right sides. Its flight was a bit erratic, as you might expect, but it still managed to get around.
I like very much this picture of this Pearl Crescent looking like an old warrior with some scars... Good compo with the main subject of the third part of the picture from the top. Nice bg and I like the blurred twig of the flower. The only thing maybe is that the extremity of the antennas are somewhat not clearly distinguished.
Cheers and thanks for sharing!
Michel