Brown Argus by Onslow

Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 01, 2006

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I am posting a butterfly shot to make a break from the damsel flies. This one is a Brown Argus, a small butterfly about 25mm wingspan. The plant it is feeding on I believe is Feverfew. Many thanks for viewing and any comments left. Richard.

Comments (20)

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short_ribs

2:21PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

WOW!!! Awesome shot mate. The compo is perfect and love the colors! Thanks for sharing! ;)

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iaacf

2:23PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Beautiful butty... I believe we have something simular here too..Nice capture...

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Mayliah

2:46PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Lovely photo!

glennn23

2:50PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Brown ARgus! Oh, I thought you said brown ANgus so I thought someone else was posting cows! Oops, sorry - well this is great anyway Richard... lovely color mix and use of DOF. Have a great day +++

wingnut55

3:04PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

a very nice shot.

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rainbows

3:28PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Oh! Richard, ya have it here. Stunning clarity, mind blowing.. What is this plant, Richard? please. Feverfew, or something else. I should know me plants better ;-( We have valarian everywhere in bay, growing wild.. The butterflies dine BIG! Smashin' work, love it :-) Hugs.

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busi2ness

3:40PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Great compostion showing off the orange on the wings. The macro is excellent, just look at the clarity of the bands on the antennae!

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GBCalls

3:42PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Pretty photo! Excellent work

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DonnaB

4:17PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Very nice photo, thanks for sharing!

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GiMi53

4:33PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Another PERFECT macro ! Bravo, Rich ! :~)

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Marsille

4:37PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

Perfect shot!!!!!

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jocko500

7:45PM | Thu, 01 June 2006

got depth and all here. super looking

vlaaitje

1:04AM | Fri, 02 June 2006

gorgeous, I made some shots too from the same butty yesterday....such a lovely one , nice for a postcard

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morningglory

12:49PM | Fri, 02 June 2006

I love the simplicity of this shot.

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Damia

3:47PM | Fri, 02 June 2006

So beautiful! Very simple and wonderful. :)

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claudialee

8:28PM | Fri, 02 June 2006

Very nice photo, thank you for sharing with us. HUGS!!!!

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Margana

3:02AM | Sat, 03 June 2006

Your crop is superlative.Perfect in every way,Richard.I love the simple elegance of this...something my heavy hand always struggles with,lol.Beautiful work,my friend...

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