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Swallowtail

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 12, 2006 at 8:49 AM
Swallowtail
Went to the local woods today for the green lizards again and this swallowtail landed next to me so i grabbed the 1d2 with a 70-200 and followed it for a while grabbing shots as it landed,A good day with mating lizards and 3 swallowtails-Slight crop and cloning out of highlighted twig
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 12, 2006 at 8:59 AM
Hi Dave, very nice sharp image of the swallowtail,allthough I find the background a bit messy it still stands out well.

Think the only place in Britain you find them is Norfolk Broads

Baz :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on May 12, 2006 at 10:11 AM
Hi Dave
a beautiful butterfly and a very nice picture.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 12, 2006 at 4:47 PM
Hi Dave

Wish we had them in my neck of the woods - beautiful image!

David :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 12, 2006 at 6:16 PM
Lovely jubbly, I've seen these abroad but never got one.

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Tim
Posted by Sean Bolton on May 14, 2006 at 4:07 PM
Hi Dave

Nice image, good sharpness and exposure. Background a bit busy, but butterfly stands out well against the background so not a huge issue.

cheers

Sean
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 15, 2006 at 3:32 AM
Well exposed and nicely sharp thoughout, well done. Background a little busy but as said, with such a bright and beautiful butterfly this is easily ignored. The greens seem a tad yellow on my screen... :toast:
Posted by PhilH on May 15, 2006 at 3:37 AM
Nice one , as said bg is a bit on the busy side but prob not a lot you could do about that, you don't give any exposure details but perhaps a wider aperture?

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