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Mocker Swallowtail
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Mocker Swallowtail

by Barb Pflaum

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 14, 2014117 views8 comments
This one is from the butterfly tent last July.

Canon 60D, 70-300mm lens@185mm, f/7.1. 1/500 sec., ISO 800

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on January 14, 2014 at 6:28 PM
Fabulous !!!! no nits here .
Registered on April 2, 2012, 26 Posts, 355 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on January 14, 2014 at 10:20 PM
Superb capture of this extraordinary BF, Barb. I've never seen a Mocker ST before. Amazing coloration. The large view is terrific with excellent subject detail.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on January 15, 2014 at 1:06 AM
Beautiful photo. Really excellent detail on the butterfly.
Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 15, 2014 at 4:29 PM
The details in the larger version are amazing. Great shot.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 16, 2014 at 4:17 PM
Great BG separation with excellent DOF and nice details Barb.
Colors look very natural, great closeup comp too! :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 19, 2014 at 3:21 AM
Wonderful composition and very nice detail on the body of the swallowtail, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 19, 2014 at 9:03 PM
What a cutie. Wonderful image.
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 17, 2014 at 9:51 PM
Gorgeous, esp the color combination of subject & bgd.
Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments