Golden Summer

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• shelbeesmom (48122)
• [2008-08-06 5:02]

Nothing simple about this one! I just LOVE the angle of the wings on this shot! Really super saturation of the flower makes this a real eye-catcher! I just love butterflies! MORE MORE!
B-)
Linda

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• emanetkerem (4918)
• [2008-08-06 5:05]

Merhaba
Very nice colour. Beautiful work.
Well done.


Kerem

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• pikas (1100)
• [2008-08-06 5:06]

Hello Silke,

Superb macro, with fantastic colors and detail.

Excellent shot!!!

Congratulations

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• Liberty (5785)
• [2008-08-06 5:18]

Beautiful posting Silke. A lot of beautiful vivid colors. Nicely composed and well taken. TFS

Josée

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• trampas (7027)
• [2008-08-06 5:21]

hi silke.
it's good to see this colourfully, warm pic. the weather here is pathetic.
your flower is a miniature sun.
great detail in both the butterfly and the flower.
another superb posting.
Brian

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• Nesa (380)
• [2008-08-06 5:25]

very nice and clear macro,...love the angle that allows for both (flower and butterfly to be seen).

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• Helkoryo (22130)
• [2008-08-06 5:35]

Hi Silke

A really beautiful and delicate shot here, lovely detail and nice contrasting colours too. I have searched to try and find the name of this butterfly but so far the closest I have found is the black Swallowtail.. which while the colours match this one clearly does not have the swallowtail shaped wings.. I will continue to search :-)

Kind regards Helen

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• machinelove (16007)
• [2008-08-06 5:41]

Wow, this is an amazing macro Silke.
I like the square crop and the placement of the butterfly
is perfect in the upper left corner.
Great vibrant orange too.
Well done.
- Vincent

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• Kilted-Arab (9477)
• [2008-08-06 6:33]

This really is very good, Silke. The colours, the composition, the details - all first class. I'm really impressed that this result was achieved without a dedicated macro lens...excellent!

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• jawa (12003)
• [2008-08-06 8:03]

Hi Silke
Very beautiful macro composition in a good colour.
Gr Jos

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• Royaldevon (16512)
• [2008-08-06 8:24]

Hello Silke,

This is just stunning.
You have a good angle to show the details of the butterfly and equally sharp details of the flower.
My butterfly book is just on European butterflies. I had a quick look on Canadian butterflies in the Internet but couldn't get a good match for the one you have posted. Sorry! Someone will name it for you!
Co-incidentally, there was a news item on T.V. this morning highlighting the loss of butterflies in this country. Seemingly there is a fly which parasitises the small tortoise shell, hence 80% loss.
I have only seen 6 small whites and a brown meadow this year!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• Beger (19910)
• [2008-08-06 8:57]

Hi Silke,
Superb composition and contrasting colors for this macro! I especially like the velvet aspect of the wings that you rendered. It is not easy to do it so finely! Excellent light and sharpness! Bravo! Annie

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• shelbee (4290)
• [2008-08-06 8:58]

Very pretty shot! I love the bright orange flower. nice crop
well done,
Shelby

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• lrw1966 (0)
• [2008-08-06 9:21]

Sikle Hi:
Beautiful, just beautiful

Congratulations, very nicely done.
Larry
USA-tfs

Thanks for the note, as well.

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• Janone (0)
• [2008-08-06 10:12]

Hello Silke.
Lovely image of the butterfly onto the flower.
Colors are nice in accordance with the background
Cheers.
Jan

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• dareco (15143)
• [2008-08-06 11:21]

Another very beautiful macro. You are such a pro!!! The lighting, colors, and detail are perfect. Have a good day!

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• y2kosan (1642)
• [2008-08-06 14:24]

a very loverly composition. details are very well done.
POV is amazing. nice colors, too.
TFS, y2koSan

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• rminkow (15505)
• [2008-08-06 17:46]

Hi Silke..nicely composed shot..excellent details and colors.

