Blue Morpho Butterfly

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Another butterfly - Blue Morpho - from the Fort worth Botanical Gardens' Butterfly Exhibit

[Wavelength]

Looks like a painting; very nice

[bnnrcn]

Very nice shot with very nice colours

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Thank you Nandakumar and Binnur for the comments.

[Shadowman]

Nice.

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Here is the Blue Morpho with is wings closed - not as brilliant

[bnnrcn]

Is this the same butterfly as the first one John

[Stagecoach]

Very nice John, I like the way that you are separating these partially from the background so that the shot does not look cluttered.

Grahame

[IzzieK]

Both good ones John...I like #2 though....

[Jeffbridge]

That is beautiful! Excellent Shot!!!

[deetheturk]

Still nice!

[deetheturk]

Another beauty John

[leslie1283]

Excellent shot! Last year, I saw them in Sensational Butterflies Exhibition, London.

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Thank you everyone for all the comments - I appreciate all the feedback.

Binnur, the second image is the same species of butterfly (Blue Morpho), but it is not the same individual butterfly that is in the first image.

[bnnrcn]

I would be suprised if they were the same butterfly,patterns and colours are so different in outer side and inner side of the wings.They are both superb

Thank you everyone for all the comments - I appreciate all the feedback.

Binnur, the second image is the same species of butterfly (Blue Morpho), but it is not the same individual butterfly that is in the first image.

[Geoff F]

Wings closed is the shot for me, John. So much more fine detail.

I often think that this sort of pose is more attractive; and often essential for identification.

[Brownbear]

Gorgeous!

[JBW]

nicely done. wings folded is the more stunning but i like them both.

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Thank you Geoff, Christina, and Brian for the comments.

[Wavelength]

Another excellent capture.....