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Sweet Drink 2

by Yun Gao

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 16, 2015150 views9 comments

Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) on Pagoda Flower. Please correct me if the ID is wrong.

This butterfly beats her wings rapidly when feeding on nectar. Lucky day! Got this image.

Nikon D90, Nikkor 105mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO 1000, +0.3 EV, handheld, original frame. Butterfly house, Montreal Botanical Garden. April 2015. 

All comments are welcome and appreciated. 

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on April 17, 2015 at 6:50 AM

Excellent, Yun.As in the previous version, the fact that you were able to get this beautiful subject feeding on flowers that are so nicely coordinated with the spots on the subject is fantastic. Really like the comp and pose. The image is a real beauty. devil

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on April 17, 2015 at 12:48 PM

Fantastic colors and comp, with such sharpness. In the ideal world, maybe the lower wing extension might not be so close to the edge of the photo, but that is so minor compared with the overall excellence of the image.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on April 17, 2015 at 3:21 PM

Wow. Love the colour and detail.devil

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 17, 2015 at 4:25 PM

Terrific capture, Yun.  You've got excellent details in both the bf and in the flower and the colors are great.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 22, 2015 at 10:15 AM

Hello  Yuncrying  Agree with  scotts  comment!!  excellent workdevil

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 22, 2015 at 6:56 PM

I agree with Scott, the hormony of color's just super manlaugh

Excellent on all counts Yundevildevil

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Comment posted by Monica Orchard on April 22, 2015 at 8:46 PM

Wonderful, striking capture! While the butterfly is clearly the star of the show, I really love the trumpet shaped flowers and their bulbous buds. Furthermore the orange flecks in the lower wings perfectly mirror the same shade in the flowers. 

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 25, 2015 at 12:19 AM

Yun: Spectacular setting, subject and capture. Marvelous shot. Congrats on the WP. >=))>

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on April 25, 2015 at 11:20 AM

Thanks for looking, the great support and the Weekly Pick!

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