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01-SEP-2007 ©Carol L. Breton

Pipevine Swallowtail

Benson, Arizona

This one blessed me with its presence for just a short time and flew off to other flowers across the highway.
I don't remember ever capturing so much of the iridescent blue before.

Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG
1/320s f/6.3 at 222.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Lieve Snellings06-Jul-2010 19:31
this is soooo beautiful Carol ! V
Simon Chandler04-Sep-2007 05:55
Heavenly. Wonderful angle and composition. Beautiful colors. v
Jeanne Dammarell03-Sep-2007 02:31
Fantastic colors, Carol and perfectly displayed against that bright yellow sunflower. Vote!
Sam Rua02-Sep-2007 19:38
Gorgeous capture, Carol. Comp and colors are wonderful Voted.
Guest 02-Sep-2007 14:37
Hi Carol....Wow....Brilliant Color here....Super Capture!! ~V~
Terri Steele02-Sep-2007 14:01
Love the brilliant colors on the fly!!! ;)
Dennis Ancinec02-Sep-2007 12:49
Wow, great combination and excellent capture.
Janet Forjan-Freedman02-Sep-2007 12:31
An eye-catching shot with wonderful colours!
Neal Nye02-Sep-2007 11:33
A real beauty! You were blessed indeed!
Guest 02-Sep-2007 11:05
Amazing colors thatnI don't recall in nature. An excellent opportunity that you were quick enough and steady enough to capture beautifully. Vote
Guest 02-Sep-2007 10:22
The colour's really singing!!
Guest 02-Sep-2007 09:14
a fabulous image, super Carol.
January Grey02-Sep-2007 06:01
Perfect combo. A Swallowtail and a Sunflower! Lucky you! Great catch, Carol! V~
Apostolos Tikopoulos02-Sep-2007 05:22
Fantastic colors and details. Amazing catch. V.
Andrew Vincent02-Sep-2007 05:13
Oh my goodness Carol, such beautiful colours! VOTE!
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