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Green Hairstreak...

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Posted by PhilH on April 21, 2009 at 5:04 AM
Green Hairstreak...
40D, 300/4 + 80mm extension, BH1 upon Tripod.
ISO400, 1/320 @ f8, -1/3EV
ACR5, resize & sharpen CS4.

Hi,

One more from the weekend, spotted by someone with younger eyes than mine....

A recently emerged Green Hairstreak still pumping up its wings...

All the best

Phil
Posted by Matt Cole on April 21, 2009 at 5:12 AM
that is a very nice find Phil and you certainly made the most of it. A lovely image.

Matt
Posted by Mark Davies on April 21, 2009 at 5:21 AM
a rare find indeed a perfectly captured.Great detail and nice comp
Posted by Fran French on April 21, 2009 at 8:05 AM
And I thought I had discovered a new site for them! Very nice indeed Phil...lucky you on such a rarity

Fran :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on April 21, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Hi Phil,never seen one before....nice image with bags of detail,great background to set it off

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on April 21, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Gorgeous shot and a species i'd love to have in my files!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Craig Jones on April 21, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Great colour to these lovely creatures, and the BG/light is very nice, well done :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 21, 2009 at 11:29 AM


Excellent capture Phil with superb detail throughout the image, top stuff.

Andy...
Posted by Dawn Monrose on April 21, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Excellent! Nice and simple, shows the colour off nicely.
Posted by jack chapman on April 21, 2009 at 1:45 PM
brilliant detail and an excellent composition
Posted by Colin Pickett on April 21, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Never seen one of these, wish it were mine.

Quality image :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on April 21, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Fantastic image - really enjoyed seeing this.

Ian
Posted by eric weight on April 22, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Lovely image Phil. Our local hotspot has changed hands and the new landowner has junked all the work put in by the previous one to preserve and enhance the habitat, :mad: so I am very jealous of this. That 300 is a useful butterfly lens isn't it?

:toast: Eric
Posted by Terry Longley on April 22, 2009 at 12:09 PM
A cracking capture Phil, nice work.

Regards
Terry.
Posted by Ian Andrews on April 23, 2009 at 6:50 PM
The're a little more plentiful this week Phil. Give me a shout Saturday if you want to get at them! :wink:

Ian