Least Skipperling by taggart

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Least Skipperling

You see them in the grass as fleeting bits of gold. This one chose to rest on some oregano flowers.

The little village we live near is celebrating its sesquicentennial today. .........keeping me a little busy--

Brand:	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera:	Nikon D300 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:	Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Model B01 Check out Totally Tamron!
Recording media:	RAW (digital)
Focal Length:	180mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/4.0
Aperture:	f/9.0
Shutter Speed:	1/250sec
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	250
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment

Title:	Least Skipperling
Username:	taggart
Uploaded:	7 Aug 2011 - 12:38 AM
Tags:	Close-up / macro, Flowers & plants, General, Least skipperling , Portraits / people, Sports / action, Wildlife / nature
Votes:	83

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Joeblowfromoz

7 Aug 2011 - 12:40 AM

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Tremendous Macro image - just superb..Jo

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Ade_Osman (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 12:45 AM

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Another beauty Jenn, almost looks the same as our Large Skipper over here, cracking image again mate......

Ade

Chinga (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 12:54 AM

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Sheer gold! A treasure of a find! Good shot. IB

GillyB (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 12:57 AM

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Lovely detail and sharp throughout!

gill

mikbee (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 1:28 AM

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Wonderful light and super colour Jenn.
And am I correct in thinking the ''sesy thingy'' means 150 year old ?
Mick.

Last Modified By mikbee at 7 Aug 2011 - 1:29 AM

taggart (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 1:34 AM

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150 years--- not much compared to Europe
population today---- around 300 people plus a few dogs!

mikbee (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 1:47 AM

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Thanks Jenn,it is not a word I hear much in Edinburgh.
300 people ? That is about the amount of people in a bus queue here during the Fringe !!
Mick.

Last Modified By mikbee at 7 Aug 2011 - 1:48 AM

Daisymaye (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 2:07 AM

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A superb capture, wonderful light on the skipperling.....Sandy

RickFreid

7 Aug 2011 - 2:15 AM

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Great macro!

goso (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 5:33 AM

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Lovely detail Jennn ...Bill

CarolG (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 5:47 AM

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Perfect, Jenn, and I bet the smell of oregano was in the air, too Carol

cjl47 (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 6:38 AM

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Sesquicentennial or 150 years anniversary, since what?
chris

andylea (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 7:11 AM

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fantastic detail jenn wonderful colour and golden tones a stunner nice one Wink
andy

fentiger

7 Aug 2011 - 7:57 AM

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It's been a good year for Skippers over here. This is an excellent macro shot.

Albert

maratsuikka

7 Aug 2011 - 8:12 AM

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Any Tigers seen in the woods,Jennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

jaktis (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 8:19 AM

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A very good composition with perfect DOF

Peter

lesliea (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 8:24 AM

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Wow stunning image well captured.
Allen,

ljh (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 8:34 AM

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Perfect detail Jenn.

Lucien.

EMJAYCEE (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 8:47 AM

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Beautiful detailed image Jenn. Enjoy your day.
Joan.

MickyMc

7 Aug 2011 - 8:52 AM

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Good selective focusing again
Mavis

Maiwand (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 8:56 AM

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Gold it is Jennn. I can quite see where you got your narrative point from. What a glorious creature. Grin
Ron

RonnieAG (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 9:18 AM

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Nice shot, Jenn.
Ronnie.

Herge88 (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 9:31 AM

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Superb dof here, loads of detail and always a lovely light.

Best Matt

soulofharmony (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 10:00 AM

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gorgeous Jenn beautiful details...

Nikki !!!! Grin

Imagephotographics

7 Aug 2011 - 10:08 AM

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Wonderful capture/image Jenn

Chris

pluckyfilly (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 10:47 AM

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never thought of Oregano having such pretty flowers, lovely butterfly shot

TonyDy (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 10:53 AM

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Lovely shot, Jenn.
Tony

Rende (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 10:56 AM

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Wonderful detail and DOF.
Rende

Anna62

7 Aug 2011 - 11:06 AM

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I see a lot of insect images on here, which are terrific..however yours stand out by a mile Jen. Always so sharp crisp and interesting.

FeatherFriend (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 11:17 AM

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Top shot again Jenn, cracking detail and pose,
Geoff.

barbarahirst (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 11:54 AM

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Have fun celebrating ..
The detail in this critter is wonderful

NeilWigan (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 12:19 PM

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Happy birthday,another spot on macro .

SteveMoulding (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 3:54 PM

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Beautiful macro shot. Superb depth of field and stunning colour. A lovely well composed shot. Happy Birthday.
Steve.

LexEquine

7 Aug 2011 - 4:48 PM

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'Super Shot!'...LEx Wink

ChristineD (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 5:18 PM

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Beautifully detailed capture.

ccb

7 Aug 2011 - 6:13 PM

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What great detail, Jenn. Love their name!
Christina

ChiliMan (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 7:04 PM

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Unbelieveable light and clarity, Jennnn. The detail is stunning too. AND the timing

Andrew

bricurtis (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 8:07 PM

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Glorious light to show off the Skipper
Brian.

DanielD

7 Aug 2011 - 9:34 PM

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Very good macro - super details

Dan

Rock (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 9:37 PM

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Grand shot.

Rock

Glostopcat (e2 Member)

7 Aug 2011 - 9:43 PM

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You've captured this tiny butterfly in such wonderful light, I love the rich colour and detail

morpheus1955 (e2 Member)

8 Aug 2011 - 9:42 AM

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Superb shot Jenn, fantastic detail and colour.

Hugh

TerryMcK (e2 Member)

8 Aug 2011 - 9:45 AM

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Another very good macro feature, Jenn.
Terry

Lillian (e2 Member)

8 Aug 2011 - 2:43 PM

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Wonderful, wonderful macro Jennn, love the colour and all the details
Lillian

annettep38 (e2 Member)

9 Aug 2011 - 5:57 AM

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beautiful cpture and such a nice light, he they go for marjolain

Mavis (e2 Member)

9 Aug 2011 - 10:18 AM

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Fantastic detail Jennnnnn . Almost feel I culd stroke him . Great feeling of 3D xxx

MikeGreaves

10 Aug 2011 - 5:04 PM

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Superbly captured,great job
Mike

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