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To Jamie: a special Swallowtail
madamcoolpix

To Jamie: a special Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Just a sudden idea I had! :-O

I've not posted a Butterfly for a while and thought this summery image would please you all in this miserable weather we all are having.

And here it goes a toast to you, buddydude!!! B (: Hope I chose well the subject!!! ;)
Habitat
Bushes
Location
Can de Ro Lobos, Soria Province, C Spain
Date taken
18 July 2009
Scientific name
Iphiclides podalirius
Equipment used
Leica V-LUX-1 (handheld, ISO100, f/8.0, 1/500 s, -2/3 ev)
All the swallowtails I met are much deeper in colour. This is a real special one. It looks fresh with not a single nick in the wings!
Excellent post, Marian, with that depth of field too.
 
:-O Jamiedude, in fact it was Harry's beautiful Swallowtail what gave me the idea!!! ;) Suddenly I remembered about this!!! I'm so glad it cheered you up!!! :bounce:

And yes, Samie, here the weather can be harsh too!!! :eek!: And lovely to hear from you again, by the way!!! ;)

And a million thanks to you who took the time to pay attention to this humble work, means a lot to me!!! o:)

Cheers everybody!!! B :)
 
:clap: :clap: :clap: Wonderful image in every aspect,Marian!! Love the held back colours for this stunner,together with the setting,gives it a special and great feel. Got a bit of Aki's magic touch if you ask me. Gone to my favourites. Thanks. :t:
 
Wonderful angle,sharp image and composition :t::t::t: Just splendid,Marian :clap::clap:

Really scarce this year in France! Just seen one or two of these beauties.
 
Wow! marian, what a beautiful image, superb detail and colours, thanks for sharing :t:
 

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