M/CU - 1st HM

Gallery: EPA 2013Posted May 27, 20131,136 views21 comments

Camouflage

Whilst shooting flowers I spotted this peacock butterfly on a pansy in a bed of them. Maybe not strictly an example of camouflage, but there seems to be a hint of it ! The peacock is a European native, a member of the fritillary family - it often perches with open wings.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1/2000 sec @ f 7.1, - 1.67 ev, ISO 500, hh

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on May 27, 2013 at 6:25 PM

I've never seen (or heard of) a peacock butterfly. Wow, spectacular, especially with the pansy bed bg, Ian. Excellent, dazzling capture.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 27, 2013 at 7:26 PM

Ian: What an eye p

pping beauty against that eye candy BG.! Superb shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on May 28, 2013 at 8:57 AM

The colors are soft and lovely. Very pretty. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 28, 2013 at 9:27 AM

Love the intense color and beautifully blurred bg. That is truly a spectacular butterfly. Very nicely done

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 28, 2013 at 5:17 PM

A Wow 'blast' of harmonious colors, a real eye catcher Ian.
Beautiful post

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 28, 2013 at 9:09 PM

Ian:

Fabulous! Just a burst of colors. The POV is just right to show the color spots on the bf and the echoing color of the pansy in the bg.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on May 28, 2013 at 11:52 PM

Ian, A feast for the eyes this one. A wonderful display of colors both on the butterfly and background. Fantastic!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 29, 2013 at 10:22 AM

What a wonderful match of colors! Very well done.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on May 30, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Most outstanding, Ian. Masterful!

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on June 1, 2013 at 10:36 AM

I really love the colors on this one! Such great bg control and a beautiful butterfly as well.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 5, 2013 at 12:21 PM

Wild colours!! Love it!
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 6, 2013 at 6:56 AM

Thanks so much for the pick - and thank you everyone for the kind comments/

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 7, 2013 at 9:47 PM

Very cool, Ian. Congratulations on the WP!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 8, 2013 at 10:37 PM

Hi Ian !!Congrats on a well deserved WP

beautiful work
Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 9, 2013 at 4:16 PM

Great shot, Ian.
This is a common BF here, but not easy to shoot. Very active and with colours only on the upper part of the wings (the other side is grey-black).
I like the BG, the square crop and the composition.
D&L

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 9, 2013 at 10:56 PM

Wow! A carnival of color! Really nice image! Sharon

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 5, 2014 at 6:00 PM

Ian: I'm really pleased to be the first to congratulate you on the EP for this terrific image. Many kudos

. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 5, 2014 at 8:52 PM

Ian - Many Congrats on the EPA 2013 1st HM Win !!

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 7, 2014 at 12:34 AM

Ian, many congratulations on the EPA! Bravo!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 7, 2014 at 5:46 PM

Hi Ian

Congrats on a well deserved M/CU - 1stHM win