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Great Mormon

by Yun Gao

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 7, 2014223 views12 comments
Edit: ID: Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) (male)

D90, 105mm, f/6.3, 1/100, ISO1000, +0.3 EV, full frame. Butterfly house, Montreal Botanical Garden.

All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on March 7, 2014 at 2:48 PM
I love the steely blue BF against the green leaf. Beautifully presented.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on March 7, 2014 at 9:17 PM
Wonderful image, Yun. I love the fabulous blue color of the BF, but I also like the curving leafy perch and overall nice bg. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on March 9, 2014 at 5:27 PM
Beautiful image of this great BF, Yun! The delicate leaves are a plus. :toast:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 9, 2014 at 6:15 PM
Another lovely butterfly catch, Yun. The details in the bf are very good and I am enjoying the lovely green arch that it's resting on.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 10, 2014 at 12:23 PM
Interesting color transition and contrast to this butterfly, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 13, 2014 at 5:10 PM
Very fine image, Yun - congratulations on the WP !!!!
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 14, 2014 at 5:48 AM
Yun...Congrats on the WP. Over and above that ...This is a beautiful image. Very simple and nice contrasting colors. The detail on the wings is fantastic.

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on March 14, 2014 at 7:59 AM
Hello Yun

Congrats , looks amazing!

Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on March 14, 2014 at 5:24 PM
Thanks for looking, the kind comments and congrats! Thanks for the WP.
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 20, 2014 at 1:22 AM
Sweet - lovely contrasting colours and fine detail.
Congrats on the WP!

Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 23, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Lovely specie, nice shot...
Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Rose on September 25, 2014 at 2:28 PM
A lovely image! I really like the blue colors of the BF.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 58 Posts, 122 Comments