Comment from WendyG
A great shot of your new friend Mary! It is always nice when they cooperate,lol! Excellent DOF, sharp focus, exposure and framing;)

 Comment Written 14-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Jul-2014

Thanks Wendy appreciate your feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Mara del Mar
Great capture of the butterfly. Love the details in the wings. Good lighting, excellent composition, color, and sharp focus. I like the DOF and the nice background, like great angle and nice frame. Well done.
Mara

 Comment Written 13-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 13-Jul-2014

Thanks so much I really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Mary,
A beautiful close up
of the Australian Admiral Butterfly looks similar to our Red Admiral but not exactly the same. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting with superb camera techniques with razor sharp focus allow us to see the most minute details of it's eyes, antennae & the patterns on it's wings.
The Red Admiral is a deeper red.
Susan

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks Susan, I originally thought it was a small monarch but then had a closer look we hardly ever get butterflies in our garden so was pleased :) Mary

Comment from DavidP
A beautiful butterfly with the rust orange, black, and white in its wings. Gorgeous colors and its kind of surprising the little guy didn't fly off. Maybe the cold winter weather had an effect on it! ha He'd be fluttering around our place cause its HOT! Triple digits so staying inside out of the heat in the afternoons. A nice find for you while hanging out the wash and a beautiful photo.

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks David, I think the cold may have had something to do with it - stay in with the airconditioning - my mother always hated the heat and said in winter you can put more clothes on to keep warm but you can't keep taking them off in summer. :) Mary

Comment from jrconrad
Nice close up capture of this guy. Impressive is the sharp detail. Also, the foreground/background very nicely balanced. Very nice indeed. Cheers.

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks so much, appreciate your positive feedback.

Comment from tdragonfly
Thanks for the artist note. Lovely little butterfly. The colors contrast nicely. The b/g works very well and accents his body. Light good.
Framed well. Nice detail.

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks so much, I appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from supergold
he was really very kind to wait until you take your camera and allow a few pics; lol; an excellent close up/macro of this orange beauty;

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks so much, enjoyed playing with macro lens on such a willing subject :) Mary

Comment from gidavidson
A wonderful and colorful view. Great focus, good frame and exposure to show the colors, shapes and textures on the wings.

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks George, appreciate your positive comments. :) Mary

Comment from Snopaw
Very nice capture of this butterfly. I like the way you have his wings spread out fully and that you used the entire frame for the shot.

Nice and sharp, good bokeh (blur) in your background and great lighting :)

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks so much Snopaw, your positive feedback is truly appreciated.

Comment from michiganmike
A very fine shot. I like the details you achieve throughout the butterfly.. The colors are very nice and the background is natural and very complimentary.

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2014

Thanks Mike, I really appreciate your positive feedback :) Mary