Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Fred,
A beautiful picture of this pair of Giant Swallowtail Butterflies ~ Papilio cresphontes busy mating the male on top the female below, the striking black & gold beautifully patterned wings standing out in contrast to the green leaves of the plant they are perched in. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

merci suzanne

Comment from nikman
Looks like a pretty good and amusing entry into the competition posted here! Your fine full and central composition offers us an interesting view of the situation. Exposure and sharpness are OK. Nicely taken!

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

many thanks nik

Comment from dalebraatz
Ok i see whats happing here, there are 4 wing so they csn fly forward or backward , very nice details and colors in these mating butterflys,
A pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale

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 Comment Written 04-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

many thanks dale

reply by dalebraatz on 04-Dec-2018

Your welcome

Comment from Miranda Langston
i may or may not have thought this was a four-winged butterfly at first :D hehe. this is an incredible photo of such a beautiful thing. best of luck in the contest to you :)

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 Comment Written 04-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

thanks a lot Miranda for your nice comments