Taken at Croxall Lakes

Southbound Tipper...

Windpark Mount Crosin

The dried tips of a cycad tree gratefully tasting the rain at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Nola

Interporto

Robert Mojeski’s Tipping Point XIX

Source Images:

IMG_1961.CR2 (Av: F6.4; Tv: 1/332 sec.; ISO: 1000; FL: 35.0 mm)

IMG_1962.CR2 (Tv: 1/21 sec.)

IMG_1960.CR2 (Tv: 1/83 sec.)

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Fusion F.2 (HDR; Mode 1)

Yellow-tipped Flasher (Telegonus anausis) captured at the Emerald Valley Nature Center, Lake Yojoa, Honduras. This image showcases the butterfly perched delicately on a cluster of white flowers, its intricate wing patterns and vibrant yellow tips highlighted against a softly blurred green backdrop. The photo was taken with a Canon R5 and an RF 100-400mm lens combined with a 1.4x extender, using a shutter speed of 1/180 sec at f/11 and ISO 800. The f/11 aperture was intentionally chosen to achieve a deep depth of field, ensuring the entire butterfly and its perch remained in sharp focus.

From a photographer's perspective, capturing the Yellow-tipped Flasher in its natural habitat presented a rewarding challenge. The choice of equipment and settings was crucial to freeze the subtle movements of the butterfly while maintaining clarity and depth. The Emerald Valley Nature Center is renowned as the top spot in Honduras for butterfly photography, offering a diverse array of species to observe and capture. Special thanks to Robert Gallardo and his efforts at the nature center. His dedication to conservation and his comprehensive butterfly book have been invaluable resources for understanding the rich biodiversity of this region. This image stands as a testament to the beauty and complexity of nature, and I hope it inspires others in the photography community to continue exploring and preserving our natural world.

©2022 Adam Rainoff Photographer

Good to go

The female Orange-tip butterfly is characterized by its lack of the bright orange wingtips present in the male.

1 Orange Tip

1 Holly Blue

I saw the same down the road. Only 4 butterflies today.

In my garden 19th April 2026

Kudat, Sabah

Knecht of Schwaderloch Saurer D330-B 8x4 3-way tipper parked up for the weekend at its owners depot in the canton of Aargu.

These impressive lorries with their massive hub-reduction equipped rear axles ceased production around 1982, and 40years on this one appears to still be working?

The Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland notes: The first male Orange-tip of the year is always a welcome sight for butterfly enthusiasts. It is a charming insect that wanders the countryside, along lanes, hedgerows, the edges of woods and gardens, feeding and searching the vegetation for females. The female is more secretive and less conspicuous than the male. She lacks the orange wing tips, which warn of his unpalatability. However she does share with the male the beautiful tree-marbled underside of the hindwing, which acts as camouflage when at rest.

For me this butterfly never sits still with its constant searching, this day I was lucky with this male feeding, I was able to approach carefully and catch this colourful butterfly.

Dandelion leaf

In Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow

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Tip of a Dragonfly Wing

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I'll start a little series with this one and I'll call it:

Behind The Scenes Of The Parade

Ricoh GR III

Ricoh GR Lens 18.3mm/f2.8

Roding Valley meadows

Candid Street Photography From Edinburgh, Scotland

My first shot with my new Spectra! I think i'm in love! :)

Herten, January 2023

Last post for a while, going away.

Thanks to you all for your visits faves and comments.

Will fight the battle to catch up when i return.

Warmest wishes

David

I like the way she's checking me out.

Focus on the tip

A sequence of shots taken today. I saw this Snipe on a post, in the rain and watched it till it left. This second shot shows the bird airborn but for a single toe touching the post.

Burnt Tip Orchids in limestone grassland in the Derbyshire Peak District. As rare as hens teeth in the Peak District.

Leica Macro Elmarit R 60mm 2.8

Anthocharis cardamines

Part of the entourage at the Grimaldi Service at the All Saints Church Haggerston - the annual celebration of Regency-era clown Joseph Grimaldi.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

on my local patch yesterday

I think I like this.

more ggt tomorrow. funnnnnn.

I bought new shoes.

finally.

my face is dry.

I don't want to sleep yet.

It's been a good day.

wow. I am lame as shit.

Zeiss 50/1.4 Planar

Enraged seagulls swarm on a bald eagle about 200' directly above my house. The eagle could not have cared less and did not seem at all concerned.

This image is © Ian Benninghaus 2010. All rights reserved.

...that's my name for it...I don't know what it really is, but I thought it's worth posting it. I really liked this shot...but not sure why, because it's a little too busy...bu I guess it's the light and shadows that makes it for me. Hope you'll like it, too :))

Update: I went to the website of Butterfly World where this was taken and I found it is a Hebamoia Glaucippe...I still prefer Orange Tip...LOL :))