Small Skipper.

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• siggi (1936)
• [2008-07-19 10:55]

Hej Nicholas
Excellent shot well composed with nice details and colours. Top quality shot man !
TFS
Siggi

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• uleko (22556)
• [2008-07-19 11:05]

Hello Nick,
A very fine and sharp capture of the Small Skipper from a fine POV and in nice light. I'm always amazed at how hairy they are! Great focus on the eyes and antennae and beautiful colours too. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• xTauruSx (261)
• [2008-07-19 11:13]

Hello Nicholas,
Wonderful macro picture of this butterfly. Good light. Great sharpness. Very nice detail.
G's, Deniz

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• jan515 (130)
• [2008-07-19 11:19]

Hi Nicholas,
Great picture with much good details and colors. A marvelous illustration of nature.I like the light ,Bg and presentation.
Well done.
Janusz

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• SelenE (11816)
• [2008-07-19 11:32]

Hi Nick,
Focus, sharpness, details, lighting and well saturated colors are very nice. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• eqshannon (18473)
• [2008-07-19 11:39]

Large skipper...? wow I didn't know there were smaller and larger. I learn something new each day...and as in Damsel and Dragon...perhaps there should be Skippers and Skipettes! Then this would be the golden King skipper! Super sized-super-shot! Or as my good friend Michael Stipe says from one of his latest songs...Supernatural Superserious!
Bob

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-07-19 11:40]

Hello Nick
It has been exceptionally windy here as well and I amazed that you even set off with the Macro lense and tripod let alone came back with such a stunning capture like what I would say is a Large Skipper..(it looks to be exactly the same as the one in my book..but you know how wrong I can be at identifying!!)
Paul

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• gerbilratz (3110)
• [2008-07-19 12:10]

I think you have these shots cracked..the detail and clarity is first class, a very good image, the background is just perfect..nice work Nick!!!

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• zulfu (491)
• [2008-07-19 12:50]

Hello Nicholas, wonderful macro of this beautiful Large Skipper with nice details. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

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• bahadir (274)
• [2008-07-19 12:58]

Great macro in all aspects Nicholas. TFS. Greetings,
Bahadır

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• pekkavalo1 (3187)
• [2008-07-19 13:08]

Hi,
On the road now with slow mobile connection. Just marking up the best ones this time.
TFS
Pekka

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• Silvio2006 (22519)
• [2008-07-19 13:18]

Hi Nick, splendid skipper with fantastic colors, fine details and great sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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• Jamesp (13806)
• [2008-07-19 13:39]

Hi Nick

Great shor - excellent pov and superb detail - very skillful. Well seen and captured.

James

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• Luis52 (10010)
• [2008-07-19 13:57]

Hola Nicolas.
Bello Macro de esta Palomilla. Los detalles exelentes gracias a la calidad de la imagen.
Saludos
Luis52.

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• maurydv (3856)
• [2008-07-19 14:06]

Meravigliosa composizione macro dai colori solari e con uno stupendo OOF BG, straordinaria definizione dei dettagli della farfalla, ottimi POV e DOF. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2008-07-19 15:02]

Nice sunny look and feel Nicholas,
Excellent DOF and detail, nice POV and BG..
Well done,
Howard

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• jaycee (14097)
• [2008-07-19 16:19]

Hi Nick,

A wonderful Large Skipper on a matching flower. The colors and shadings of the butterfly are beautiful with wonderful details and textures. It's easy to see how hairy they are. I love the pov - great view.

Jane

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• yasemin (696)
• [2008-07-19 17:07]

Hi Nicholas.
Very clear detail and perfect sharpness...Colors fine and nice with lights...Excellent photo from you again..Well done..
Kind regards,
Leyla

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• boreocypriensis (11104)
• [2008-07-19 23:56]

Hi Nick, Good morning my friend,
As usual, a splendid macro capture with great details and vivid colours. Also great BG. Perfect shot of a Large Skipper in all around. TFS. Have a nice Sunday!
Cheers,

Bayram

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• lousat (9157)
• [2008-07-20 2:13]

Hi ,just marking,no time,i have a lot of work...Luciano

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• PeterZ (7477)
• [2008-07-20 5:24]

Hello Nick,
Another excellent photo in perfect sharpness, gorgeous light and wonderful colours. Great composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• NinaM (4443)
• [2008-07-20 9:02]

Bonjour Nicholas, I can spot those beautiful, bright colours of yours now! And it is so sharp and bright, just perfectly bright. The details are amazing and it is stunning that the depth of field is encompassing the whole butterfly. I looooove looking at this beautiful picture. Thank you!

Francine

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• vanderschelden (25759)
• [2008-07-20 13:55]
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Hello Nicholas,
Quite a close up. I think this is the Large skipper:-)...
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• haraprasan (12189)
• [2008-07-21 0:28]

Hi Nick,
A lovely capture of this beautiful skipper. Superb details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Argus (22175)
• [2008-07-21 2:52]
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Hello Nick,
Sorry I missed this one.
This is a Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris).
The large skipper has light chequered markings on the wings whereas markings on the wings of Small skippers are practically absent. You can tell Essex Skippers from Small by their dark-tipped antennae and here tha tips are distinctly light-coloured.
The fine sharpness and POV all help to contribute to the right ID.
TFS this fine image.
Have a good week,
Ivan

:) tmrw

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• jignasi (8466)
• [2008-07-21 12:07]

Un excelente enfoque a pesar de esa potente iluminación. Interesante trabajo con el color.
Saludos.

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• Heaven (2937)
• [2008-07-21 23:22]

Hi Nicholas!

You present us a fine close up of that magnificent butterfly. The sharpness is perfect and highlights a lot of details of that hairy little guy. I also appreciate the naturally blurred background. And as you tell in your notes, sometimes it's hard, even impossible to come home with a good butterfly picture! So many conditions and factors have to be fine to realize a good one.

Kind regards

Markus