Small Copper by Enmos

Photography • Macro • posted on Jul 25, 2004

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Thanks for viewing ! Comments are welcome... This is the Small Copper, latin name is Lycaena phlaeas. This species is not as common as the Common Blue, at least not here. In the area i go to photograph these butties ive only seen 2 or 3 of them. In comparison to at least 30 or 40 Common Blues, so thats not much :o) I have learned that the circumstances for fotographing these butties are best on a sunny evening, from about an hour before sunset until your dont have enough light anymore. Because they go and look for a place to spend the night. They usually sit on the stems of high grass, or on plants that are in the middle of the grasses. For some reason they dont immediately fly away when they see me coming during thistime of the day, it might be the temperature... But it has a price, as with most good things it has a downside... all my mosquito bites have merged and i am now one big mosquito bite myself lol :o) Hope you like :o) Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my last upload, "Sniffing out a Corpse" !! Many thanks, Enmos

Comments (37)

Heart'Song

3:15PM | Mon, 26 July 2004

I'm so glad I found your gallery - you do incredible work!

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Georges_H_Hoens

4:40PM | Mon, 26 July 2004

Perfect as ever Jeroen, I agree with Cyn, the fits perfectly with the subject. V

Nilla

7:23PM | Mon, 26 July 2004

Part of shooting is learning the habits of your subject! You seem to have learned very well! Excellent images here as always! Your work truly rocks my friend! :)

gallimel

1:03AM | Tue, 27 July 2004

your care in catchin them when theylook the most splendid is truly a gift, and an immense skill.

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