painted-lady-on-buddliea Photo

Photographer’s Note

This one`s for Marlene.
Taken back last July in my mothers garden on a Buddliea davidii `Lochinch` common name The Butterfly Bush for its ability to attract clouds of butterflies and moths. to their nectare rich flowers.This Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui)is only a visitor to England from southern europe in early summer when they lay a batch of eggs which hatch and become butterflies in September but they find our climate too cold and damp to over winter in and die.This year we have had very large numbers of them so maybe a few will make it through as so far its been very mild if not a little damp.
Adjustment, well apart from a crop of less than 10% nothing was done to this one its as it came out of the camera, alittle soft in the antenae but that could of been sorted with the burn tool but thought to try an as is one for a change, hope you like ;0)))#

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Schultzy (5428) 2004-01-17 13:14

Superbe macro, très réussi. Le papillon est d'une netteté parfaite. Ses couleurs sur fond vert et mauve se détachent très bien. Super !

Opus (0) 2004-01-17 13:23

Fine macro work. I might crop it even tighter, but that's just me. A beauty!

Georges (11183) 2004-01-17 14:53

Cette image a vraiment de beaux détails et la profondeur de champ est très bonne.
Les couleurs sont bien rendues.
Du bon travail en matière de macro j'adore
Bravo Robert

quegardens (1469) 2004-01-17 18:01

Thank-you Rob....she adds a crowning touch to that Lochinch.What first appears from the thumbnail to be a blurr is in fact a very precise macro detail of the butterfly's intricate "clothing" for lack of the correct term.
Well done.

milloup (1829) 2004-01-18 10:18

Thanks for a retrospective view of summer here in mid-winter. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing them again out of doors, not just on photos, however nice ;-). Beautiful capture, crisp and clean, good colours and DOF, I don't see any problem with the antennas.

emax (893) 2004-01-20 14:42

Very beautiful picture. The vegetations and the butterfly they are very attractive with wonderful vivid colours. The pic its very clear and sharp. You are a master of macro shots.

Clochette (8076) 2004-01-20 15:59

I wish Spring could arrive tomorrow, in order I can try this kind of macro...
Beautiful details, the focus and DOF are just perfect !
Lucky Marlene... ;-)

Jeppe (18623) 2004-01-29 15:37

Beautiful capture you made Robert. I have the same flowers (bush) in my garden and Im longing for them to blossom again.
There's a great DOF in this image and the colours excellent - specially the butterfly. Very well done.