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Wings of Fire

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While driving back home, I was telling Prabhakaran, how much I loved to take pictures of butterflies. I told him that it was one of my favorite subjects. He told me that it was not the season for butterflies, and that I also had to go to some special places where they are found aplenty.

As we drove along we found this beautiful bunch of tallk grass with a well defined floral structure at its head. We stopped to take some photos of it against the sun, as a sillouette.

As I was clicking Prabhakaran called out to me, and said "Kausthub, you are a lucky bugger...Look what is sitting here".

It was one of the most beautiful butterflies I had ever seen. And he did not move at all one bit until we were done with taking its photos.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Photographed with Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 100mm F2.8 IS USM Macro L Lens. Handheld.

Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar

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Taken in: India / Tamil Nadu / Pudupattinam (show map)

Taken on: March 22, 2009

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