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Burgundy Bokeh

I photographed this male Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) early in the morning when dew was still on the grass. I lay low in the dew-soaked grass to get a low-angle against the sun. The dew drops blossomed into a bubbly bokeh which I thought produced a rather dream-like quality to the photograph.

 

This is a rare and declining butterfly so I should have been pleased with any shots of it. But I do enjoy finding new ways of photographing things.

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Uploaded on June 8, 2013
Taken on June 6, 2013