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High Up - _TNY_6706

A female Low's swallowtail (Papilio lowii) which had landed of a leaf high up (like 230 cm / 7'6") at the Haga Ocean butterfly house.

 

This meant getting the tripod up to max height (even putting the legs a bit closer together) and utilizing the extra reach of the 360 mm focal length provided with the 2x teleconverter to get close enough.

 

I think it worked out just fine and that this is a very pretty species.

 

As a comparison, here is a male: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52721755981/

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Uploaded on April 20, 2024
Taken on March 6, 2024