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Brown Hairstreak (male)

Posted by Jonc on Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:57 am

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Open wingspan ~ 40mm. Has become quite a scarce butterfly in the UK.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:41 pm
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Nice proportions and sweet detail with lovely colours and light!
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by zaren on Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:53 pm
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really superb image, excellent website as well!
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Nice one! Great to get close - I wasn't quite so lucky last year.
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Nice lighting, delicate details and a very well composed shot!

Thank you for sharing!

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Congrats on the find and this capture - a lovely species, fine feeding pose and sharpness.
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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:11 am
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Hi

Sadly an aspect that seems common to most of our butterflies – last year alone our common species were down in numbers, while rare species have seen a 90%plus decline in some cases in the last ten years.

A nice shot btw – a great subject perch combination and a lovely active pose.

Regarding suggestions – I would probably have considered mixing ambient and flash in this lighting situation, lifting the shadow some

Thanks for sharing
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by Jonc on Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:22 am
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Thanks for all your feedback and Adrian for your comments about my website. Also to Matthew re the pointer on lifting the shadows, I’m toying with the idea of a ring flash.

CatusD, it was taken at Otmoor RSPB reserve along the Roman Rd.

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