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by F Giarrizzo on Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:52 pm
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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Flora and Macro Gallery, week ending 13th July, 2012!A shot of a small European swallowtail (Papilio machaon)- Slightly cropped for composition, selective sharpening.
Nikon d300s Sigma 180mm; ISO 400; F14; 1/250; -0,33 EV; tripod
Any comment is welcome, Fabio
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by Darren5907 on Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:11 pm
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Fantastic.
 

by Eirini Pajak on Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:27 pm
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I could stare at this for a long time! The lighting is so pleasing and the lines are so sharp! What a beautiful specimen!
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by KK Hui on Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:06 pm
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Very nice shot showing its beautiful pattern, Fabio!
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by Tom Whelan on Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:30 pm
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Fine capture of a beautiful butterfly - love the soft light and vivid colors.
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by SantaFeJoe on Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:45 pm
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A real stunner! Very nice. DOF is perfect.

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by kostas nianiopoulos on Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:50 am
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the only comments here could good ones i think , great color and light pretty good frame and razor sharp , well done !!
 

by Omkar on Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:05 am
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What a beautiful butterfly. Nicely executed shot :)
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by Matthew Pugh on Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:38 am
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Hi

A cracking image of this stunning butterfly !!!!

All the best
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by steve mackay on Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:16 pm
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Pure Macro class Fabio!!!!!!!!, Papilio machaon perfection!, such a superb image and ideal IOW, love it and big congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mrgreen:
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by Jerry_Jelinek on Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:03 pm
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Beautiful. Love the detail, colors and composition. First class - congrats on the IOW for this beauty.
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by F Giarrizzo on Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:19 am
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Many thanks for nice feedbacks and for IOW, Fabio
 

by wtracyparnell on Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:22 am
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Congratulations on image of the week! Your macro shots are consistently great.
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by D7avid on Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:29 pm
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Congrats .Well deserved for this excellent image
 

by A. Georgiou on Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:52 am
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Excellent lighting, wonderful detail and nice DOF.

Well deserved IOW!
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