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Posted by F Giarrizzo on Thu May 17, 2012 10:26 am

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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Flora and Macro Gallery, week ending 18th May, 2012!

A shot of a red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta), taken in the countryside near home- Slightly cropped for composition, selective sharpening.
Nikon d300s Sigma 180mm; ISO 320; F13; 1/80; -0,33EV; tripod
thanks for looking, Fabio

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by Carol Clarke on Thu May 17, 2012 3:57 pm
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Great title for this lovely image!
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by Tom Whelan on Thu May 17, 2012 9:40 pm
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Excellent composition and color contrast. I never see this butterfly is a clean setting - they are almost always on the ground.
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by kostas nianiopoulos on Fri May 18, 2012 12:34 am
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very sharp and colorful , good color and light love the bg
some work in photophysis magazine theme leafs page 4

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by Matthew Pugh on Fri May 18, 2012 7:11 am
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Hi

A beautiful shot of this grand fellow – the clean setting is great, as is that appealingly simple curved stem. Very nice indeed !!!

All the best
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by CactusD on Fri May 18, 2012 3:21 pm
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Superp shot. Super-sharp BF.
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by F Giarrizzo on Thu May 31, 2012 11:07 am
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Many thanks for IOW- Quite a nice surprise this time, Fabio

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