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by Bluesteel on Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:02 pm
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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Flora and Macro Gallery, week ending 3rd February, 2012!Papilio iswara iswara ( Great Helen )
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ISO1600 1/4000s F/3.5 , Nartural light , Handheld.
Canon 1D3 + Tamron 180mm Macro.

Great Helen is a large butterfly with a wing span of around 14 cm. In Singapore, Its occurrence is restricted to the Central Catchment Nature Reserves where its host plant Maclurodendron porteri is common. The adult fly rapidly at tree-top level , except when feeding on flowering plants.

Like most papilio it is a non-stop flapper even when feeding. After being frustrated with many blur shots , this was a better one, caught it lifting off the Bauhinia kockiana flowers.

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by Matthew Pugh on Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:59 am
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Hi

So how cool is this then – well worth the trials and tribulations it took to capture !!!

A cracking image imo

All the best
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by Carol Clarke on Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:20 pm
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A stunning image of a gorgeous butterfly! Superb detail, especially as its in flight.
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by Tom Whelan on Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:58 pm
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A super capture. It's a dramatic pose, flying up out of the frame on a diagonal, grounded by the flowers beneath. And there's so much good detail where it counts, even at the widest aperture - head, antennae, legs, wing edges.
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by ChrisRoss on Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:42 am
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Very nicely done, a good solution to the constant flapping ,your persistence paid off, great job on the DOF keeping it sharp allover.
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by kostas nianiopoulos on Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:00 am
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pretty good job to get it on the air , good frame , and sharp , nice bg as well
 

by Eirini Pajak on Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:09 am
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NIce! Beautiful shot, worth the patience put into it!
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