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Photographer’s Note

This is a head-on view of the same butterfly I posted the other day this time the view is to show the detail of the mouth parts it is using to sup nectre from this common thistle.
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milloup (1829) 2004-07-10 18:10

Brilliant capture, I've never yet managed to get one from this angle, they seem to always shy away if I try.. Excellent DOF, you even managed to get the forward pointing antenna tips included. And to top it off, you just "happened" to get it against a clean background ;-))

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gardenwife (103) 2004-07-10 23:18

That is a great shot! The perspective makes it look like some creature from another planet. This is one of the most interesting butterfly shots I've seen.

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kooreman (321) 2004-07-11 0:49

Great angle it makes for a threatening poise.NIce detail in the butterfly.
Greetings, Jan
*** An amateur with an opinion ***

carper (64746) 2004-07-11 3:26

really nice shot Robbert.
Great capture,I like the photo, as the idea, very good job.

cdewet (0) 2004-07-11 8:04

Also a nice approach and POV, but I feel you needed fill flash to bring the flower' outside also into the picture. The B'fly is spoton!

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Dingo (79) 2004-07-12 16:02

Original POV, Robert, I like it very much. We needed some new angle on all the butterfly pictures, and you provided it. Very well captured, I never could imagine that butterfly bodies had this particular form (seen from their front). One of my favourites!

Callie, if you would like to see this flower with more detail, look here. But beware, there's no butterfly around ;o).

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mogens-j (56) 2004-07-13 14:16

Again a great shot and a very difficult one. Very clever use of the dof here and the background is even better on this one.

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yesterday (9787) 2004-07-18 4:31

I am on the top of the world:-))

Excellent capture, good angle, good compoced, good color and contrast, good sharp.

Ups point out, Back tomorrow.

regards Kaj Nielsen

RAP (1053) 2004-07-23 13:40

Hermosa captura Robert.
Por su original composicion y encuadre, sus colores y nitidez... mis felicitaciones.

Beautiful capture Robert. By its original composition and frame, its colors and clearness... my congratulations.

steffleu (1373) 2004-08-16 11:08