Male Chalkhill Blue IV by Glostopcat

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A male chalkhill blue butterfly basking in the summer sunshine on the steep South facing slopes of Swelshill Bank near Stroud, taken back in early August

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon IXUS 107
Lens:	5.0 - 20.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 27.5 - 109.9 mm)
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:	8 Aug 2011 - 12:00 AM
Focal Length:	5mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Shutter Speed:	1/250sec
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	80
Metering Mode:	Evaluative
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire

Title:	Male Chalkhill Blue IV
Username:	Glostopcat
Uploaded:	11 Sep 2011 - 10:22 AM
Tags:	Bownham Common, Chalkhill blue butterfly, Glos, Stroud, Swelshill Bank, Wildlife / nature
Votes:	67
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EAS (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 10:43 AM

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Just so very beautiful!

Ann

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wonkers (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 10:54 AM

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A beautiful sharp shot.

Jill

Joline (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 11:02 AM

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The texture and colors in this are fabulous.

HeathMcDonald

11 Sep 2011 - 11:06 AM

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Great shot with very nice colours, I think it was a good year for these.

lifesnapper (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 12:07 PM

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Another nice natural light shot Ed'. The Blue shows up nicely.

John

TonyDy (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 2:10 PM

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Excellent shot, Ed.
Tony

Daisymaye (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 2:12 PM

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A lovely image Ed.............Sandy

pascalg (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 2:15 PM

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nice & fluffy

CarolG (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 2:29 PM

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A handsome fella, Ed, very well captured, what a wonderful powder blue. Carol

gingerdelight (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 4:19 PM

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An absolute stunner Ed, really well captured.
Carol

Rolepics (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 4:20 PM

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A stunning shot Ed, such a beautiful blue with superb detail. Carole

xwang (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 4:39 PM

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Beautiful colour and soft detail..well taken.

saltireblue (Site Moderator)

11 Sep 2011 - 4:56 PM

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What a gorgeous butterfly, Ed, and so ewll he poses such that you can make the lost of that delicate colour.

Malc

fentiger

11 Sep 2011 - 4:59 PM

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Impressive macro photography.

Albert

Brian65 (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 5:03 PM

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Great capture Ed, and a lovely image.
Brian

bricurtis (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 5:39 PM

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Good colour and detail Ed.
Brian.

SteveMoulding (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 5:46 PM

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Another beautiful macro, lovely colour. Glad to make it the #30.
Steve.

goso (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 7:02 PM

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Lovely pic, and creature Ed ...Bill

Snapitt (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 7:03 PM

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Beautiful image Ed. Great detail and colour.

Jane

Maiwand (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 7:04 PM

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One of your better ones Ed.
Ron

taggart (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 7:20 PM

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beautiful!

NeilWigan (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 7:41 PM

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nicely presented delicate insect,lovely colour.

pluckyfilly (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 7:58 PM

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your making me very envious Ed this shot is magical

cantona43 (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 7:59 PM

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wow this is another runner Ed, the detail you capture is phenomenal
Neil

Alan_Baseley (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 8:13 PM

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Superb capture Ed,
Alan

janty66

11 Sep 2011 - 8:18 PM

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Wonderful capture..

Lillian (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 8:33 PM

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Now that Ed is one amazing shot, perfectly detailed
and colour perfect
Lillian

TerryMcK (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 9:25 PM

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I've yet to see (let alone photograph) a Chalkhill Blue in the wild but this appears to be a perfect specimen - well captured, Ed.
Terry

FeatherFriend (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 10:12 PM

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Tis a beauty Ed, lovely specimen too,
Geoff.

Glostopcat (e2 Member)

11 Sep 2011 - 10:51 PM

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Many thanks for all your comments and clicks, they are much appreciated, Ed

Joeblowfromoz

11 Sep 2011 - 11:26 PM

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These are wonderful to photograph - if only they would come out of hiding here. Wonderful detail, and color. Terrific shot..Jo

JimV (e2 Member)

12 Sep 2011 - 3:33 AM

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Lovely butterfly and so well shot as always Ed, have you ever considered showing your collection to local collectors, or museum, I'm sure they'd be delighted to see them!
Rgds., Jim

MikeA

12 Sep 2011 - 8:55 AM

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Superb detail and colouration.

Imagephotographics

12 Sep 2011 - 11:07 AM

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Beautiful capture Ed - well done yet again !

Chris

barbarahirst (e2 Member)

12 Sep 2011 - 12:46 PM

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He really is beautiful ..

JackieB (e2 Member)

12 Sep 2011 - 6:02 PM

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An excellent detailed shot...well done

Jackie

sweetpea62 (e2 Member)

12 Sep 2011 - 9:39 PM

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Beautiful capture Ed,well done..Lin

danbrann (e2 Member)

13 Sep 2011 - 4:31 PM

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A classic Ed.

Peagreen

13 Sep 2011 - 11:32 PM

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This is beautiful, Ed, Gorgeous colour and wonderful detail. Beautifully captured and presented Certainly don't get any of these in my garden Sad
Take care...........................Pauline

RonnieAG (e2 Member)

14 Sep 2011 - 11:19 AM

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Superb image, Ed, the detail quite outstanding, as are the colours.
Ronnie.

Scuttleatflordon

17 Sep 2011 - 10:21 PM

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A fabulous shot well done.
peter

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