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Small Tortoiseshell

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Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 29, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Small Tortoiseshell
A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly taken in the meadow at the Barn Owl Centre in Gloucester.

Sony A350
Tamron 90mm macro
1/250th second
f7.1
ISO 200
-0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Hand held
Posted by David Sewell on November 29, 2010 at 12:27 PM
I bet you didn't take this today :biggrin:

A good, sharp shot of a species that has been a bit thin on the ground in my area in recent years.

David
Posted by Malcolm Muir on November 29, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Good sharp image. Very thin on the ground here also, this year.
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 29, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Lovely sharp image Geoff although I find the BG a bit distracting. Believe it or not I had one of these in my bedroom yesterday morning whilst showing a viewer around the house. He was impressed by the butterfly but has not put in an offer unfortunately :biggrin: :wink:
Posted by Paul Rosser on November 29, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Nice sharp image Geoff. I saw tons of these this year, about 60 or more on my mother in laws' garden, just on one bush!
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 29, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Agree with David and Maggie. Nice capture but a bit of a busy background.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on November 30, 2010 at 4:51 AM
Lovely image with great detail. I agree with Maggie about the background being a bit busy.