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Double spotted purple
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Double spotted purple

by John Tobias

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 28, 2013153 views5 comments
Taken at the Sugar Grove Nature Center prairie area in central Illinois. These seemed to be the most numerous butterfly out at the time. I believe it is perched on wild quinine.

Canon PS SX50
1/400 @ F-8 ISO 160
4.3-215 @ 215mm
HH

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 28, 2013 at 8:25 PM
This is really a very fine BF image, John. No nits or suggestions from me. It's a magnificent specimen and very well captured. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 30, 2013 at 8:32 AM
Very nice, John ! I rather like the varied patterns of the bg - perhaps surprisingly they seem to enhance rather than compete with the patterns of the insect.
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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 30, 2013 at 6:29 PM
Excellent detail, comp, and color, John. Very nicely done!
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 2, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Great capture John,
The perch and BG really complement the subject well.
:toast:
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 5, 2013 at 10:03 PM
Hi John :wavey: What a beautiful speciman :jump: Love the color and detail,... well done :smile:
Albert Darmo
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