April 2008 Entries - Open

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Another switch. This speckled wood presented itself with a nice diffuse background so I'll go with it for now. Besides, it's my first butterfly snapped with my new Sony A700. :)
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The first Red Admiral entry...

70mm, 1/320 @ f/6.3, ISO 200, handheld
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Peacock sunbathing!
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Hairy Beastie in Cambridgeshire. Canon S3
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Male Orange Tip resting!
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Peacock dangling precariously upside down from a bluebell. Despite less than perfect focus I picked this for its comedy value.

http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/Butterf ... acock2.jpg

Compare the Orange Tip - http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/Butterf ... geTip3.jpg - which is much more elegant. I also had no idea before today Orange Tips liked Bluebells!

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Taken yesterday at Magdalen Hill Down in Hampshire ...
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Small Tortoiseshell resting:

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Best I can do so far this year, Richmond N. Yorks, 26th April.....

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In the light of the fantastic GH shot by FISHiEE - (nice lighting - do I detect a hint of fill-in flash?) changed to this one from Mill Road Cemetery yesterday morning.
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NickB wrote:Pete - how do I constrain size image is viewed at?
You have to resize the image beforehand. I crop to 800 x 800.

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Hi NickB,
I resize my photos to medium before posting. You can edit your entry with a resized photo until 5th May.
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An English species but photographed abroad in Provence, France last week. Will go hunting the natives again this weekend :)
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One cropped photo. Nothing else has been altered. :( No sharpening, lighting or anything.

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hey FISHiEE that is a lovely green hairstreak pic !!

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Thanks Charles. There were loads of them in France and really photographer friendly unlike the British ones. I even have pics of one on my finger!
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Gwenhwyfar wrote:This is all I got so far.

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Gwenwyfar, I like what you're doing here with the format and the soft focus stuff!

You're da girl!

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FISHiEE wrote:Image

An English species but photographed abroad in Provence, France last week. Will go hunting the natives again this weekend :)
You took this critter to France with you, to win a photo comp? Shame on you!

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It's great now we have these pet passports ;)
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