It was captured in my garden at Dhanbad,India.
Camera: Nikon D70S, 70-300mm
It won the “Colorful Butterfly” challenge in First Things group
It got featured in 300+ Go Long Group on 13.8.09
It also got featured in A Vision of Flight Photography Group on 23.9.09
It got featured in Focus and Lighting Group on 30.10.09



buds, butterfly, flower, flying butterfly, india, motion, red, rose
An Indian Photographer Mukesh Srivastava made a successful foray into the digital arena. With the dawn of digital photography, Mukesh embarked a new journey a little less that half a decade back and this journey has seen him win critical acclaim and accolade from across over the globe.
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beautiful shot..lovely work….what is the butterfly species?
I am not very sure,but resembles with Monarch Butterfly(Danaus Plexippus). Thanx so much!!!!
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fabulous!
Thanx so much, LjMaxx!!!!
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Wow! Another great capture!
Thanx so much,Indrani!!!!
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Whoa! Fantastic!!!
Thanx so much!!!!
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Awesome capture!
Thanx so much,Barbar!!!!
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fabulous work Mukesh!
Thanx so much for such nice comments,Ushna!!!! It was a tough task for me to capture butterfly. I first decided the frame with these red rose buds and and waited for long to get this butterfly taking off from the bud…Lord Ganesha helped me and I got this lovely capture…..
– Mukesh Srivastava
Gorgeous capture and amazing color and timing, Mukesh!
Thanx so much,Jessica!!!! It was honored with Epson Photo of the Day and POTD at Betterphoto.com in 2008.
– Mukesh Srivastava
Absolutely beautiful- love it!!!¬
Thanx so much!!!!
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excellent work just wonderful
Thanx so much,Rob!!!!
– Mukesh Srivastava
Beautiful capture!
Thanx so much!!!!
– Mukesh Srivastava