Comment from pattigirl
What a gorgeous little creature! So much detail in the intricate design on the wings. Fabulous capture. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 29-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

thanks a lot Sarah: nice hearing from you

Comment from MKFlood
very cool bro. awsome looking butterfly. the clarity is great. the angle of the shot of the butterfly is great. the capture of the light is great. the capture is well balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. great eye and great job overall.

 Comment Written 28-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

GREAT! thanks a lot

Comment from Aesma
oh wow he's very beautiful. love his colors and details on his wings. you captured him beautifully . this is an amazing picture

 Comment Written 28-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

many thanks again

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice gorgeous lovely shot.Beautiful nature scene.What A great nice gorgeous lovely shot.Wonderful rear butterfly.Black brown decorative,wings,pink parts,antennas,tail and b/g are gorgeous and great.I like this lovely talent work.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.

 Comment Written 28-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

thanks so much

Comment from michiganmike
A fantastic black butterfly with exotic pattern. Very nice details in the butterfly and the black background make it seem this one was shot using a flash. Excellent composition and a joy to behold.

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Oct-2014

thanks a lot mike

Comment from juliehall
i like this image. i like the composition and the lighting. great focus with spot on details. subject is cool too. very nice job.

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2014

thanks so much again

Comment from ShineLight
Beautiful butterfly. I guess this one stopped to pose for you also. Great focus and colors, and composition. Amazing.

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2014

thanks so much again

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a beautiful shot of the unique butterfly! You have timed it well. The light, colour and the composition have worked well. Good effort!

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2014

thank you

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Fred,
A wonderful picture if this beautiful Asian Swallowtail Butterfly with it's striped wings like a Regency lady's Dress. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting with superb camera techniques with razor sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

merci suzanne

Comment from Anita colyer
Wonderful shot of this great yellow mormon . Great detail and lovely colours.
Great close up.thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

many thank again anita