Gulf Fritillary Butterfly.
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly, Agraulis Vanillae is feeding from a blooming flower.
The Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, a striking, bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae. These were formerly classified in a separate family, the Heliconiidae or longwing butterflies, and like other longwings this species does have long, rather narrow wings in comparison with other butterflies. It is not closely related to the true fritillaries. It is a medium to large butterfly, with a wingspan of from 6 to 9.5 cm. Its underwings are buff, with large silvery spots. It takes its name from the fact that migrating flights of the butterflies are sometimes seen over the Gulf of Mexico.
Nikon D70
60/2.8 mm macro lens
SB800 flash for fill light
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kcranmer
Fantastic clarity Eyal and love the focus!
BTW…the card I bought from you came out amazing!
Rebecca Brann
Absolutely stunning!!
Robert Elliott
Fantastic capture, stunning image !!
Peco Grozdanovski
Beautiful capture Mr. Eyal… My compliments!
Zigga
Such a gorgeous image. You’ve captured the elegance & fragility of the butterfly beautifully. Well done!!!
mlgkats
this is beautifully done great close up and colors
Eyal Nahmias
KC, thank you .. for the support and for the purchase.. hugs….
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Boo7 thank you.. :-)
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Robert, Thanks for the positive feedback… :-)
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Peco, Thanks, much appreciated
vonnie1989
Awesome work once again!
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Samantha, Thanks for a wonderful comment and complement.. I truly appreciate it..
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migkats, Thank you so very much :-)
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Vonnie, once again thanks for the support and feedback :-)
Deborah Bowness
Oh Eyal, this is amazing!! Stunning colours, comp….well, everything really!!
Eyal Nahmias
Thanks Deborah, Wonderful complement and feedback. :-))
Elf Evans
Nice work…
George Lenz
awesome colors and contrast…. a fav..
Globalphotos
Wonderful clarity and colour :))
phil1950
Excellent shot of the beautiful butterfly, great detail and clarity, well done
pat oubridge
This is a wonderful shot Eyal
Antanas
nice work
ApeArt
Lovely
BuddyH
super!
Jeff Burns
Beautifully done WOW
jesika
Yet another beautiful beauty.
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Heather Rivet...
so delicate…just fantastic..well done
Luis Correia
Great work, beautiful colors.
Eyal Nahmias
elf, Thank you
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gemlenz, Thanks for the comment and fave
Globalphoto, Thanks for the positive comment
Phil1950, Thanks for the feedback and support
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)))Antanas, Thanks again for your continued support
apeart, much appreeciated
BuddyH,thank you!
Jeff, Thanks again for your comment
Jesika, Thank you :
Heather, your comment is much appreciated. :-)
Luis, Thank you.
jamiewinter
oh this is most awesome
Lance Leopold
Fabulous beauty!!!
Eyal Nahmias
thank you Jamie and lance, for the positive feedback.
Gregory Ewanowich
Great Composition and color! Love the detail. Awesome work Eyal!
genevievem
beautiful image, I believe it is a cosmos daisy.
Moshe Cohen
Great image, the composition, the colours, the details.
KEITH R. WILL...
great work
Marion Cullen
Amazing shot Eyal, the bright lighting works so wonderfully here and the eye level pov and composition really add interest here. Just fabulous.
Eyal Nahmias replied
Thanks luminex. I really appreciate the time and thought you put into your comments and feedback. :-))
Ken Boxsell
A spectacular image Eyal…......Full of vibrant colour, flawless lighting and superb composition. Congrats on the avatar
Eyal Nahmias replied
Thank you Ken, for the wonderful and thoughtful comment and the accolades. Much appreciated.
Marilyn Harris
Fabulous work Eyal!!! Congratulations on having your work chosen for the avatar!!!
Eyal Nahmias replied
Thanks blossom. much appreciated. :-))
Evita
Beautiful image!! congratulations on your feature!! ;D
Eyal Nahmias replied
Thank you Evita, for the compliment and congrats.
Melissa Park
Congratulations!!!!!! this image has made it into the
In the ‘Butterfly Girl’ challenge in the group Prize Challenges
Jeff VanDyke
AND Top 10 in the Backyard challenge in the Nature’s Wondes group!! Congratulations!!
Rosy Kueng
Congratulations on your double top 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woow…well deserved! Amazing clarity and beautiful colours :o))
WendyJC
superb colour and detail!
wonderful macro