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Common Blue

by Yun Gao

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 3, 2014154 views8 comments
Common Blue (female) on Cornflower

Nikon D90, Nikkor 105mm, f/8, 1/320, +0.3 EV, ISO320, handheld, 77% of full frame.

All comments are welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 3, 2014 at 12:12 PM
Hi Yun,

:toast: Nice and sharp with soft background. No nits here...........................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 3, 2014 at 2:28 PM
Gorgeous, Yun. Beautiful BF on a beautiful flower. Perfect dof management. Top notch BF image. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 3, 2014 at 2:40 PM
Scott has said it all, Yun - a beautiful image, sharp in its detail and nicely composed !!
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 3, 2014 at 4:33 PM
I agree with everyone,
Well done on this image Yun . . . :toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 3, 2014 at 7:53 PM
Lovely look at this little butterfly as well as a good look at the flower. Very well done. Trying to associate your use of it's common name with a scientific name turned into a fascinating exercise. At first I thought it might be a Mellisa Blue and the subspecies in your area (as well as the north eastern USA), the Karner Blue (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) is an endangered species. Then I checked your name on the web and it turns out the Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a recently introduced species in Canada that is very common in England and Ireland.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 5, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Hi Mark, I really appreciate the ID information. Compared to a lot of Blue butterfly images, this one is most similar to a Common Blue. I saw many these little butterflies in recent weeks in the Botanical Garden of Montreal.
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Rose on August 5, 2014 at 11:31 AM
Lovely details and colors! :cool: Nicely done.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 58 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 6, 2014 at 10:52 PM
Hello Yun :wavey: Awesome capture. Agree with scotts comment :toast: :toast:


Albert Darmo

Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments