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11-Sep-2021 Tim Betts

Gotcha

This butterfly was flitting all over a garden at the National Arboretum and was proving hard to photograph. Finally, it landed a few feet from me, perfectly situated. I was just about to click the shutter when Tim walked directly in front of me, so I got a great closeup of the back of his shirt. Luckily he got this capture to compensate.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

Waiting for Congress to do its job, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/2000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Sep-2021 13:18:14
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D850
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Don06-Oct-2021 06:59
Swallowtails hardly ever seem to sit still, so this is a fine 'catch'.
Zoltán Balogh23-Sep-2021 07:46
Magnificent, sharp image! V
victorswan19-Sep-2021 18:32
absolutely a super photo of this amazing butterfly so sharp and a fantastic background BV
Julie Oldfield18-Sep-2021 14:11
That is lovely. Such clear detail. V
Pierre18-Sep-2021 12:35
Une très jolie photo de ce superbe papillon dans cette belle pose! V
Hank Vander Velde18-Sep-2021 01:00
A beautiful sharp image Tim.
LynnH18-Sep-2021 00:24
Excellent capture! Beautiful clarity. V
janescottcumming17-Sep-2021 21:14
Ha, well at least one of you got the shot! It's a beauty. V
Nick Paoni17-Sep-2021 20:46
Tack sharp and so well composed.
Nirvan Hope17-Sep-2021 19:45
Gorgeous, glad Tim 'stole' the picture!
Carl Carbone17-Sep-2021 18:39
Beautiful and sharp shot!
Nestor Derkach17-Sep-2021 17:41
Nice pose with a nice grip on the flower excellent light and a nice sharp Butterfly delivery.
Bokeh is beautiful .
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Pierre Martin17-Sep-2021 17:08
superb picture, very sharp and lovely that flower as setting!
larose forest photos17-Sep-2021 16:43
Wow, a stunning shot of this gorgeous butterfly, perched on a lovely flower. This really is a striking image. VV
bill friedlander17-Sep-2021 14:52
A really great shot. everything well defined. v
Ton T.17-Sep-2021 14:26
A superb shot of this wonderful butterfly! Great pose V
hayl17-Sep-2021 13:00
Super photo but walking into your shot is soooo bad.
Claude Gagnon17-Sep-2021 11:41
Beautiful and so lovely :))
Philip P17-Sep-2021 10:00
Beautiful Spicebush Swallowtail capture!
danad17-Sep-2021 07:51
A very nice close-up !
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globalgadabout17-Sep-2021 05:27
your Tim is a bit of a rascal it seems, yet he is also an excellent photographer...what a distinguished looking butterfly that is too..
joseantonio17-Sep-2021 04:33
great capture of this beauty with the lovely contrast of the flower.V.