Common Blue , female


Posted by Herman Blockx on Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:33 am

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A macrocapture of a female Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus), one of the most common little blues in Europe; the female is actually not blue but brown; the perch is a dried out narcis;
Canon 10D, 150 mm macro, natural eveninglight
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by Matthew Pugh on Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:42 am
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Hi Herman
This is really great. I love images of these butterflies and think you have captured a truly pleasing and enjoyable image here.

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by Lisa Gimber on Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:45 am
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Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

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by Steve Mason on Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:02 am
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Nice butterfly and a great bg.
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by Steve Sage on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:06 am
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I like the rimlighting on the wings here. Nice image!
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by Michael Brown on Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:32 am
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Now this is a beauty that simply pops right off the screen!
Fantastic lighting and details!!! :)
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by jorgedelucca on Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:44 am
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Gorgeous! Perfect DOF and love the lighting!
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by urbaneks on Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:27 pm
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I would agree with all comments. A perfect shot from the DOF, comp and BG.
 

by Wil Hershberger on Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:33 pm
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Excellent. Very well done using natural light.
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by D7avid on Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:11 pm
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Unusually shaped wings and a beauty of a shot
 

by Tom Whelan on Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:24 pm
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Lovely shot - the backlighting is excellent, so is that background.
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