A Yellow Swallow's Tail by DARRIN ALDRIDGE
DARRIN ALDRIDGE

A Yellow Swallow's Tail by

Pale Yellow Swallowtail’s Tail, Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852.

Canon 400d, 105mm Macro, iso 400. Newport Beach CA USA.

This shot was featured in the “Extreme Close Ups” group Feb 2010. Also featured in Close Up’s in Nature July 2011 and Artist’s Universe August 201.

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1852, aldridge, anise, bug, butterfly, caterpillar, darrin, insect, lucas, macro, pale, papilio, swallow, swallowtail, tail, wings, yellow, zelicaon

Comments

  • SylviaHardy
    SylviaHardyover 4 years ago

    I love the detail and composition of this butterfly!

  • flyfish70
    flyfish70over 2 years ago

  • DARRIN ALDRIDGE
    DARRIN ALDRIDGEover 2 years ago

    Thank you!! It was this shot that I realized a butterfly’s color is made up of dots/pixels!

  • Ray Clarke
    Ray Clarke11 months ago

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    Ray Clarke11 months ago


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  • AndreaEL
    AndreaEL11 months ago

    CONGRATULATIONS on your wonderful feature, lovely work.

  • Tracy Friesen
    Tracy Friesen11 months ago

    Really fantastic level of detail — unbelievable!!

  • Cynthia Broomfield
    Cynthia Broomf...11 months ago

    Congratulation, awesome capture!!!

  • Mary Sedici
    Mary Sedici9 months ago


    AUGUST 24th, 2011
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  • DARRIN ALDRIDGE
    DARRIN ALDRIDGE9 months ago

    Thank you for the comments and features, I love this shot too!