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Title: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: BigSkyKen on April 06, 2010, 02:18:02 AM
Spring hasn't really come to my part of Montana yet, so this is a picture I took last summer.  Didn't really have the right lens for the job, nor a tripod to stabilize by caffeine jitters, but I lucked out and got a fairly sharp image.

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Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: JudyB on April 06, 2010, 07:13:50 AM
Well done.  What flower is that?  What type of butterfly is he?
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: Pat on April 06, 2010, 09:54:19 PM
Hi Ken...

That's lovely!

It would be best to have your image only 600 to 800 pixels wide or high at the largest so we don't have to scroll sideways to see it.  Could you do that?  The software will resize the photo if a link is used but it won't resize it if the Attach feature is used.  :)

Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: ScottyBoy on April 06, 2010, 10:50:41 PM
You did a great job with this one. It's very hard to get good macros without a tripod and special lens.

If you like I could help you resize you picture to the appropriate dimensions. :)
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: BigSkyKen on April 07, 2010, 01:12:03 AM
Thanks everyone, and I apologize for the monstrous size of this picture.  I had downsized it prior to posting, but evidently attached the incorrect image when I actually made the post.  Hope to do better next time, but if I become a repeat offender I will have to take ScottyBoy up on his offer!
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: ScottyBoy on April 07, 2010, 02:25:16 AM
Just let me know if you ever need help. :) Would you like me to fix the above picture?
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: simplysusan on April 07, 2010, 09:13:24 AM
very neat picture! 
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: BigSkyKen on April 07, 2010, 10:17:00 PM
Scotty, I haven't figured out how to edit the picture I already posted, so if you can repair it, I'd really appreciate the help!  Thanks.
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: ScottyBoy on April 07, 2010, 10:33:45 PM
I think that you lose the ability to edit you posts after a few hours. I'll fix it for you. :)
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: ScottyBoy on April 07, 2010, 10:40:46 PM
There you go.
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: BigSkyKen on April 07, 2010, 11:15:35 PM
Thank you, that's much better.
Title: Re: Butterfly Sipping Nectar
Post by: ScottyBoy on April 07, 2010, 11:18:37 PM
You're welcome.