King of the leaf by Helen Betts

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04-Sep-2021	Tim Betts

King of the leaf

I just love these head-on captures Tim gets of skippers. I think they’re kind of cute.

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

Surprise mural, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/400s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	04-Sep-2021 12:26:06
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D850
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	400 mm
Exposure Time	1/400 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(7)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Don		01-Dec-2021 05:56
Though cute and little, this guy is The Boss.

Zoltán Balogh		20-Nov-2021 09:26
Terrific photo, Helen! V

Carl Carbone		16-Nov-2021 22:11
Love this pose! Nice find and capture.

janescottcumming		16-Nov-2021 12:38
Great head-on shot of this guy. V

Julie Oldfield		15-Nov-2021 23:32
The moth looks kind of surprised too. Great DOF! V

LynnH		15-Nov-2021 23:13
Very sharp! Great catch! V

Tom LeRoy		15-Nov-2021 19:06
Nice head on shot of this tiny Skipper, well done Tim! V

Nestor Derkach		15-Nov-2021 18:02
Nice straight on skipper portrait very nice detail and nice colorful bokeh. Vote

Tom Munson		15-Nov-2021 17:08
Cool shot of this wonderful Skipper.

Raymond		15-Nov-2021 14:41
A wow shot

Dwight Rankine		15-Nov-2021 14:29
Good shot! BV

Marcia Rules		15-Nov-2021 12:57
Maybe cute! Tell him good macro job though :)

pkocinski		15-Nov-2021 12:56
Cool POV on this skipper.

Philip P		15-Nov-2021 10:36
Beautiful capture, I'm a big fan of skippers!

Industrial Heritage		15-Nov-2021 09:54
Stunning capture of this guard skipper.

barbarajoy		15-Nov-2021 05:28
What a cute little creature, looking straight at you! Love the muted background too. V

joseantonio		15-Nov-2021 04:07
great macro. It´s looks really lovely.V.

Gill Kopy		15-Nov-2021 04:02
They really are cute - their antennae look like eyebrows - well taken. V

Hank Vander Velde		15-Nov-2021 02:59
Cute indeed and superbly captured in this sharp shot.

Nirvan Hope		15-Nov-2021 02:10
Wow, he aced the perfect focus on the front of the skipper.

hayl		15-Nov-2021 01:44
Certainly have a different look head on and the wonderful details are captured in this photo.

Don Mottershead		15-Nov-2021 01:00
You talkin' to me?

larose forest photos		15-Nov-2021 00:40
Oh, this is wonderful!! They really are cute. V

Isabel Cutler		15-Nov-2021 00:17
Terrific shot. I never would have realized that was a skipper.

Pierre Martin		14-Nov-2021 23:11
a superb close-up picture, very sharp details!