Pili-pala by rockstrider

Photography • Insects • posted on Feb 04, 2008

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[best viewed full sized] Pink Cattle Heart Butterfly (Parides arcas) Another shot taken last week at Studley Grange Butterfly Park. This butterfly is native to South America, from Mexico to Columbia and west to the Guianas. Thanks for looking and any comments and critique are more than welcome!

Comments (40)

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EyeOfTheJen

3:21PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Wonderful shot. You can see the dust on the wings even. Terrific.

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Janiss

3:25PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Wonderfull butterfly... brilliant shot my friend!

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JaneEden

3:25PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

This is an extraordinary macro of a beautiful butterfly, very well done - hugs Jane xx

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mickuk50

3:27PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

photography at its best :o)..excellent capture carl mick

BibbyBear

3:28PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Well you know I liked this one Carl - the leaf appears to be popping out of the screen and the wing looks almost 3D! Wonderfully composed with great DOF and the colours are brilliant. At least you had more success than I did playing with my new cam!! Hugs babe. xox

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fredster66

3:32PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Amazing capture my friend. Exceptional work!

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Cosine

3:37PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

This is very well done, Carl. You nailed the focus and DOF, and the colors just pop.

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TwoPynts

3:54PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Gorgeous specimen, super compo!

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Ionel

4:10PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Very beautiful image, Carl! Wonderful details!!!

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durleybeachbum

4:11PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Lovely macro!

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danob

4:17PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

quality image Carl and spot on with the ID and research

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cmolsen2002

4:48PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

I love this! You seem to have 'mistified' the background, and have thus sharpened everything important. It's gorgeous.

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inshaala

7:45PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Crisp image Carl - very nice detail on the wing - maybe a tad of burning would "equalise" the tones between wing/body and head area - as it is i am drawn away from the head by the brighter area. But that is minor and doesnt detract from the fact that this is really nicely composed with the leaf and has incredible detail and spot on focus :)

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mps

8:49PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Very pretty.

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bclaytonphoto

9:47PM | Mon, 04 February 2008

Impressive work..

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auntietk

1:40AM | Tue, 05 February 2008

Wow - beautiful capture!

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saretta

3:35AM | Tue, 05 February 2008

Wonderful,awesome details and close up,looks fantastic!!:-)

aljaysart

5:29AM | Tue, 05 February 2008

Love the Welsh Title, Excellent capture well done.

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CavalierLady

7:14AM | Tue, 05 February 2008

What a beautiful shot! Love the antennae and the rolled tongue! Beautiful detail, and very well done!

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JeffG7BRJ

9:42AM | Tue, 05 February 2008

Fantastic macro Carl, I see you took my lesson on board of how to take macro's. lol. This really is the bees knees, top notch stuff, I love the eye on this little critter, I must admit I have never see one polygon shaped before, the curled probuscus(is that right?) is so sharp as well. I think I should pay a visit to one of these butterfly houses, I have been meaning to go to the one at lancaster for about thirty years, I'm a bit slow about getting round to things Carl. Excellent capture and presentation. Superb!!!!! 5++++

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