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04-Sep-2021

A change of pace

The skippers at the Franciscan Monastery congregate on multicolored lantana, but the ones at a convent across the street have yellow flowers to alight on.

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

Keeping an eye on us, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/1000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time04-Sep-2021 12:55:42
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Zoltán Balogh26-Jan-2022 17:32
Simply superb! V
Carl Carbone14-Jan-2022 14:09
Nice to see such a warm and colorful shot this time of year!
Nirvan Hope13-Jan-2022 04:07
Lovely to see such a bright flower, and that pretty little skipper.
larose forest photos13-Jan-2022 02:21
Superb, sharp shot. A nice change to wintry things. V
Dennis Hoyne13-Jan-2022 01:04
Super detail on this skipper and the lovely yellow flowers.
Gill Kopy13-Jan-2022 00:49
Great macro shot - love the colours V
Julie Oldfield13-Jan-2022 00:33
So vibrant and brilliant. So nice to see on a gray day. V
LynnH12-Jan-2022 23:04
Great catch. Nice sunny colors. Our lantana gets a lot of butterflies too. V
Don12-Jan-2022 22:40
Excellent photo of the skipper, perfectly detailed. What big eyes it has!
hayl12-Jan-2022 22:19
Beautiful photo. Smart skipper to pick such a lovely flower.
Mairéad12-Jan-2022 21:05
Beautiful warm sunny colours and great details.V
Allan Jay12-Jan-2022 20:28
Superb details!
Pierre Martin12-Jan-2022 20:15
superb detailled picture and great those flowers as setting!
victorswan12-Jan-2022 20:01
wow a great shapness and a lot of details on this nice skipper just fantastic BV
Hank Vander Velde12-Jan-2022 20:00
A beautiful sharp image in a nice setting Helen. Good detail captured.
joseantonio12-Jan-2022 19:29
lovely contrast with the yellow colors.V.
Apostolos Tikopoulos12-Jan-2022 19:03
Splendid image. Love those wonderful colours. V
Nestor Derkach12-Jan-2022 18:43
I agree excellent change of pace with our recent cold snap and snow.
Nice sharp skipper with nice bokeh.
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Philip P12-Jan-2022 18:26
A beautiful capture of a skipper taking a slurp of nectar!
Dan Greenberg12-Jan-2022 18:21
Excellent capture Helen! Beautiful setting and very sharp and well exposed. ~BV~
Patrick Goossens12-Jan-2022 18:18
I guess they all have their favorite color as we humans have too
Pierre12-Jan-2022 17:44
Une photo très détaillée de ce joli hespérie, une image impeccable! V