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Blue Morpho

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 15, 20172,207 views9 comments

Blue Morpho on Natal Lily.
This blue morpho opened its wings for a few seconds. I got two photos. Lucky day. They almost always close their wings when they land.
D90, 105 mm, f/8, 1/160, ISO 400, original frame. Butterfly house shot, tripod and monopod not allowed. February 2017.
All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 15, 2017 at 9:11 PM

Great catch of a hard-to-shoot butterfly. The BG sets it off beautifully.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on March 16, 2017 at 3:52 PM

Centering the subject works out very well in this image. Great dof on the wings (handheld?!). I am not sure about the colour combination. But you apparently had no choice and it certainly separates the butterfly form the background. So, well done.

Registered on November 2, 2015, 18 Posts, 192 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on March 16, 2017 at 6:39 PM

Great capture of the open wing position of this butterfly! The butterfly is beautiful and so are the flowers.

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 17, 2017 at 3:29 AM

Yun ...youself with butterflies is a fine combo. Beautiful frame once again. Very well done

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on March 18, 2017 at 8:44 AM

Lucky you, Yun. Great contrasting color combination and another fine BF image for you.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 19, 2017 at 10:33 PM

These contrasting colors are wonderful. This is so warm and inviting with amazing detail. It is a definite wall hanger Yun.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 23, 2017 at 11:58 AM

Blue Morpho's are spectacular butterflies, Yun. (A few years ago, we found someone who was raising them in captivity and then collecting their wings to make into earrings...) The blue on red sure lets the bf stand out. The larger version has a nice bit of extra pop.

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

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 24, 2017 at 8:45 PM

Not only getting the shot of this butterfly with it's wings open, but getting it on a perfect background. Great image. Also great job of taking advantage of the opportunity.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 25, 2017 at 10:04 PM

Yun: Someone unfamiliar with this species would think this is a ho hum shot but I know the difficulty you faced and how you have to be really quick to get them with the wings open. And then to have such a great perch! Marvelous subject superbly captured.
>=))>

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