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23-JAN-2009

Common Birdwing

Scientific name: Troides helena

Troides helena is a beautiful and large butterfly belonging to the Swallowtail family. It is found from India and Nepal in the west
to China in the north and down through Southeast Asia to Indonesia in the south and east. There are many subspecies.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/250s f/14.0 at 105.0mm iso200 full exif

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Leslie Cohelan14-Mar-2009 05:18
great detail and light...looks like you are on your way to another stunning gallery...
Yiannis Pavlis05-Mar-2009 03:54
An awesome macro ….
Incredible focus attention with fabulous details..V
Janet Forjan-Freedman03-Mar-2009 00:20
Very impressive capture Jay! The splash of yellow contrasted with the brown is very striking!
Chris Spracklen02-Mar-2009 21:32
Great shot of this stunning creature, Jay! (V)
Superb in every respect, my friend.
1moremile02-Mar-2009 21:09
I did vote. (but at first forgot to log in. It's been a long week.)
Guest 02-Mar-2009 21:06
Beautiful, Jay. V.Nice work, as always.
peterjay4502-Mar-2009 14:19
'Common' may be its name but there's nothing common about this wonderful photo, Jay. V.
Debbie Blackburn Beierle02-Mar-2009 08:00
Beautiful butterfly and excellent capture of the colors and details! Super job, Jay!
Joanne Kamo02-Mar-2009 07:25
Also so gorgeous..doesn't look "common" to me..terrific image!
Marcia Colelli01-Mar-2009 23:59
very nice capture, lovely colors and detail V
Guest 01-Mar-2009 17:27
Another beauty, Jay... Excellent details and light!
Renee Lockett01-Mar-2009 14:21
Fabulous details. Love that bright yellow. Superb capture, Jay! ~V~
Char01-Mar-2009 13:50
Another fantastic capture Jay! Great clarity. \/
marko gregoric01-Mar-2009 12:59
Very good shot. Wonderful. V.
January Grey01-Mar-2009 06:15
Beautiful colors & details, Jay. Excellent shot! V~
Dave Hawkins01-Mar-2009 03:51
Wish we had such lovely species! Great image. V
Laurie
Fong Lam01-Mar-2009 03:00
Great details and colors on this lovely macro, Jay !! V
Elena01-Mar-2009 00:03
Fantastic details and light! B V
Jola Dziubinska28-Feb-2009 23:36
Beautiful butterfly, amazing colors and details. V.
Matthew Mannell28-Feb-2009 23:13
What a beauty! Great detail and DoF! V
Simon Chandler28-Feb-2009 23:10
Amazing work. Perfect pose and composition with vivid color. v
Carol Rollins28-Feb-2009 05:38
Perfect capture Jay! Wonderful subject, pose, colors, detail and light.
Guest 28-Feb-2009 01:47
Absolutely gorgeous, Jay. The detail and color are superb. Excellent. V
Jean D28-Feb-2009 01:29
Stunning close up and beautifully captured with tack sharp detail, Jay! ~V~
coaster27-Feb-2009 22:11
Uncommonly pretty butterfly and good shot!
Hank Vander Velde27-Feb-2009 21:33
Beautiful sharp and well exposed image Jay.
marie-jose wolff27-Feb-2009 20:08
wonderful contrasted colors! V
Rosemarie Kusserow27-Feb-2009 19:46
Fantastic shot Jay, great colors and details, the red color on its head is really eye catching, vote, Rosemarie :o)
Marjan Schavemaker27-Feb-2009 19:29
Beautiful, Jay! V
PauloCGama27-Feb-2009 18:42
Yes, thanks carol for letting you know about the exhibit and thank you for sharing. :)
Fantastic delicate details and light, very well done. v
cheers
monil27-Feb-2009 18:02
Excellent and love the details and colors.
Gerard Koehl27-Feb-2009 17:48
Ce papillon a de très beaux dessins et de belles couleurs. V
Walter Otto Koenig27-Feb-2009 17:47
Great details and beautiful colors on this butterfly. Well done! "V"
Jim Coffman27-Feb-2009 17:06
Very colorful and well capture butterfly! V
Jess. ( Lady.D.)27-Feb-2009 16:55
The light gold dusting on the wing is so well captured jay, outstanding detail....
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