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Peek-a-boo

Found this butterfly trying to lay eggs on one of my veggies. Had to take a few shots before shooing it away. One of those rare occassions when I have used flash for macro
This is SOOC
26th March 2013 26th Mar 13

Abhijit

@abhijit
I live in Sydney with my wife and two boys. I generally like all kinds of photography but have recently realised that my favourite genre...
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missk
What an amazingly creepy capture. Great shot!!
March 26th, 2013  
Amanda Thepanda
Oh how cute! He kind of looks a little cross-eyed and buck-toothed, a little like Tow Mater from the Cars movie series :) Fav.
March 26th, 2013  
Michelle
Amazing shot!
March 26th, 2013  
Laurie F
holy crap... what a close up!
March 26th, 2013  
Kazzy
No female in labour ever wants a camera shoved in her face! lol Magnificent shot!
March 26th, 2013  
Pam Knowler ace
Wonderful capture!! Fav!!
March 26th, 2013  
Danny G.
Fabulous when viewed large!
March 26th, 2013  
Cassandra Hoffmann
@corymbia haha so he does!

Very cool crop and POV :) Love it.
March 26th, 2013  
Danielle
Wowzers - fantastic close up/details.
March 26th, 2013  
Jennifer
Wow, great capture! It looks a bit like a cartoon character. Great shot, fav.
March 26th, 2013  
David Tigani
Brilliant capture. The thumbnail looked like a necklace. Up close It looks like a bunny rabbit.
March 26th, 2013  
Karen
Aha...that is too funny.. Fantastic shot and title....good minds think alike. :)
March 26th, 2013  
Sam C-R
Fantastic Shot!!!!
March 26th, 2013  
Al Perry
Great shot. I use a flash on most of my macro shots.
March 26th, 2013  
Kate Goring
Fantastic, what a cute little fellow.
March 26th, 2013  
Tara
Amazing shot!
March 26th, 2013  
Megan Barrass (née Barr)
Wow cool!
March 26th, 2013  
Laura J.
That is an awesome shot! I like how it appears to be peeking into the camera.
March 26th, 2013  
Sandhu
great capture
March 26th, 2013  
Janelle
That is amazing....fav!!
March 26th, 2013  
Sue Rose
Oh wow this is amazing. The way he peeks up over the edge of the shot is inspired. Definite fav!
March 26th, 2013  
Sue Rose
PS I though you said "shooting it away" before I reread it. It seemed a bit harsh, lol.
March 26th, 2013  
fife
Fav-- very nice!
March 26th, 2013  
Nia
Love this, my first smile of the morning. Fav.
March 26th, 2013  
Paulien
Haha, awesome shot!
March 26th, 2013  
Marloes ace
No, this can't be a real butterly. Wow. Wath a great capture! FAV!
March 26th, 2013  
Mick Porter
Great job with the flash!
March 26th, 2013  
Sue
Great shot, love your crop!
March 26th, 2013  
Debbie
This is really a great capture! The butterfly looks very sharp on the black background! FAV!
March 26th, 2013  
Kate
Wow! That's amazing! What a funny face she has :)
March 26th, 2013  
Jo
Oh man, that is outstanding. Fav, fav, fav.
March 26th, 2013  
emily tull
awwwwwwwwww
March 26th, 2013  
Joanne Hunter
Incredible shot - must have been so hard to capture. Beautiful composition!
March 26th, 2013  
Janine
A big WOW. Nice job capturing this.
March 26th, 2013  
Debbie
amazing capture
March 26th, 2013  
👑 AnaZad
I wish you would had seen my jaw when I opened this shot. Oh, what a fantastic capture. FAV.
March 26th, 2013  
Humphrey Hippo ace
That's so fantastic. Technically wonderful - and it put a big smile on my face. :)
March 26th, 2013  
Mara
Awesome macro! Are those tiny black points eyes? It seems as if they're looking at you....
March 26th, 2013  
Caren
OMG! That's amazing! FAV
March 26th, 2013  
Linda
That is so cute and so well done. Has to be a Fav for the originality and quality.
March 26th, 2013  
Meredith Jones
This is amazing! Such a refreshing look at a butterfly.
March 26th, 2013  
Cathie
Amazing shot.
March 26th, 2013  
Malc Bird
Absolutely awesome and amazing. Fantastic macro - he looks crossed eyed with Bugs Bunny's teeth. Has put such a big smile on my face has to be a FAVE
March 26th, 2013  
Katie
Wow, fabulous! Did you put some kind of black background behind him??
March 26th, 2013  
Meg
Awesome! Instant fav!
March 26th, 2013  
Corinne ace
It's an instant fav ! You make me like insects ! Incredible !
March 26th, 2013  
Arefin
oh wow this is superb! looks like she's smiling!
March 26th, 2013  
Kia Hope
I love it! Fav
March 26th, 2013  
SarahP
Fabulous capture! Fave
March 26th, 2013  
Judi
Amazing detail. FAV
March 27th, 2013  
☠northy ace
oh fer cryin' out loud! this is just too stinkin' awesome! mega fav!
March 27th, 2013  
Ara
It looks cute. Nice shot!
March 27th, 2013  
Amy
I'm with @northy - mega fav. Incredible capture. SUPER cute.
March 27th, 2013  
Kathryn
fantastic, it almost has me looking forward to summer bug season so I can try this.
March 27th, 2013  
Abhijit
@aponi Thanks :-)
March 27th, 2013  
Simply Amanda
Wow, you rock. Fabulously captured. Fav. Good thing it was so still.
March 27th, 2013  
Saju Muthalaly
peekaboo! Great stuff.
March 27th, 2013  
Alison
fabulous detail ~ love the expression it seems to have in its face ~ fav
March 27th, 2013  
Vignesh
FAV ! Spectacular !
March 27th, 2013  
Miss Mercy
So, so cute! :) Instant fav.
March 27th, 2013  
Cindy Rez
awesome!
March 28th, 2013  
Sharyn's Shots シ
Fantastic capture and character in this little critter.
March 28th, 2013  
Rebecca
wow great capture. I love the crispness & the compisition
March 28th, 2013  
Stew Moody
Wow. Fav.
March 28th, 2013  
Kathy A ace
Awesome!
March 29th, 2013  
Wendy
This is one amazing shot! Fav!
March 30th, 2013  
Arefin
congrats on TT!
March 30th, 2013  
Danielle
Congrats on Top 20 - such an awesome shot!
March 30th, 2013  
Jennifer Ruge
Fantastic macro! Congrats on Top 20!
March 30th, 2013  
Al Bailey
Congratulations on the top 20 :)
March 30th, 2013  
Jason Daniels
Awesome, I love using the flash in macro land!
March 30th, 2013  
colie (Nichole Stewart)
Awesome capture!
March 31st, 2013  
Jo
Really fabulous capture, congrats on getting to the TT, very well deserved.
March 31st, 2013  
Kazzy
Woohoo! Awesome Top Twenty!
March 31st, 2013  
Jan Hall ace
Wonderful. congrats on TT. SOOC - wish I could do that
March 31st, 2013  
John Falconer ace
Congrats. I just love this wonderful closeup Abhijit
April 1st, 2013  
Brenda T. Schwartz
Awesome macro...Congrats!
April 3rd, 2013  
Penny Milner
Incredible shot
April 3rd, 2013  
Laura
FANTASTIC!
April 3rd, 2013  
Anastasia Bokareva
funny guy, looks like it is interested in the camera
April 4th, 2013  
Emlar
This is beautiful. How amazing!
April 5th, 2013  
kali ace
priceless
May 9th, 2013  
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