photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
FZ10 Users Group | all galleries >> POTW 2006 Archive >> POTW June 24-30,2006 > Carmelynn Cole
previous | next
26-JUN-2006 Carm Cole

Carmelynn Cole

Letchworth State Park, NY

Skipper on milkweed blossoms

Panasonic DMC-FZ10
1/125s f/4.0 at 72.0mm iso50 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
comment | share
FZ10 Users Group11-Jul-2006 00:22
Oh, Carm, what a beauty! You're just getting better and better. This one is especially appealing. Cindy C
Guest 04-Jul-2006 22:03
I agree, this looks like a beautiful, soft painting. Lovely work.. ~ Ang
FZ10 Users Group30-Jun-2006 16:56
The very soft colors transform this shot in a painting.
Ed Duverger
Gigs Rowland30-Jun-2006 13:53
Good job with the identification and the photography . . .Gigs
FZ10 Users Group28-Jun-2006 15:51
It's a skipper which is a tiny butterfly! He is known as the Least Skipper...
Attributes of Ancyloxypha numitor

Family: Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Subfamily: Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

Identification: Antennae are short. Upperside of forewing is orange with a wide, diffuse black border at the outer margin; hindwing is yellow-orange with a wide black margin. Underside of forewing is black with orange borders at the tip and leading edge; hindwing is yellow-orange...
Laura Milholland28-Jun-2006 03:09
Great job isolating the moth (?) - I love how he is surrounded with only the white and green. His autumn colors are a nice contrast. Quite a fuzzy fellow!
Anne27-Jun-2006 13:26
Brilliant. The green is so perfect for this shot.