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2011-07-08 T.A.LeRoy

Swallowtail

Our Garden

Papilio machaon/Schwalbenschwanz

An image of this beautiful butterfly from 2011. For the past couple of years, I could not locate any in my area. Sadly, these butterflies are getting rare but I am still on the lookout.


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Peterfree10-Aug-2017 14:37
The setting is excellent, tasteful and the composition is super! V
Petros Labrakos05-Oct-2016 05:06
brilliant Macro (V)!
Hennie & Lies Lammers13-Sep-2016 17:37
Really excellent work Tom , love the background to!
Sarah Rehfeldt19-Aug-2016 03:28
Beautiful capture!
lucanton16-Aug-2016 12:45
magnifique papillon bien détaillé, les couleurs et motifs sont superbes! V
Dave Petersen Photography15-Aug-2016 15:28
The colors and vibrance are fantastic Tom. The patterns and clarity in the butterfly are terrific in this very beautiful capture. VVV
Sam Rua10-Aug-2016 20:05
Very cool comp and capture. The colors here are simply fantastic.
Dan Greenberg09-Aug-2016 14:21
You could not have a better place to have this butterfly pose for you. The color combination between the setting and specimen is just astounding and further combining all of that with the perfect capture makes this a masterpiece. Brilliant Tom! ~VVV~
Irene Wehrli09-Aug-2016 08:00
An incredibly beautiful setting for this gorgeous swallowtail, Tom!
Butterflies are very rare here this summer too, just some cabbage whites are around...
Irene
Kevin Warren09-Aug-2016 01:49
Wow Tom, talk about color coordinating your subjects, this is an amazing and beautiful image!
Blandine Mangin08-Aug-2016 10:12
lovely ! v
MarcViskens08-Aug-2016 07:12
Very beautiful Tom
Bryan Murahashi08-Aug-2016 05:15
Beautiful colors and dof. V
Gill Kopy08-Aug-2016 05:09
This is so beautiful Tom - I love how the blue on the wings matches the flowers ! V
Carl Carbone08-Aug-2016 02:00
Spectacular image! You couldn't have set it up better.
Raymond07-Aug-2016 21:06
Wow, perfection, stunning
Raf07-Aug-2016 21:00
Indeed a pity that this kind of butterflies are growing so rare. You captured this one perfectly. V
Ceya07-Aug-2016 20:04
What a pity you don't see this lovely butterfly any more.. Such wonderful colors and patterns! Lovely color contrast and great DOF in your shot. V!
Colin Storey07-Aug-2016 18:22
Beautiful Swallowtail, love the dof.
Karen Moen07-Aug-2016 16:32
This one pops off the screen with its bright color! A gorgeous composition! Voted.
Walter Otto Koenig07-Aug-2016 16:03
Great with this precise focus and soft bokeh. Beautiful colors! "V"
Pierre07-Aug-2016 14:11
Une très belle scène tout en couleurs et en détails! V
meekam tam07-Aug-2016 11:28
Beautiful swallowtail,Tom! V
Arthur Lebacq07-Aug-2016 08:24
A really beautiful macro.....great work.....VV
danad07-Aug-2016 08:05
Beautiful details and colors combination. V.
Pete Hemington07-Aug-2016 07:51
A beautiful shot
Shmuel Halevi07-Aug-2016 04:27
Marvelous and very lively.
Dennis Hoyne07-Aug-2016 03:46
An outstanding image with fine detail and those stunning complimentary colors. V.
barbarajoy06-Aug-2016 23:41
A beauty, wonderfully captured and the lavender adds such a splash of colour ... V
Don06-Aug-2016 20:35
An image of wonderful colour and light contrasts.
Johnny JAG06-Aug-2016 20:09
WOW, incredible colours and details
Don Mottershead06-Aug-2016 18:12
Wonderful capture of this beautiful creature. V
bill friedlander06-Aug-2016 18:10
Very clear capture of the butterfly. Love the blue on yellow color combination. V
Konrad Busslinger06-Aug-2016 17:14
Excellent colours and capture. Simply one of the best. V
Chris Picard06-Aug-2016 17:11
How nice to capture this swallowtail on a beautiful flower of matching color. You couldn't have set it up better. V
Juliette06-Aug-2016 16:48
awesome capture V
globalgadabout06-Aug-2016 15:26
so attractive, pity if they have dropping numbers...delightful image here..V
Ton T.06-Aug-2016 14:40
Superb image with wonderful colors Tom V
Tom Munson06-Aug-2016 14:37
Wonderful colors and sharp. Beautiful capture, Tom.
Nirvan Hope06-Aug-2016 13:52
An absolutely perfect swallowtail! Fantastic blue/yellow combination.
Helen Betts06-Aug-2016 13:40
Not only an excellent composition, but the color is gorgeous. V.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal06-Aug-2016 13:30
Beautiful and colorful image. V
Neil Marcus06-Aug-2016 13:23
The butterfly including the overall colors is striking. Keep looking for them. "vVv"
Jeff Real06-Aug-2016 13:16
This is a glorious work, Tom.
Stunning beauty indeed!
~V~
Graeme06-Aug-2016 12:54
A superb capture here, Tom. Love it!! VVV
Ann Cleeves06-Aug-2016 12:41
Oh wow! What beauties..... both the butterfly and this colourful image.
Torben Jorgensen06-Aug-2016 12:39
Amazing colours. Great detail and a very beautiful shot. V
Pierre Martin06-Aug-2016 12:22
beautiful composition, very colorful image!
Nestor Derkach06-Aug-2016 10:56
A beautiful Swallowtail open wing shot,nice detail .
Colors marry perfectly and bokeh impressive.
Nice to keep a few on hand ,this is a nice one.
Vote
joseantonio06-Aug-2016 10:42
brilliant capture of those beautiful colors.V.
Patrick Goossens06-Aug-2016 10:39
Stunning capture Tom. Gorgeous colors
Anitta06-Aug-2016 10:24
Absolutely stunning colors! V
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