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Advancing !

by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 19, 201485 views4 comments
A Small Skipper butterfly on some lavender. These have suddenly appeared in my area this year, so I guess the butterfly population ( somewhat under threat here at the moment ) may be bouncing back.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1/640 sec @ f9, ISO 1000

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 19, 2014 at 7:14 AM
Great colors, exposure, BG, and angle of light. Love the lavender, makes a beautiful perch Ian.
Well composed, and I especially like this dynamic POV :toast:
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 19, 2014 at 3:19 PM
I second Howard's comments, he took the words right out of my mouth,
Well done . . . :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 19, 2014 at 5:40 PM
You've got fine dof on the skipper and the lavender adds a real splash of color. Looks like a fighter jet about to take off although I know this is a common "warming up in the sun" pose.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 20, 2014 at 7:14 AM
Excellent comp/viewer perspective of the skipper against the clean bg, Ian. The contrasting supporting colors work well. :toast:
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