Painted lady ( Vanessa cardui ) by larose forest photos

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08-AUG-2012	Christine Hanrahan

Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

One about 17 painted ladies I saw early this morning on my walk. There are reports of large numbers of these butterflies flying through the region at present.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/500s f/5.7 at 83.8mm iso100 full exif

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Ton T.		21-Jul-2014 08:04
Great image Christine! V

Len		10-Aug-2012 03:51
Great pov.beautiful colours,well taken!!!!V.

Karen Stuebing		08-Aug-2012 21:54
The light makes this beautiful butterfly's wings glow. Beautiful on top of the thistle. V.

John King		08-Aug-2012 21:22
Wonderful POV to have the light shining through the wing. V.

Jean D		08-Aug-2012 20:06
Beautiful capture and even more captivating with the backlighting. -V

janescottcumming		08-Aug-2012 19:51
Like a stained glass window! A striking image. V

pascal		08-Aug-2012 17:49
It's so beautiful ! Well done Christine !

Tom LeRoy		08-Aug-2012 17:41
The light is shining right through your beautiful Painted Lady! Excellent angle and capture! V!

Vickie BROWN		08-Aug-2012 17:27
What a beauty here, it reminds me of the great opera Madama Butterfly. V

joseantonio		08-Aug-2012 17:11
You must live in a very beautiful area...V

Carl Carbone		08-Aug-2012 17:05
And a pretty lady she is! Nice angle.

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