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Orange Tip Butterfly on Cuckoo flower

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Posted by Guy Rogers on February 23, 2008 at 6:50 AM
Orange Tip Butterfly on Cuckoo flower
Canon 5D, Sigma 180mm, F16, 1/30 -1/3, iso 50, Tripod, Cable release, MLU.

These butterflys will lay a single egg on the food plant of the catterpillar. You can just see the egg under the main head of the flower. The egg is small and orange.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 23, 2008 at 6:58 AM


A beautiful shot of one of my favourite butterflies , gorgeous BG :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 23, 2008 at 7:00 AM
Hi Guy,

Superb!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 23, 2008 at 9:26 AM
A beautiful photo Guy. I really like the composition, good balance and as Andy stated a cracking background.
Posted by Alan Bryant on February 23, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Very nice
Posted by jack chapman on February 23, 2008 at 12:46 PM
great shot
Posted by jacqui on February 23, 2008 at 1:32 PM
A Beautiful image

From the delicate flower deatil, the stunning butterfly and the superb background ..

I love everything about it :toast: :toast:

Jacqui
Posted by Malcolm Muir on February 23, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Ah .. roll on Spring. Really fine image Guy. Spot on DOF and love the BG.

Malcolm :toast: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on February 24, 2008 at 3:07 AM
This is an excellent image, it couldn't be bettered in my opinion. Great composition.

Roll on spring :smile:

Matt
Posted by Chris Lloyd on February 24, 2008 at 4:33 AM
Cracker!

Chris.
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 24, 2008 at 7:16 AM
Nice off-set comp - full of detail - nicely shot matey, and very well processed - grand job :toast: :toast:
Posted by Des Ong on February 24, 2008 at 7:24 AM
I like it, lovely! :toast: :toast: :toast:

Des
Posted by eric weight on February 24, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Beautiful.
:toast: :toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Elliott Neep on February 24, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Beautiful. Love the way the pinks are matched in the butterflies underwing. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on February 24, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Roill on the summer, very nice