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27.8.13 Chris Spracklen

The elusive Adonis Blue

Durlston Country Park, Swanage, Dorset view map

"The Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae…
It has been rapidly declining in the U.K. because its habitat (grasslands) has been
disappearing or becoming coarse and shady through a lack of grazing. There are
great efforts from conservation organisations and local Biodiversity Action Plans
to encourage the populations of chalk-grassland butterflies through managed
grazing programs. The recent hot and dry weather associated with climate change
seems to be beneficial for this species by making more habitats suitable."
(Wikipedia)

Nikon D7100 ,Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso400
Hand-held with 2x converter in place. full exif


other sizes: small medium large original auto
Maxim Popykin20-Mar-2019 17:53
Superb shot! V
Jerry Gerber31-Mar-2014 04:10
Beautiful color palette! V!
Lieve Snellings18-Sep-2013 19:35
Fabulous image Chris ! BV
The composition of colors is perfect, and so beautiufl...
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik15-Sep-2013 09:39
Beautiful shot!! Love your composition and the stunning butterfly. Hope you continue to see more of this species.
Carol Rollins12-Sep-2013 13:40
Great capture! That blue really pops. Excellent work. ~
Tom LeRoy09-Sep-2013 15:37
Top notch shot, Chris! Great info on this wonderful butterfly. V
Gill Kopy09-Sep-2013 05:11
What a beauty ! The colours are gorgeous and I like the composition V
Bryan Murahashi09-Sep-2013 04:43
A beautiful capture. V
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography08-Sep-2013 20:34
Beautiful close-up, Vote.
Sandy Rich08-Sep-2013 20:19
Appropriate name for the beauty he projects. Great image.
Marco Valk08-Sep-2013 09:17
Beautiful image; wonderful setting and color.
Pierre07-Sep-2013 18:03
Un point de vue magnifique! V
Buz Kiefer07-Sep-2013 17:39
A real beauty, Chris. Like how the colors on the underside of the wing ties in with the yellows and tans of the flower. The powder blue of the upper wing is striking. Very nice image. Vote.
Stephanie07-Sep-2013 12:48
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous capture Chris! My cmpliments to you! V
Jeff Real07-Sep-2013 02:22
A marvelous example of how beautiful it is possible to be. So dreamlike ~V~
godro06-Sep-2013 19:17
Nice composition!
Ken Chambers ARPS06-Sep-2013 16:55
Chris, it must have been very exciting, both to see and photograph this rare butterfly.
Ton T.06-Sep-2013 16:03
Wow interesting image, love the yellow and blue! V
Zoltán Balogh06-Sep-2013 15:42
Truly beautiful picture Chris! V
Barry S Moore06-Sep-2013 09:43
Beautiful close up and great information.
Alain Boussac06-Sep-2013 05:47
So delicate and wonderful with these exquisite blue and game of colors, my friend. BV.
Helen Betts05-Sep-2013 21:14
The color is just stunning, with lovely light and bokeh as well. V.
Karen Stuebing05-Sep-2013 20:58
Stunning light and color on the butterfly. It is a beauty and so is this image. V.
Char05-Sep-2013 20:42
This is such a magnificent shot, Chris! \/
Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE305-Sep-2013 20:29
A good shot. v
Colin Storey05-Sep-2013 18:51
Fantastic find and a beautiful image of it. v
Ika Zinka Eferl05-Sep-2013 18:18
This is wonderful photo , fabulous light and colors,Chris !*V*
Simon Chandler05-Sep-2013 18:11
Beautiful composition. Love the color contrast, lighting and bokeh too. v
bill friedlander05-Sep-2013 15:44
Wonderful combination on cool blue and warm yellow! A very pretty picture! V
Guest 05-Sep-2013 15:27
A really nice composition of this plant and the butterfly...
lucanton05-Sep-2013 15:24
Un joli papillon dans son environnement
de superbes couleurs, Chris. V
globalgadabout05-Sep-2013 14:41
a precious creature, and a gem of an image...V
janescottcumming05-Sep-2013 14:16
The color on that butterfly is absolutely gorgeous! A most pleasant photograph. V
Marcia Colelli05-Sep-2013 13:23
Gorgeous butterfly and lovely composition V
Fong Lam05-Sep-2013 13:16
Fantastic macro shot of this beauty, Chris! V
pkocinski05-Sep-2013 12:30
OMG it's gorgeous!
Being Me05-Sep-2013 11:48
Great shot!
laine05-Sep-2013 10:28
Positively delightful,Chris. I hope their numbers increase, such a shame to lose these precious parts of nature
Carl H. Johnson05-Sep-2013 10:25
What a beauty!!!~V~
Gary Hebert05-Sep-2013 10:20
gorgeous little beauty Chris... appreciate the info... :-))
Chris Morton05-Sep-2013 09:15
it certainly hasn't eluded you
Martin Lamoon05-Sep-2013 06:54
The perfect photograph. This is a fantastic capture. v
joseantonio05-Sep-2013 04:19
This is really a beauty. Love those nice colors.V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet05-Sep-2013 02:21
Magnificent capture and colour.
woody3405-Sep-2013 01:04
Beautiful, what a wonderful capture, the colours and presentation are amazing...V
Jean D05-Sep-2013 00:48
Terrific capture along with very descriptive info, Chris. ~V
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad05-Sep-2013 00:37
Fabulous light and colour! Voted
Walter Otto Koenig05-Sep-2013 00:25
A wonderful catch from this angle. Love the blue and your precise focus. Beautiful work my friend. "V"
Hank Vander Velde04-Sep-2013 23:36
Terrific shot of this pretty colourful Butterfly Chris.
Jean Chiasson04-Sep-2013 23:26
Another great image Chris big vote
Jim Coffman04-Sep-2013 23:16
This is just soooo beautiful!!
godro04-Sep-2013 22:44
Nice composition!
Nestor Derkach04-Sep-2013 22:03
A real beauty , love the blue wings, superb in composition with flattering bokeh from the 70 -200 and sharpness where it belongs.
A splendid photograph with high quality element through out .
Vote
larose forest photos04-Sep-2013 22:01
Wow, this is a stunning shot! Perfect colour combination! V
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