Sleeping beauty by karlabu

Photography • Animals • posted on Feb 01, 2009

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Description

This butterfly (Issoria lathonia) was sleeping, so there was no prob to shoot some macros (they're very shy). Have a nice sunday (here we have new snow *sigh*), thanks for looking and all your encouraging comments and favs! :)

Comments (24)

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adrie

3:46AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

Wow this one beautiful and breathtakingly gorgeous macro photoshot....excellent captured my friend...love it.

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NoelCan

3:50AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

Ditto to above, well done !!

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Alz2008

3:57AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

Beautiful.

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durleybeachbum

4:43AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

A marvellous macro, Karsten! I wonder how you can tell it was asleep. Snoring maybe?

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3x3

4:58AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

awesome capture!

vlaaitje

5:30AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

wow, this is indeed a sleeping beauty, wonderful details in patterns

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CavalierLady

6:08AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

Wonderful macro, and I had the same question as Andrea about how you can tell!

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karlabu

6:27AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

LOL Andrea and CavalierLady, it's quite simple - no butterfly would allow you to touch him (sometimes they fly on your hand or finger, but this is no "sympathy", they do this to pick up some salt etc. from your skin). Butterflies normally are very shy creatures - except when they're sleeping. ;)

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