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Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:54 pm
by mattberry
I love the Comma underside, hence uploading this one...
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:57 pm
by David M
rodosranger wrote:I love the Comma underside, hence uploading this one...
That's a cracker. Shows the bluish/green 'verdigris' markings up very well.
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:02 pm
by mattberry
David M wrote:That's a cracker. Shows the bluish/green 'verdigris' markings up very well.
Thanks
Here is a closer crop of the wing details.
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:07 pm
by David M
It's no wonder they survive hibernation in numbers. That camouflage is spectacular - looks just like a bit of old wood.
I've always wondered why the white comma mark exists though.
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:49 am
by William
That's a magnificent photo. I always find that whenever commas shut their wings they're slightly backlit, and so despite my best efforts, I have always failed to get a clear, well-lit underside as good as that
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Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:24 am
by dilettante
This was may favourite, because it was pretty much the first butterfly photo I took this year after what had felt like a very long wait for Spring
Comma, Gamlingay Woods, Cambs. 6-Apr-2013
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:16 pm
by mattberry
William wrote:That's a magnificent photo. I always find that whenever commas shut their wings they're slightly backlit, and so despite my best efforts, I have always failed to get a clear, well-lit underside as good as that
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Thanks William, glad you liked it
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Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:35 pm
by mattberry
Here are a couple more Comma shots...
First one is a portrait
Second shows a pair in cop, which isn't seen all that often
![17043](http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/gallery/image.php?mode=thumbnail&image_id=17043)
Re: Comma - Favourite Photo of 2013
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:45 pm
by David M
rodosranger wrote:
Second shows a pair in cop, which isn't seen all that often
Only the second time I've
ever seen it.
Don't suppose you have images of any of our other vanessids similarly engaged?