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Skipper on sedum
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Skipper on sedum

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 24, 2012110 views6 comments
This is a shot from several years ago of a skipper butterfly on the flowers of some sedum groundcover. (Getting behind on shooting and processing due to trying to get spring garden work done.) I like the contours of their wings; they look like some sort of space shuttle.

Panasonic DMC-FZ28. 10mm at F/4 for 1/200 sec. ISO.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 24, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Great wing pose and a beautiful palette on this shot- A great dinner party for the skipper- Thanks for sharing, Fabio
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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on April 24, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Nice colors and composition, good pose by the skipper, it may be that I'm looking on a laptop that's not the best but the eye, especially the fore-eye seems a little soft.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 24, 2012 at 4:44 PM
This looks really sharp to me, Carolyn, and the sedum flowers are a lovely contrast. FYI, the skipper is a species of butterfly. :smile:
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on April 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Thanks, Phil, for the correction. :smile: I changed the wording in my post to make it more accurate.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 24, 2012 at 9:43 PM
Hi Carolyn :wavey: Beautifully composed :jump : The sedum flowers provide an excellent background for this very sharp and stunning Skipper butterfly :cool: :smile:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on April 24, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Hi Carolyn. Super image. I very much like the flowers. Thanks for sharing this one. :toast:
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