I happened upon this butterfly in the woods one day and knew it was different from the common ones I normally see. Audubon’s Field Guide to Insects and Spiders revealed it was a Question Mark Butterfly, so named because of a marking that looks similar to that punctuation mark on the backside of its wings. I removed the original background using PS and added this orange shimmer to accentuate the lovely color of this unusual butterfly.
Agraulis Vanillae ; Gulf Fritillary Butterfly , resting on a leaf Featured: Macro untouched Group, September 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
all you have to do is touch this guy and he’s an abstract
I rarely see a red spider…here is one having a drink!
I was looking for subjects to Photograph in my Parents’ garden and was about to put my Camera away when my Mum reminded me that there was a nest of Paper Wasps just above the door of the grannyflat in their house. I climbed up on to a ladder and slowly moved toward the Wasps. They weren’t at all fazed by my presence. I fired a test flash and they didn’t seem to care at all. Once I knew that they were relatively calm, I was able to snap off a few shots. I didn’t stay too long though, as I didn’t want to find out if their patience would wear thin! This shot was by far the best one of the day.
Red lily beetles making the most of spring in a garden in Buckinghamshire, England
Limburg, the Netherlands / Olympus E-410 Have a look at my other photos. For example: / / Or browse through one of my categories: / animal / building / cemetery / church / damselfly / dragonfly / drop / fall / flower / france / insect / leaf / light / macro / nature / other / reflection / water / winter
I don’t often see monarch butterflies, so when I spotted this one at Hodges Gardens near Many, Louisiana, I employed my husband’s help in trying to get a good shot at it. Tommy stood guard at the upper level of the butterfly garden while I posted myself in the lower portion. Thanks to my husband’s keen eye, I finally relocated the elusive flutterer and got this photo of it to which I’ve applied some PS filters.
Munstergeleen, The Netherlands / Sony DSC-H5 Have a look at my other photos. For example: / / Or browse through one of my categories: / animal / building / cemetery / church / damselfly / dragonfly / drop / fall / flower / france / insect / leaf / light / macro / nature / other / reflection / water / winter
again trying to master my kenko macro tubes with 50mm 1.4 nikkor lens shutter speed: 1/80 / ISO: 250 / f/stop: f/5.6
Self portrait – Self painted. – Canon Sold piece / Oct 09 – Featured in the group “Bits & Pieces” Sep 09 – Won the challenge Purple passion in the Makeup Creations group Apr 09 – Featured in the group: Makeup Creations Apr 09 – Featured in the group: Strictly human faces Apr 09 – Featured in the group: Behind the mask May 09- Featured in the group: Latin flair
Shot with a Canon Powershot S21S at Hluhluwe Game Reserve in KZN FEATURED: / Point and Shooters (31.07.09) CHALLENGES: / 3rd “Getting Close to Nature” in All that is Nature Group (11.10.09) (13.10.09) (20.09.09) / Challenge: 3rd Place in Starring you in the face (30.11.09) / Challenge: (15.11.09) (16.11.09)
Malachite butterfly (lat. Siproeta stelenes)
Canon 400D 100mm f/2.8 Macro usm
Tiny little snail shell on a patch of moss ;-) Kwinana Western Australia Olympus E-410 as is straight from the camera Featured in the group – Abstracts from Nature / Featured in the group – Nature’s Wonders
A Bee :-P Best Viewed Large ;-) Kwinana Western Australia Olympus E-410
This wasp has just started building a nest a bachelor’s pad for now.. 5D mk2 IS0 400 f/16 1/80 sec 65 MPE MAcro 3.5- 4X Glenwood, Australia
The closer we get to insect life.. the more alien their world becomes! This bee/ fly landed on my windowsill and just started licking the pollen off itself. It didn’t stay long, so this was the best shot I got (best of four shots). The colour of the fly and pattern of the eyes amazes me. Also, if you notice, it also has it’s tongue out. All my work has been visually inspected for quality assurance. Your happiness with your new picture is very important to me, enjoy! If you’ve enjoyed this piece, please view my other photos, thank you! Here’s how the finished product will look like…
The closer we get to insect life.. the more alien their world becomes! A photo I took of a dragonfly in China, edited using an infrared filter to give the image an “alien” look and feel to it. All my work has been visually inspected for quality assurance. Your happiness with your new picture is very important to me, enjoy! If you’ve enjoyed this piece, please view my other photos, thank you! Here’s how the finished product will look like…
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