Skipper

Picture by sanz3jo


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  • July 11, 2013
  • Olympus E420
  • Zuiko Digital 70-300mm
  • Shooting Style Hand Held
  • Shoots Number Single RAW File
  • Exposures Number -1,0,+1
  • Editing Software Others / Photomatix Pro
  • File Format RAW
  • Notes
Skipper Hesperiidae Butterfly Nature HDR Olympus E420

27 Comments

11 Jul 02:32
sanz3jo

This is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, also known as skipper. They are small or medium in size, with a stocky body and thick thorax (the body region between the head and abdomen). An easy way to identify them is when they are basking for many do so with one pair of wing folded and another pair outstretched. In addition many have a characteristic antenna whereby the tip is bent outward. They appear to skip from place to place due to their rapid and short flight, hence the common name skipper.

11 Jul 02:43
digicam

Superb Single. Better focus on Skipper and it's a 10 for me.......9+

11 Jul 02:46
sanz3jo

In macro phtography the most important is have the eyes in focus and in this case they are.

11 Jul 02:49
mark_sjnhs23

10

11 Jul 02:53
zhaojisheng

9+.

11 Jul 03:13
digicam

Was not aware of that RULE Mario. I learn something NEW today...Thanks.

11 Jul 03:58
myliwg01

9+++

11 Jul 04:04
sanz3jo

I do not want to be misunderstood, I'm not teaching anything to anyone, but due to short DOF of this lens the most important in this kind of photos is have the eyes and head in focus, my apologies if this offends someone

11 Jul 04:05
kelly67

10

11 Jul 05:20
jimmybobsa

10

11 Jul 06:27
solapi

10

11 Jul 06:56
inkslinger

Agree Mario, Excellent shot...10+...

11 Jul 07:42
anonymous

10

11 Jul 08:29
anonymous

nice macro!

11 Jul 08:33
bjosted

10

11 Jul 09:45
mariannea

Lovely work

11 Jul 10:34
larry

10

11 Jul 10:35
flipd1

Looks good to me. I understand about the eyes being in focus. Good point

11 Jul 12:21
cnobile

Wow, Wonderful Shot!!!

11 Jul 14:56
alexbigls

10

11 Jul 15:57
arnie58

10

11 Jul 15:58
chema

10!

11 Jul 17:06
Randall.Lohr

I like it.

11 Jul 18:26
karl_oparka

9+ Not quite a 10 on this one Mario

11 Jul 19:43
josephc

10

11 Jul 21:21
rcuello

Excelente macro.

11 Jul 22:56
ksaul1

Great macro, love the eyes

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