I usually see more orange skippers than the silver-spotted variety shown here. I was pleased to spot this one though, he was as perfect an example as you could hope for. I like to keep my photos as natural as possible and the butterfly made that easy. I cropped in a bit and added some contrast and that about did it.
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January 27, 2020 at 2:24 pm
Beautiful image of the Skipper Belinda! Enjoyed seeing it!
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January 27, 2020 at 4:13 pm
Thank you, Reed!
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January 23, 2020 at 3:07 pm
Your photos and your respect for the true beauty of nature are what I so appreciate, Belinda. Great skipper (they don’t perch for long!) and brilliant flower.
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January 23, 2020 at 5:23 pm
Thanks very much, Jet. It’s a pleasure sharing the beauty around me.
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January 23, 2020 at 1:25 pm
Nice image, Belinda. Silver Skippers warm themselves on summer mornings on our deck railing. I love these little breakfast companions!
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January 23, 2020 at 2:06 pm
Thank you, Eliza. What a treat to start the day!
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January 23, 2020 at 12:38 pm
Beautiful image of this Skipper, Belinda. I love the purple flower with it.
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January 23, 2020 at 2:05 pm
Thank you, Deborah. Interesting thing about these skippers, they gravitate to red, blue and purple flowers.
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January 23, 2020 at 10:24 am
I feel the same about photos. I don’t like to do too much to them, but cropping is harmless and makes for a better framing job. Your skipper is very detailed and it’s thanks to your sharp pictures that I’ve learned to appreciate insects so much more.
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January 23, 2020 at 2:03 pm
I only became curious about insects when I took up photography 😊. Appreciate your comment, Anneli.
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January 23, 2020 at 8:03 am
¡Wonderful!
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January 23, 2020 at 8:57 am
Thank you!
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January 23, 2020 at 7:47 am
Love all the colors surrounding the stunning skipper, great shot, Belinda!
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January 23, 2020 at 8:58 am
Ah, summer! Thank you, Donna!
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January 23, 2020 at 4:02 am
Excellent nature scene!
Always better to keep the photographs natural, Belinda ; I hate them being killed in photoshop 😊
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January 23, 2020 at 9:02 am
Thank you, Indira. I like my photos to reflect what I see.
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January 23, 2020 at 3:48 am
Very nice! Amazed that ‘your’ Silver Spotted Skippers are so different from the ones we have in the UK.
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January 23, 2020 at 9:05 am
Thank you, Brian! The UK version is very different.
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January 23, 2020 at 3:20 am
It is a lovely clear picture of the butterfly – on a beautifully coloured flower!
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January 23, 2020 at 1:58 pm
Thanks, Anne! It was nice to get it out in the open.
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January 23, 2020 at 1:18 am
Skippers are something special. How can anything that flies so fast and apparently erratically land on a small flower with such precision?
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January 23, 2020 at 1:55 pm
They are amazing little creatures😊
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