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Gulf Fritillary <i>Agraulis vanillae</i>

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Posted by Daniel Loomis on August 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Gulf Fritillary <i>Agraulis vanillae</i>
One of the loveliest butterflies around.

40D
f/5.6
700mm
1/1000s
ISO 200
Posted by Scott Bean on August 30, 2009 at 12:44 AM
Wow! This is really striking. Fantastic colors. I wonder if the butterfly would pop out a bit more if the out of focus orange spot just to the right of it was cloned out with green? As it is though this is a very striking image.
Posted by Gale Rainwater on August 30, 2009 at 5:40 AM
Daniel a beutiful image. It has to one of my favorites of yours. Well done. :toast:
Posted by Larry Daniel on August 30, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Excellent Dan! Nice detail, even in the whites.
Posted by Brad Mangas on August 30, 2009 at 9:19 AM
A beautiful specimen and tremendous capture Daniel, great job!