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16-AUG-2005 Terry Straehley

King of the Hill*
by Terry Straehley

Santa Barbara, CA USA

This is a Julia Butterfly (dryas iulia). Resting on a leaf in the exhibit

Sony DSC-F707
1/50s f/3.2 at 48.5mm iso200 with Hoya +1 Close up Lens full exif

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Sony Forums Challenges20-Aug-2005 01:23
Thanks for the info, Terry...
MFC
Terry Straehley 19-Aug-2005 22:27
It's a dryas iulia (Julia Heliconian)
Sony Forums Challenges19-Aug-2005 09:07
Terry, I like the muted color tones here...and the beautiful form & prominent, "checkered" eye of the butterfly. Nice DOF and background color that blends nicely with the foreground colors. Please let us know if you find out the species. Nice capture. MFC
Guest 17-Aug-2005 22:09
Very nice I see you love butterflies also. Look at his cute eyes LOL. :)