congratulations to the winners... i loved the green Cleopatra

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thanks for that Hamearis !!

i do not want to even think about exposure on a frosty day like this

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Thanks Denise !!

I am happy being an ignoramus... i get great pleasure from my feeble efforts !!

Charles

I thought it would be nice to have a thread for those of us who enjoy taking pictures but do not have a clue about cameras :? I'm proud to say " I don't know my DIN from my ISO ".... how about you ? Also my equipment is rather modest :oops: But I enjoy getting it out now that the weather i...

i scored, well, um, fewer than padfield

i was impressed by the man who chose a tv show as his special subject... sheer genius !! i would select maybe episode 5 of inspector morse....

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i really enjoyed your website jackharr. especially the picture of the orange tip on ( i think ) borage.

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stercora is the latin word for poopies... so the scatophagus stercoraria is a hybrid of greek & latin plop

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i am not a photographic expert but i enjoyed your photo jackharr !!
i would not have noticed that a flash had been used if you had not mentioned it.

& the butterfly did not get red-eye

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hi jfish & jackharr !! what a lovely pic of the brimstone... a shame it is too late for the camouflage competition :roll: i visited Cambridge today and saw a brimstone, a camberwell beauty, an orange tip, several red admirals and peacocks. they were all featured in still lifes by Dutch artists o...

i saw a Peacock fluttering round Huntingdon ring road this morning ( the butterfly was fluttering... not me )

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& there was an interesting article about trips to Bulgaria... it is very tempting !!

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also the mother shipton moth has a distinctive T shaped marking.

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would the marking on the Silver Y moth be conferring the same benefit as the comma on the Comma ?

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just to say well done FISHiEE on your first ever entry... it is superb !!

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these whites have gathered to lick minerals from the damp soil . yum.


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done.

britons awake !!

thanks for that Guy, Tim & Matt...

here is another view:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2404/222 ... a4d2_o.jpg

meilleurs voeux

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hi FISHiEE

i have sent you a private message !!

i hope you have an excellent time in Corfu & maybe take some pics for us to see when you get back

Charles

would the category

Butterflies and man

include Butterflies & women or would that be a separate competition ?


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Well done everybody !! Thanks for my vote

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ps i have just bought an Olympus 550 which has a "super macro" setting so those butterflies had better watch out