I photographed this butterfly while wandering through a garden in Ethiopia (Debre Zeit), looking for beautiful insects to photograph with my macro lens. The little animal landed close to me and was kind enough to stay put for a few minutes. This kind of macro photo's shows how impressively beautiful such a small and fragile creature is. Nature never ceases to amaze!
My name is Arie Maasland (1976). I lived in Ethiopia for over four years, during which time I spent a lot of time taking nature photos: birds, landscapes and macro photos (insects, flowers, butterflies).
Ethiopian nature is beautiful and the photographic conditions are often favourable (read: lots..
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