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15. Waiting to Fly

This is the full colour version of yesteday’s photo which I had converted to black and white except for the orange in the buttefly’s wing.

I found this butterfly on this piece of grass just beside the car. We were parked on the side of the road where we had stopped to photograph Lubilia. I am sure he was there when we parked and I missed him. Definitely one of those lucky finds!

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14. Waiting to Take Flight

Waiting to Take Flight

A butterfly sits perched atop a piece of dewy grass awaiting to take flight after a night’s rest. I converted this photo to black and white in Photoshop then added back in the orange from the butterfly’s wings.  This was done for a Facebook competition. i will post the full colour version tomorrow.

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16. Praire Ringlet

Praire Ringlet

Posted June 16th, 2008 6:54:39 AM | icon3 2 Comments »
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15. Crescent Spot on Foxtail

Crescent Spot on Foxtail

This is the first butterfly I’ve shot of the season. This is a Crescent Spot and is perched upon a piece of foxtail barley. In order to get photos like this I am getting up a little before 4:00 am in order to get to the location and be ready to shoot just after the sun has risen.

A couple of tips on early morning photography may be read at http://potd.chrisempey.com/tips/archives/2007/08/very_early_morning_photography.php.

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10. Dragonfly

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04. Dragonfly

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08. Skippers

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07. Hairstreak

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05. Dragonfly and Daisy

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20. Skippers

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31. Morning Mayfly

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Posted January 31st, 2007 12:49:31 AM | icon3 1 Comment »
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28. 12 Spot on Thistle

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Posted October 28th, 2006 11:59:34 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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11. Crab Spider

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Posted October 11th, 2006 11:46:34 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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15. Crab Spider

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27. Cabbage White on Clover

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20. Eastern Tailed Blue

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Posted August 20th, 2006 11:39:54 PM | icon3 1 Comment »
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19. Jiminy

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18. Blues

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Posted August 18th, 2006 8:37:52 AM | icon3 No Comments »
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17. Mating Blues

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06. Black Swallowtail

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Posted August 6th, 2006 6:00:00 AM | icon3 2 Comments »
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04. Black and White Butterfly

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03. Bee

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01. Beetle on Butter and Eggs

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Posted August 1st, 2006 8:30:00 AM | icon3 1 Comment »
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22. Wings

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21. Saddleback

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17. Crab Spider and Fly

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Posted July 17th, 2006 12:00:00 PM | icon3 3 Comments »
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15. Monarch

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14. Orange Veins

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Posted July 14th, 2006 11:42:24 AM | icon3 No Comments »
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13. Skippers

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03. On top of a Flower

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Posted July 3rd, 2006 11:32:49 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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02. Resting

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Posted July 2nd, 2006 9:13:51 PM | icon3 1 Comment »
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