One And Only

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• dew77 (13270)
• [2006-01-03 3:57]

Hello Greg!
Wonderful close up.Colors,framing,POV,lighting and DOF are excellent.TFS...:-)

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• petrudamsa (2544)
• [2006-01-03 4:15]

I'm quite surprised that you encountered this one only once and only then. I taught this is a quite common and widspread species. We got plenty of them here.

Regards, Petru

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• Janice (18832)
• [2006-01-03 4:26]

Poor Swallow Tail Greg, you wore it out chasing it. Even I have posted a Swallow Tail photo, but I found mine at a butterfly farm, whereas you found yours in real life, where it was free to fly where is wanted to go (until you came along!).
Excellent composition Greg, as you said not the best, but still a dainty attractive shot. Well done.
Janice

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• gerhardt (11620)
• [2006-01-03 4:54]

Congrats for capturing this beauty Greg. Glad that you did.

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• phlr (2821)
• [2006-01-03 4:58]

Very good photo of a Papilio machaon!
Beautiful colours!
Very good POV!
Nice BG too!
Also common in Portugal.

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• NINIX (3001)
• [2006-01-03 5:04]

Hi Greg,

Very nice capture of this beautiful butterfly! I saw them a lot in France on the lavender.

Thanks and alll the best for this new year,

Hendrik

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• Dave (2178)
• [2006-01-03 7:43]

Hi Greg,
Beautiful and artful composition!
Looks good from where I'm sitting...;-)
Sounds like this one was an adventure worth remembering! Makes me ready for a nice, long, hot, uphill mountain bike ride. My riding usually slows down in the winter...:(
I'll also keep my eye open for butterfly photo opportunities this summer thanks to shots like this.
Very nice!
Thanks,
Dave

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• thistle (9282)
• [2006-01-03 11:42]

Hello Greg,
You had luck to see this beauty. I saw only one caterpillar, but never the adult. I'd love to see it someday even though b'flies aren't really my favs.
It's a nice picture though quality is really poor as for you. I hope you don't mind but today only small smiley :)

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• ellis49 (2254)
• [2006-01-03 12:50]

Hi Greg,
a reminder of summer again? It's a beautiful butterfly.
Well done with the composition, nice colours and good DOF.
Very well done.

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• carper (8439)
• [2006-01-03 12:58]

well Greg, the shot is indeed not your best,
but even you captured one in wild. it is very easy to took one in buttrfly Zoo but in wild it is another story. The colours are extreme good, the pov is not enough, the dof is good, very good trying. You and Joanna and the rest of your family I wish you all a good 2006.
gr. jaap

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• PDP (11769)
• [2006-01-03 13:54]

Hi Greg, as you say it's not your best but I'm glad you found one to shoot. I've never had the chance. Well done on this one.

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• coasties (28054)
• [2006-01-03 14:08]

Hi Greg

Technically it may not be your best shot, but it still shows us what a stunning b'fly they are. The only chance we have of seeing them here in New Zealand is to visit a tropical butterfly house. At least you get to see it in it's natural habitat. I love the workshop post. Stunning!

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• livios (16942)
• [2006-01-03 14:59]

Grzegorz, I know they're difficult to capture, but I think you did great.

I like the feeling of movement and the colors.

Great bg too.

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-01-03 16:26]

Hello Greg, I saw my last swallow tail in nature before 40 years!!! :-(
I love this wonderful butterfly. - Great close up, beautiful colours, good sharpness and great DOF. This is is nice composition. Thanks for posting.

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• marhowie (486)
• [2006-01-03 19:47]

What a great view from the top Greg. I think your alternate trumped your one and only ;-)
Thanx for showing this..Well done.
Thank You!

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• cedryk (5270)
• [2006-01-03 19:53]

Czesc,
Nie szkodzi, ze niezbyt ostro. Wyszlo bardzo dymaniczne ujecie. Wrazenie spotegowane przez krzyzujace sie w tle zdzbla traw.
Serdecznosci,
Michal

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• Luc (14767)
• [2006-01-03 20:30]

Oh! That is a butterfly. I have almost forgotten what they look like. Too much snow and cold here.
Great work my friend Greg.
Thank you.

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• Graal (5100)
• [2006-01-04 6:15]

Cze¶æ,
nie narzekaj, jest fajne, mo¿e inni co¶ maj± do jako¶ci. Piêkny motyl, wiêkszo¶æ szczegó³ów czytelna. Podoba mi siê.
Pozdr. Al.

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• RII (2862)
• [2006-01-09 4:37]

Hi Grzegorz
Is excellent capture, very nice composition color and detail.
Saludos..RICARDO.