PBF

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Posted by John Robinson on May 7, 2010 at 11:10 AM

Pearl Bordered Fritillary
One from the garden this last weekend.
D200
Sigma 150 macro
400ISO
180th @f 9
JohnR

Posted by Austin Thomas on May 7, 2010 at 12:20 PM

Nicely done Jone,

This stands out well given a fairly busy BKGR.

Cheers

Austin

Posted by Ian Mason on May 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM

Beautiful colours! Wish my garden was so productive.

Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 7, 2010 at 1:00 PM

Bloody hell John

Do you live in the garden of Eden ?????

Nice shot

Posted by David Kjaer on May 7, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Lovely image John - I can see my macro lens is going to have to emerge from it's winter hibernation!

David

Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 7, 2010 at 2:33 PM

Nice one

Posted by keith mitchell on May 7, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Hi John.
As you know i don't know much about these fine insects but this looks good to me.

Mitch.

Posted by Guy Rogers on May 7, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Hello John.

Really like this and that background as worked superbly for me and the colours in the images work really well.

Posted by Justin on May 8, 2010 at 4:38 AM

Works for me

Posted by John Robinson on May 8, 2010 at 6:12 AM

Thanks all.
This damned weather must be having a terrible effect on the flight chances of these things., ( and birds as well )
JohnR

Posted by Marcus Conway on May 8, 2010 at 6:49 AM

This is a beauty. Hope to catch up with one soon

Posted by Bob Cox on May 8, 2010 at 2:46 PM

Pretty as a picture , John will that be an over wintered butterfly ?.

Bob.

Posted by John Robinson on May 8, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Hi Bob
No they over winter as larvae at the base of violet leaves and then pupate and then imerge early May.
Cheers
John