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Common blue (Polyommatus icarus).
Taken on 120610 on downland, Ventnor, IW.
105mm, 1/1600sec, f/5.6, ISO200, aperture, centre weighted, please view large if time allows.
Thank you to all who voted and commented on my previous upload.
David

Camera:Nikon D300 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:Nikon 105 VR
Title:Common blue
Username:chalkhillblue chalkhillblue
Uploaded:5 Jan 2011 - 5:20 PM
Tags:Butterflies, Close up/macro, Close-up / macro, Common blue butterfly, Wildlife / nature
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Votes:48

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RonnieAG
RonnieAG (e2 Member)
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112 forum postsRonnieAG vcard Scotland102 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 5:21 PM
0

Beautiful capture of the butterfly...how nicely it shows off against the white flower. Very nice work, David.
Ronnie.

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AnnieK
7
96 forum posts Spain
5 Jan 2011 - 5:21 PM
0

Excellent shot,nice vivid blue colour on the butterfly.

Annie

LynneJoyce
LynneJoyce (e2 Member)
5
LynneJoyce vcard United Kingdom75 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 5:31 PM
0

Lovely image, well done.

danob
6
United Kingdom
5 Jan 2011 - 5:35 PM
0

Fine work here again.. Bravo

sallybea
5 Jan 2011 - 5:49 PM
0

Splendid macro, butterfly with a bad hair day!
Sally

jeb2012
5 Jan 2011 - 5:51 PM
0

Excellent Captur well dune

dasher
3
United Kingdom
5 Jan 2011 - 5:55 PM
0

To capture these butterflies at rest and with wings open is very clever.Robert.

wattley
5 Jan 2011 - 6:00 PM
0

Super capture...A lovely reminder of what we`ve got to look forward to in the coming months...can`t wait

Last Modified By wattley at 5 Jan 2011 - 6:01 PM
accipiter
accipiter (e2 Member)
3
accipiter vcard England49 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 6:05 PM
0

Stunning capture. A

CarolG
CarolG (e2 Member)
6
108 forum postsCarolG vcard Greece12 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 6:52 PM
0

A beauty, David. Carol

pluckyfilly
pluckyfilly (e2 Member)
6
214 forum postspluckyfilly vcard United Kingdom32 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 7:21 PM
0

magical

phil87
5
United Kingdom
5 Jan 2011 - 7:54 PM
0

A beautiful capture gear colour detail

phil

Lillian
Lillian (e2 Member)
3
Lillian vcard United Kingdom14 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 8:28 PM
0

David, that is a real winner, perfecly captured
Lillian

VidB
4
United Kingdom11 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 8:41 PM
0

Super detail and colours, well done
Dave

taggart
taggart (e2 Member)
8
42 forum poststaggart vcard United States12 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 9:26 PM
0

Beautiful!
The blue contrasting nicely with the white!
Jennnnnnn

BarbAnna
5 Jan 2011 - 10:16 PM
0

Excellent capture, well done!
Barbara

teocali
teocali (e2 Member)
5
71 forum poststeocali vcard England18 Constructive Critique Points
5 Jan 2011 - 11:07 PM
0

Absolutely stunning David - amazing wing detail, iridescence and textures. Full of promise for summer - love it.
Sylvia

Daisymaye
Daisymaye (e2 Member)
4
Daisymaye vcard Canada7 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 1:58 AM
0

A very lovely capture, beautiful.............Sandy

zanzibarwinds
6 Jan 2011 - 4:53 AM
0

Outstanding photo David, lovely colour on this little chap.

Ray42
Ray42 (e2 Member)
5
Ray42 vcard England3 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 8:36 AM
0

Excellent

FeatherFriend
FeatherFriend (e2 Member)
5
FeatherFriend vcard England214 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 1:58 PM
0

Superb David and beautifully positioned in the frame/composition Wink
Geoff.

TerryMcK
TerryMcK (e2 Member)
4
71 forum postsTerryMcK vcard United Kingdom2 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 6:00 PM
0

A splendid composition, David. Finely detailed with a lovely combination of colours & well presented.
Terry

tomcat
tomcat (e2 Member)
7
5521 forum poststomcat vcard United Kingdom8 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 6:13 PM
0

A wonderful rendition David.
Just a tad soft on the edge of the RH upper wing, but nowt to write home about Wink

Adrian

NeilWigan
NeilWigan (e2 Member)
2
NeilWigan vcard England15 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 7:18 PM
0

lovely capture gorgeous colour and comp,well caught.

bricurtis
bricurtis (e2 Member)
7
1810 forum postsbricurtis vcard England42 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 7:55 PM
0

A fine reminder of what has gone but will soon be here again David. Gorgeous colour.
Brian.

rpba18205
rpba18205 (e2 Member)
3
rpba18205 vcard United Kingdom4 Constructive Critique Points
6 Jan 2011 - 9:51 PM
0

Beautiful capture. Excellent detail.
Rob

barbarahirst
barbarahirst (e2 Member)
4
barbarahirst vcard United Kingdom10 Constructive Critique Points
7 Jan 2011 - 9:36 AM
0

Superb image ..

Glostopcat
Glostopcat (e2 Member)
7
196 forum postsGlostopcat vcard England1 Constructive Critique Points
8 Jan 2011 - 6:52 PM
0

A stunning shot of this beautiful male blue, the colour and detail are simply sublime

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