Roger

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• budgun (2091)
• [2008-08-06 19:44]

Hi Silke,
Marvelous summertime macro of this stunning butterfly seen in sharp detail ash she gently lands on this brilliant yellow fower.
The details and sharpness are subperp but the clear crisp colors steal the show.
Regards, Tom

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• Ejtaan (11405)
• [2008-08-06 23:27]

Lovely work Silke! I love the stunning orange and the details in the butterfly.
Not much more to add .... it's just a lovely image.

Cheers,
Anneke

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• Jan (4867)
• [2008-08-06 23:33]

Beautiful shot of this scenery! Good POV, but a difficult one! The flower and the butterfly had to be sharp both...

Good job!

Janneke

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• Urfaust (13105)
• [2008-08-07 0:03]

really wonderful!!! what a beauty, Silke!!
details and colours are incredible!! an excellent capture indeed.. full of poetry and wonderful sensations!! many thanks
ciao Marco

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• Janice (33070)
• [2008-08-07 1:16]

What a pretty butterfly on the zinnia flower. Well captured Silke, and it looks so large too. Very good focus and sharp details,
Well done
Cheers
Janice

I think it's a Blue Swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Ditrysia
Superfamily: Papilionoidea

Type species
There are 26 genera and about 550 species

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• Doudou (5835)
• [2008-08-07 2:32]

Bonjour Silke,
Très jolie symbiose entre la fleur et le papillon, riche en couleurs, la fleur aux couleurs toniques apporte beaucoup de beauté au papillon!!!
Amitiés
Odile:)

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• pozaru (19076)
• [2008-08-07 4:48]

This is veeery beautiful !

thanks,
v

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• joopschotsman (5443)
• [2008-08-07 7:13]

Hi Silke,
Really a great shot for its composition and colors.
Usefull note too.
greetings,
Joop!

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• John_F_Kennedy (10295)
• [2008-08-07 7:42]

What a nice little fellow well captured on a beautiful flower. Great sharpness.
Best wishes,
Achim

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• GreenBaron (48978)
• [2008-08-07 8:34]

Hi Silke,
What a gorgeous capture of this wonderful butterfly. The diagonal line of it's wings creates a well balanced image! Fine natural colours. Great posting my dear!
Hans

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• Ramdan (5756)
• [2008-08-07 16:49]

Hi Silke,
Lovely saturated colors. The diagonal angle of the butterfly is nice. You are very good on the enhancement of impact with neat works in processing. Lovely result indeed.
Regards,
Ramdan.

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• Refugee (25542)
• [2008-08-07 21:51]

An excellent capture Silke and very good PP work. The butterfly positioned nicely and the colour and detail just wonderful,
David

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• vsinopoulos (13115)
• [2008-08-09 1:19]

Hi Silke,

Great macro shot! Vivid colors, excellent lighting,very good detail and well composed.
TFS,
Vassilis

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• Photograph2u (0)
• [2008-08-09 6:01]
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You are luck to have captured a butterfly, I am still looking for one. And when I see one, it will not set on a flower for even a moment.

Very nice close-up and colours, and sharp.

Cheers! Yan

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• Hendrika (19218)
• [2008-08-10 10:34]

Hi Silke,

What a lovely, elegant and sunny picture.
I don't know much about butterflies, except that it is lovely to see them.
No suggestions what so ever (if you want those, you really have to upload much worse pictures then this one - this one is very enjoyable,

TFS
Els

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• coquelicot79 (8126)
• [2008-08-12 15:37]

Bonsoir Silke,
sorry I don't know the name of this butterfly, this isn't my specialty.
What macro with a superb quality in the details of this butterfly, we see much to enjoy the nectar of the zinnia flower a powerful color that gives the insect even more impact. Very great shot.
Kind regards, Corinne

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• Mujahid-Awais (5553)
• [2008-09-14 17:17]

Beautiful world of the God.