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The Butterfly I

The Butterfly I

“Just living is not enough,’ said the butterfly, ‘one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. “
- H.C. Andersen – 1862.

An adult butterfly has an average life-span of approximately one month. In the wild, most butterflieslives are shorter than this because of the dangers provided by predators, disease, and large objects, such as cars. The smallest butterflies may live only a week or so, while a few butterflies, such as Monarchs, Mourning Cloaks and tropical heliconians, can live up to nine months.
This butterfly is a Green Spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)

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“Å leve er ikke nok!” sa sommerfuglen “Solskinn, frihet og en liten blomst må man ha!” Les hele fabelen her. H.C. Andersen – 1862.

En voksen sommerfugl har et gjennomsnittlig levetid på ca en måned. I vill tilstand er de fleste sommerfugl liv langt kortere på grunn av alle farer; fugler og andre sommerfuglspisere, sykdommer og sammenstøt med for eksempel biler. De minste sommerfuglene lever bare en ukes tid, men noen få; som Monark sommerfuglen kan leve opp til ni måneder!
Dette er en Green Spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)

EXIF information
model NIKON D300
exposureTime 10/600 s
fnumber f/16.0
isoEquiv 400
focalLength 105
7. November 2008, 00:27 hide details Posted in: Butterfly, Macro The permalink address (URI) of this photo is: http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/07/the-butterfly-i/

Comments (37)

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  1. Beautiful colors and details in this picture. The blurred background nicely accentuates the features of the butterfly. Great work!

    Arnd — November 7th, 2008 at 01:20

  2. Stunning !! there is not much to say except PERFECT that green on it’s wings WOW!

    Philip — November 7th, 2008 at 02:12

  3. Wow, it’s really big!

    Joaquin Arias — November 7th, 2008 at 02:14

  4. what a beautiful butterfly, amazing colours

    BoB — November 7th, 2008 at 02:34

  5. nice shot!

    joshi daniel — November 7th, 2008 at 03:24

  6. Great sharp capture. Nice colors as well.

    Babak — November 7th, 2008 at 03:43

  7. Strange to see such a small creature (which we all know) so close. I’m learning here! :)

    Ilger.nl — November 7th, 2008 at 03:56

  8. The green spots on the wings and the “glasses” on your butterfly is cool!

    (I just posted a very similar picture last night on my blog!)

    Luan — November 7th, 2008 at 04:38

  9. Un macro excelente, te felicito y que decir del tratamiento, muy acertado…arriesgado, pero magnifico, saludos.

    Alex Caballero — November 7th, 2008 at 06:01

  10. Great color and detail. Did you only use ambient light on that one?

    alex — November 7th, 2008 at 06:28

  11. Nice macro shot, good lighting and nice buterflay position

    Miro at LightIsAllAround.com — November 7th, 2008 at 07:00

  12. excellent closeup shot! the colors in this one are just amazing.. :)

    Rian — November 7th, 2008 at 07:21

  13. gosh.

    Jeg hadde ambisjoner om å få tatt noen sommerfuglbilder i sommer, men det var jo ingen å ta bilde av! må visst ut og kjøpe meg noen sommerfuglmagnetplanter gitt.. Nå hadde jeg nok uansett ikke fått så flott et bilde som du har da, jeg er imponert!

    anne-moseplassen — November 7th, 2008 at 07:21

  14. Praktfull sommerfugl i et like praktfullt bilde. At de hadde i gjennomsnitt så kort levetid viste jeg ikke, så det er jo fint og lære noe nytt samtidlig som det er inspirerende og se på bildene deres.

    God helg!

    selsius — November 7th, 2008 at 07:42

  15. WOW, Now that’s what we call a stunning macro shot

    Thomas — November 7th, 2008 at 07:52

  16. This is very beautiful. The details are really sharp.

    Laurie — November 7th, 2008 at 08:08

  17. Well composed, great color, no distracting details in the BG…….nicely done. I must say….your descriptions are often as interesting as your images…..don’t know how you manage enough time but however you do, the results are very fruitful. :) Well done.

    Mike Blanchard — November 7th, 2008 at 08:30

  18. Bonita captura, yo se muy bien lo complicado que es pillar una mariposa en reposo ;-) )

    NJ & SB Photography — November 7th, 2008 at 10:02

  19. Først var det billedet som fortrylte meg. Så fikk jeg en god klukklatter av eventyret – som formelig bobler av poesi og ironi.

    Takker for opplevelsen!

    Titta — November 7th, 2008 at 10:10

  20. Den prektigkledde sommerfugl er fløyet fra Guds hånd :-)
    En nydelig liten farveklatt i høstmørket. Rett og slett nice.

    vibeke — November 7th, 2008 at 10:38

  21. this is a beautiful macro shot of a butterfly ! what patience one must have to be able to catch them !

    namaki — November 7th, 2008 at 10:45

  22. Wow, great picture, such nice colors and so detailed… Very nice

    Ivar — November 7th, 2008 at 11:10

  23. Awesome and love it. Great macro shot.

    Terry H. — November 7th, 2008 at 11:53

  24. Gorgeous! And I like the butterfly much better than the bee!

    Daily Vintage Square — November 7th, 2008 at 11:59

  25. Excellent shot. Mind giving me tech specs of equipment, zoom selected and distance from subject? Also, is it shot in natural light? If so, all the more impressive.

    John
    photokeepsakes.org/blog

    john oneill — November 7th, 2008 at 13:03

  26. Quelle belle macro, quelle délicatesse, ces ailes se fondent dans la végétation :-)

    Philippe — November 7th, 2008 at 16:41

  27. Beautiful macro! Vivid colors and superb detail!

    mario iso101 — November 7th, 2008 at 17:04

  28. you are right, it is not sitting on a hand, but a really really great shot, wonderful!!!

    sven — November 7th, 2008 at 19:14

  29. Et praktfullt bilde av en vakker sommerfugl!!
    Og takk for lærdommen også :) )
    Siden dette er Butterfly I, gleder jeg meg til resten!

    Inger Johanne — November 8th, 2008 at 04:00

  30. Wow, what a beautifull butterfly and a great capture of it.

    Greetings from Austria

    Bernhard — November 8th, 2008 at 09:10

  31. Great shot and nice colors! Thank you for your comment today!

    Jonas [ 10mm ] — November 8th, 2008 at 10:03

  32. Un papillon aux merveilleuses couleurs, la macro est bien réalisée, excellent !

    Erikou — November 8th, 2008 at 10:19

  33. Amazingly detailed and sharp! Well done!

    Arjan - PlasticDaisy — November 8th, 2008 at 13:56

  34. Mmmmm! Jeg vet nesten ikke hva mer jeg kan si enn det…

    Ståle — November 8th, 2008 at 15:51

  35. Elegant :-)

    Objektiv-t — November 8th, 2008 at 16:16

  36. Nice processing on this one – fascinating effect.

    Ian — November 10th, 2008 at 17:25

  37. Used good diaphragm. Good shot.
    Thank you for sharing it!

    Javier — November 10th, 2008 at 18:50

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