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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Randy Stout on March 16, 2022, 18:14:40
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This butterfly was captured yesterday at the local butterfly exhibit in Grand Rapids, MI. These are quite large butterflies, who love to fly around and tease a photographer, but generally sit with their wings closed. So always a treat when one actually keeps the wings open for a bit.
Z9. 70-180 macro, R1C1 flash, hand held.
Cheers
Randy
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Randy,
Quite the butterfly...just curious: what's the shooting distance, approximately?
Thanks, Robert
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Excellent as usual :)
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What an specimen.
Thanks for sharing it!
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Morpho acrhilles lima (I think).
I have a photomicrograph of its "blue" scales, perhaps I should share it. The scales are actually opaque and appear blue because of interference, this is called structural colouration. The scales are also hydrophobic, truly an amazing creation of nature.