Common Alpine

Wow, I LOVE the background on this! Nicely blurred, but still showing the natural structure of the habitat. That, combined with the flowers and lovely composition make this a pleasure to view. That's another Nymphalid I have never seen. (Gotta travel more.) Thanks for the ID (for some strange reason, the macro gallery seems to be the only one where many posters don't bother to tell us what they are shooting -- really odd for a Nature photo site eh?)

First we get Yiming visiting and posting here from landscape, and now you from avian. Our lucky day at the macro gallery. I am pleased you shared this image here as it is a beauty. Very nice capture via use of your long lens, which goes to show there's more than one way to skin a cat. The image really captures summer in the meadow. My only suggestion would be to crop some of the top down to close to the tip of the grass blade. Although the BG is excellent, I personally think the image would be stronger with a little less empty space at the top.

Scott and Wayne, thanks for your comments. I agree, there is more than one way to get close-up images. They all have advantages and disadvantages. I love the BG you get with the longer lenses and the fact you don't have to get so close to sometimes skittish subjects. However, getting these small subjects tack sharp and enough DOF on the subject is tough with a long lens. I am toying with getting a really good 200mm macro to see how that works. What would be your suggestion for a great Canon macro lens?

Good to see you step out and shoot wings of a different flavor Ron
Nicely composed & an aesthetically pleasing frame Ron.
Detail and colors look natural, neat perch & setting..
The Alpine BF's a beautiful species, well done