Resting Adonis Blue by Glostopcat

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Description

A male adonis blue butterfly resting in the grass on the steep South facing slopes of Swelshill Bank near Stroud, taken at the end of August during the Bank Holiday Weekend.

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:	28 Aug 2012 - 10:45 AM
Focal Length:	5mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	80
Metering Mode:	Evaluative
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
White Balance:	Auto

Title:	Resting Adonis Blue
Username:	Glostopcat
Uploaded:	25 Oct 2012 - 6:31 AM
Tags:	Adonis blue butterfly, Close-up / macro, Glos, Stroud, Swelshill Bank, Wildlife / nature
Votes:	57

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CarolG (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 6:34 AM

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A beautiful powder blue, Ed, another lovely capture. Carol

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Hermanus (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 6:36 AM

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What a beautiful photo of one very goodlooking fella Well done

fificat100 (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 6:48 AM

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Lovely capture. I like This species is such a pretty shade of blue. - No way would I see this fluttering around in my garden!

Lavina

kathrynlouise (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 6:52 AM

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Gorgeous Ed. Beautiful shade of blue Grin

Kathryn

AnnChown (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 7:13 AM

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Gorgeous colour and fine detail Ed!
Ann

saeidNL (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 7:39 AM

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Like the colour,light and detail in this fine image,ED,very well done,
Saeid

annettep38 (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 7:53 AM

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A blue star! He really stands out here!

WhiteRose1 (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 8:23 AM

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A beautiful blue, Ed.

Dave

Briwooly (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 8:45 AM

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Another great capture Ed

Brian..........................................

mrswoolybill (Critique Team)

25 Oct 2012 - 9:00 AM

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Gorgeous precision.
I'm sorry I have scarcely any pictures from our West Country trip, it was very much family business and very busy. But I did find an interesting sculpture...
Moira

canonfan (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 9:05 AM

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Excellent capture and lovely colour
Jim

barbarahirst (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 9:20 AM

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such a pretty colour

RonnieAG (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 9:36 AM

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Beautifully captured again, Ed.
Ronnie.

EMJAYCEE (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 9:46 AM

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Another winner Ed.
Joan.

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25 Oct 2012 - 9:51 AM

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Beautiful colour detail & light Ed a lovely image.
Pauline.

Maiwand (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 10:48 AM

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Stunning capture Ed. Quite possibly your best to date IMO.
Ron

TonyDy (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 11:03 AM

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Well captured, Ed.
Tony

EAS (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 11:19 AM

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superb colour and details.

Ann

Irishkate (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 12:23 PM

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A lovely blue Ed.
Sitting well on the soft greens.
Kate Grin Grin Grin

achieverswales (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 12:32 PM

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Excellent details Ed.

Regards

Trev.

taggart (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 12:53 PM

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You do the blues so well!

mikbee (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 2:46 PM

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A fine colour Ed.
Good close up.
Mick.

Val Prowse (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 4:45 PM

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Excellent close up and detail. Your butterfly pics are very impressive.

Val

paskinmj

25 Oct 2012 - 5:20 PM

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Nice clarity and blue hues.
Matt

dmhuynh72 (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 6:44 PM

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lovely shot again Ed. Thank you very much for your UA.
regards
Yung

Glostopcat (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 9:02 PM

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

bricurtis (e2 Member)

25 Oct 2012 - 9:30 PM

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Beautiful blue Ed - you have the wing edge markings showing well too.
Brian.

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