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A Knapweed Fritillary butterfly...
... feeding on nectar of Rough-Star Thistle...
Backlit wings spread out ... making gold from copper...!
Provence 2008
This is part of a series I am working on of "backlit butterflies"... if you're interested see some more of them HERE on EPZ
| Camera: | Canon EOS 30D |
| Lens: | Tamron 180mm f3.5  Check out Totally Tamron! |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | The Alchemist |
| Username: | 
celestun |
| Uploaded: | 14 May 2008 - 7:09 PM |
| Tags: | Backlit, Close-up / macro, Fritillary, Knapweed, Melitaea phoebe, Rough-star, Thistle, Wildlife / nature |
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| Votes: | 62 |
Comments
Beautiful comp, great details and colours. Superb image.
Different angle of view, like the pose and the flower. Excellent title too.
Penny
They just keep getting better and better. Fantastic shot.
Tim
Love that light through the wing.. shows its delicate elegance and colours..!
of course brilliant !
Nikki !
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