Big summer thirst 2.0

Enormous and long heats in Europe caused that, as well as beasts and

their quarries meet at the watering place in Africa, I met the

Swallowtail ( at a swimming pool. I distilled a few drops of water

beneath his proboscis, he got frightened a little bit, though he did

not fly away and drunk them all. Thus the butterfly became the

domestic animal for a while. As well as when I was twelve and

collected one hundred black caterpillars of the Peacock butterfly. I

nettle-fed them between glasses of a double window at our cottage

until butterflies were hatched. One day, I let them out by opening

the window and I wont forget till the end of my life how this

iridescent cloud glanced in the sun.

superb...

in every way!!!

mita;-)

very nice and sharp.. wish the back ground was darker or a different color than yellowish to contrast the swallow tail butterfly

Hi Jan, we have swallowtails here in Texas too. I like the way you captured the shadow in this shot.

Only nitpicking I have is that i agree with the comment about background color. It looks like it was a very bright day though. Very fine detail

 

Very good this macro..again!!!!

I love the design pattern on the wings. I hope you will take some time and look at the butterfly that I managed to capture as well. Great focus, I love the little hairs on the top of the thorax and head. It makes him look so cuddly.

the play of light and shadows on the wings adds depth and really brings out the patterns on the wings.