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The Common Crow


The Common Crow
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1536 W: 101 N: 4350] (15175)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Ni
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies on Lantana Flowers, My Butterflies ( From Chattisgarh) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-08 4:27
Viewed: 494
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Butterfly post no : 97

Another capture from my series of butterflies on lanata flowers.

This is common crow Butterfly.

The Common Crow (Euploea core) is a common butterfly . The Common Crow is the most common representative of its genus Euploea. Like the Tigers (Danaus spp), the Crows are inedible and mimicked by other Indian butterflies(see Batesian mimcry).
The Common Crow (Euploea core) is a glossy black butterfly with brown underside with white marks along the outer margins of the wing. The wingspan is about 8-9 cm and the body also has prominent white spots.
The Common Crow is distasteful due to chemicals extracted from the latex of the food plants consumed in their caterpillar stage. Thus protected, they fly in a leisurely manner, gliding skillfully with wings held slightly above the horizontal. This indicates its protection due to inedibility to a predator. The inexperienced predator will try attacking it, but will learn soon enough to avoid this butterfly as the alkaloids in its body cause vomiting.

The butterfly has tough, leathery wings. When attacked it shams death and oozes liquid which causes any predators to release them. The butterfly thus has the ability to recover 'miraculously' after the predator thinks it has been killed.
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Hello Pankaj,
Nice color, detail, and exposure, good POV.
Your b-fly stands out well from this light BG as well..Excellent notes on this.
Well done!
Howard

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2770 W: 151 N: 7984] (24857)
  • [2007-08-08 5:00]

Hello Pankaj,
Fine capture of a Common Crow on the orange lantana flower and set beautifully against the blue sky.
Nice technical and aesthetic quality.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

selam pankaj , excellent shot and very good composition of this lovely b.fly nice pov and bg with splendid colours.great work
Well done my friend !
Regards ridvan

Hi Pankaj,
A fine shot with excellent POV,DOF and colours.
Congrats and TFS
navnith

Hi Pankaj,
Though reverse light, great details on black coloured wings. Good exposure time. Excellent photo! Congratulations and TFS.
Greetings
Fevzi

Hello Pankaj,

This is a very colorful picture of a beautiful butterfly. I like the composition and the colors. Actually, the nice part of a butterfly picture is that even if the butterfly isn't very colorful, it very often stands on a colorful flower. That's why I like butterfly pictures so much. The background looks very interesting to me. I've never seen a sky with clouds like this. It might be a water surface though! Very original! