What a tongue

Posted by jamesy (christchurch, New Zealand) on 2 December 2008 in Animal & Insect.

Some more photos from the butterfly house at the Dunedin Museum. This butterfly had been feeding at a nectar station but I loved his long rolled up tongue

I really enjoy taking photos and would appreciate your feedback so that I can learn as I go. I particularly enjoy photographing birds animals and landscapes

Comments (27)

rem_la from Villiers, France

on dirait presque qu'elle est métallique !

2 Dec 2008 5:08am

Zygene from morlaix, France

Une incroyable photo macro, bravo

2 Dec 2008 5:12am

timothy from Tokyo, Japan

great macro shot!

2 Dec 2008 5:54am

@timothy: thanks for the visit and the comments Timothy

Marcah from Quincy, United States

Awesome macro. The colors are wonderful. Thanks for your visit.

2 Dec 2008 6:12am

@Marcah: thanks for the visit and the comments Marcah

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

cool macro

2 Dec 2008 6:19am

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Mother nature has made some beautiful things. This is no exception! Well done Jamesy!

2 Dec 2008 10:44am

@Craig: thanks for the visit and the comments Craig

Veronelle from Lens, France

beautifull close up on a butterfly

2 Dec 2008 12:54pm

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

Superb capture - I must confess to never even knowing they had tongues!

2 Dec 2008 1:33pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A flying elephant ? Never seen such an elephant before…

2 Dec 2008 3:47pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Indeed!!! Graet tittle and macro!

2 Dec 2008 4:50pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Wow that is quite incredible. Great macro.

2 Dec 2008 4:55pm

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

Great macro, i love it Jamesy!

2 Dec 2008 4:55pm

@Eleftheria!: thanks very much Eleftheria

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

What a masterful close-up, bravo Debbie :)

2 Dec 2008 5:37pm

Rui from Leiria, Portugal

WOW Incredible macro!!

2 Dec 2008 5:37pm

@Rui: thnaks for the comments and the visit

willow from Chelsea, United States

Great shot! It looks like a plane ready to take off.

2 Dec 2008 7:40pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Stunning close up, great shot.

2 Dec 2008 8:02pm

Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States

What a great shot... a butterfly house.. how exciting... bet it is a photographers delight down there...

2 Dec 2008 10:13pm

@Fliss: It certainly is would be better if the little fellas stayed still longer though

Bookfool from Vicksburg, United States

Oooh, beautiful macro. I think there was a butterfly house at the Memphis Zoo, but we didn't make it to that area. Darn, darn, darn.

2 Dec 2008 11:49pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Brilliant macro, and wow look at that tongue

3 Dec 2008 12:04am

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

What a design, and what a photo, it's an incredible macro shot.

3 Dec 2008 12:29am

Les from Lincoln, United States

Fantastic macro, but good gawd, that's its tongue??!! Shudder.

3 Dec 2008 3:17am

@Les: yep what curled up bit is his tongue

Jeffster from Long Island, United States

Amazing detail and pretty color!

3 Dec 2008 4:38am

One from Açores, Portugal

Great macro and very nice colors !

3 Dec 2008 4:39am

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

You my girl are getting far too good at these macro insects!!!! Goodness knows how you will blow us away when you get behind an SLR!!!!

3 Dec 2008 6:32am

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

great macro!!

4 Dec 2008 5:28pm

Kathryn from Warburton, Australia

wow that is amazing!! i have never seen a butterfly up this close before! great work!

4 Dec 2008 7:28pm

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Excellent macro!

8 Dec 2008 2:32am

next day →

Olympus SP560UZ
1/50 second
F/3.5
ISO 125
10 mm