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Let's Get it On

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 11, 2014271 views9 comments

Giant Swallowtail male (right side) exhibiting some classic mating behavior as he tracks the female left. When I saw this one the Marvin Gaye song just wouldn't get out of my head

F/13, 1/1600th, ISO 1250, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x @ 12:28pm.
Clear & sunny, 5% crop.

Post Script: I've been off-line dealing with a trojan horse/malware virus that corrupted my system. Did a Win 7 OS re-install on Monday, still loading my software & working out the remaining bugs..
I've now officially lost all my remaining hair

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9 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on December 11, 2014 at 10:35 AM

wow Howard. This is sweet. Now for the rest of the story?

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 11, 2014 at 11:16 AM

Really cool catch - both critters display almost human attitudes. Getting a photo like this really takes a lot of skill and patience - hats off!!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 11, 2014 at 10:45 PM

Great to see to see this delightful image again, Howard. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 12, 2014 at 8:37 AM

Howard, glad your trauma with the malware is over. My sympathies on the huge PITA and sorry about the hair...I have some extra that I'll loan you...

This is an amazing behavioral catch with that male showing off.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 12, 2014 at 10:47 AM

Hey Howard,
We need Mark to have a 'Mating Nature' theme to his busier than ever WC gallery, we could surely get it started.
They say love is better the second time around and so is this post, amazing capture in all respects. Sorry to hear about your computer problems and hair loss but as my grandmother always said, " What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger " and she was one strong lady. My saying is " That's why God made Beer "
Hang in there . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 13, 2014 at 12:08 AM

Howard, the more I look at this the more I like it. Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on December 20, 2014 at 7:42 PM

congratulations and MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 21, 2014 at 7:00 PM

Congratulations Howard, your timing is excellent. Outstanding shot!

Ray

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Comment posted by Charles Rose on January 7, 2015 at 3:32 PM

Superb Howard! Great work.

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