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Challenge: Puzzle Macro V (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Date: Jun 27, 2015
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2015

[Jul. 5th, 2015 08:49:04 PM]

Hehehe.... It's not a mosquito. A couple of people got this right, but definitely more wrong.

It's a painted lady butterfly:



I went out to one of the gardens at William and Mary to look for bugs. The problem was, they weren't very puzzling.

Thanks for the comments -- and don't squish it!! Painted ladies are very nice. :)

I would have thought with the hairy body, that it was a skipper. But I don't see it being classified as one...?

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 07/05/2015 10:31:26 PM
very appealing.
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Sony Alpha a1
Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
 07/05/2015 08:17:35 PM
Lovely insect macro, like the delicate look of the processing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A580
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 07/05/2015 07:55:07 PM
Creepy creature from this angle, isn't it? Skipper of some kind?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 07/05/2015 03:54:51 AM
A butterfly but I can't be more specific. Lovely image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/04/2015 11:22:37 PM
butterfly
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2X
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro for Nikon
 07/04/2015 07:28:48 PM
Aiaiai mosquito!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/02/2015 09:38:19 PM
butterfly
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 07/02/2015 01:35:56 PM
KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT

mosquito in infrared
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/01/2015 08:09:27 PM
bug
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/01/2015 01:50:40 PM
a tie
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7 ASPH
 06/30/2015 11:27:08 PM
Skeeter.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR
 06/30/2015 10:56:54 AM
NSA drone.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7R III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 06/29/2015 10:54:16 PM
Super
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/29/2015 10:18:16 PM
This is obvious, nit puzzled. Still excellent macro shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/29/2015 05:59:23 PM
A Bug
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2015 05:28:44 PM
yeahh my bugs.. love bugs
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 IS USM
 06/29/2015 02:39:56 PM
Mosquito
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/29/2015 02:16:29 PM
That's quite the look. High key here is interesting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/29/2015 12:05:40 PM
Some sort of Mosquito blood sucking insect?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/29/2015 11:44:34 AM
An insect of some sort
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
06/29/2015 01:54:57 AM
mosquito
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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