Friday 1 October 2010

Friday My Town Shoot-out - Black and Orange

This week's Friday My Town Shoot-out theme is - Black and Orange.


Most of mine have a little bit of white thrown in!






Why not check out other people's my town shoot-outs this week.

14 comments:

  1. These are all amazing, and kinds I've never seen before. Come to think about it, black and orange are quite "popular" colours among butterflies though, aren't they?

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  2. Wow what a collection!!! It sounds oxymoronic to use the phrase tour de force for butterflies but I think it applies to your shoot.

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  3. I hate it when my comments follow B&B he is always so clever and I am just - well - normal.
    I say 'ditto'

    what is with the one with the clear wings. was he dead? I've never seen this before.

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  4. wow! A great collection of beautiful butterfly!

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  5. What an awesome collection of shots. You must be very patient. I am intrigued by the one that looks to have clear wings.

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  6. Wow, SS, they are beautiful. Some of those I have never seen before. #4 was especially interesting.
    QMM

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  7. Wow what a great collection of butterflies. my favorite one is the fourth one, I've never seen a see through one before, awesome.

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  8. awesome series SS! your images always amaze me week after week. the butterfly with the clear wings is one I have never seen before. tell us more about that one.

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  9. you can delete this one if you like. I didn't see an email address for you, would you like to be our guest interview for In The Limelight in November? let me know soon so I can send the interview to you if you choose to accept. thanks!

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  10. I like the 4th one with the transparent wings.

    You don't have the Monarch butterfly?

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  11. Firstly, yes, Ann, I do have a Monarch but tought enough was enough! I tend to get carried away and put too many photos on.

    The Clearwing Butterfly (Oleria rubescens) is a beautiful creature. Their wings lack the usual dense covering of scales that give other butterflies their distinct coloration. This transparency renders these clearwing butterflies elusive as they appear and disappear in the dense forest undergrowth. It is not found in the UK - execpt in butterfly houses wich is where I photographed this one.

    We do,however, have some moths with clear wings such as the Braod-bordered Bee Hawk Moth .

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