Purple Sapphire, by Anup Kar

The Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. On my way to the core area of Buxa tiger reserve forest, I found some butterflies were flying beside the roadside. I stooped my motorcycle and went close to them, recognized the spices and capture two, or three shots, and this one the best.

Canon EOS 1100D with EF50mm f/1.8 II | Exposure f/1.8 @ 1/4000sec | ISO 100 | Focal Length 50mm
Purple Sapphire, by Anup Kar

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | June 22
Photo of the Day Award Category: Color Photography
Photograph Location: Buxa Tiger Reserve Forest, Alipuduar, West Bengal | India

Photographer: Anup Kar (Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India) Registered
Anup Kar lives in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. By education he is a Civil Engineer, doing government job posted in his home district. Photography was his hobby at first, but recently he got some good friends who are quite serious about photography. Having such photographers, he has developed his interested, and giving time to photography more. He is interested in Landscape, Portrait and Street Photography.

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