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14-SEP-2006 Jay Levin

Owl Butterfly

Scientific name: Caligo memnon

Owl butterflies are native to Central and South America. Their name is derived from the presence of large
eysepots on their wings, which are used to scare away or fool predators.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR
1/100s f/5.0 at 82.0mm hide exif
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Date/Time14-Sep-2006 14:33:03
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length82 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias1.00
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Nora van Beek26-Dec-2016 15:39
Incredibly detailed and sharp! Excellent work! V
bill friedlander31-May-2016 15:09
A big eye to scare away predators. Wonderful light and colors in this fine shot. V
Ellen Michaels05-May-2016 01:34
Gorgeous butterfly. Excellent, sharp image. V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)20-Feb-2014 18:17
Very beautiful! Good work,vote
Paolo
mathilda williams15-Apr-2009 02:50
Super shot! Beautiful detail. voted.
Jim Coffman11-Feb-2009 02:42
Absolutely excellent! Great color and very sharp. BV
Chris Spracklen19-Jan-2009 21:34
Extraordinary beauty, Jay.
Fabulous shot of a fabulous 'fly'. (V)
Thanks for your nice comments! ;o)
Have a good week,
Chris
Aida Villaronga28-Feb-2008 01:04
Wow.... stunning beauty!! V
Pixel Shooter12-Dec-2007 03:26
Stunning! ~GMV
Alina09-Dec-2007 04:26
Beautiful butterfly. You captured him nicely. v
Yiannis Pavlis05-Dec-2007 15:00
An amazing shot with unique composition and crop.V
olivier bruning18-Sep-2007 09:56
breathtaking details! brilliant shot! GMV
Yves Rubin17-Apr-2007 02:17
Superb, so 3-dimensional!
Nestor Derkach26-Jan-2007 09:29
Excellent capture , very nice clarity and back ground color. Vote
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik26-Jan-2007 06:06
What a spectacular butterfly. Gorgeous details and patterns and super sharp shot. GMV
Wei O'Connell25-Jan-2007 04:47
So many beautiful images. I like this one the best. vote
Jean D03-Jan-2007 03:16
Excellent shot and top quality macro, Jay! ~V~
Liz Bickel12-Dec-2006 07:49
Beautiful capture!
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal10-Nov-2006 23:20
really sharp and detailed,
Rob
Tom Munson05-Nov-2006 15:57
Beautiful image Jay. Perfect. Vote
Guest 15-Sep-2006 22:26
Very nice macro. vote
De'Carr Studio14-Sep-2006 23:18
Perfect, Jay. GMV
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