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Black Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
MaryO


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Collection: 2008-08 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 2, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Floral, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2008

Viewed: 366
Comments: 14
Favorites: 2 (view)

 Day 11 of 30

Yet another kind of Swallowtail on the Butterfly Bush. And I still have a couple more stashed on my hard drive ;-) I'm telling you, this bush is awesome!

I like the bits of purple behind the butterfly's wings in this one and the somewhat nonstandard perspective on the bug. Looking very much like an insect from this angle!

PP - converted from RAW, rotated, cropped, increased contrast, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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 08/11/2008 12:18:42 AM
Nicely exposed. I like the sharpness of the spots on the butterfly's abdomen. Nicely blurred background, too.
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 08/10/2008 10:30:18 PM
A spectacular shot! The wings look like a burden to carry in this image. They look huge and heavy to carry. The lighting, depth, and coloring is stunning!
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 08/10/2008 05:41:42 PM
OMG this is great, just look at the detail on the butterfly and the flower, those lovely colors. I can see this published on a magazine. Amazing job
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 08/10/2008 07:19:51 AM
Just priceless, and this one belongs on your wall.....
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 08/10/2008 12:44:38 AM
The butterfly looks great against that purple flower.
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 08/09/2008 04:43:58 PM
Beautifully captured
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 08/09/2008 03:48:41 PM
This is lovely!
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 08/09/2008 03:03:59 PM
Oh! Just gorgeous!
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 08/09/2008 12:20:18 PM
This is my favorite kind of butterfly shot--action. It shows amazing athelticisim, power & grace of these seemingly delicate creatures. Keep on clickin' & get some more of these!
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 08/09/2008 12:07:59 PM
This is fantastic - great detail and sharpness - good background too - nice job!
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 08/09/2008 10:34:07 AM
Another wonderful shot. The bush grabs attention then shifts to the butterfly.
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 08/09/2008 09:14:47 AM
Lovely- I want that bush :)
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 08/09/2008 09:03:08 AM
Wonderful butterfly pic. Gorgeous purples/blues in the flower.
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 08/09/2008 08:47:24 AM
WOW .. absolutely brilliant . love the way the butterfly looks like he's just about to take off .. its a fantastic image .. :)
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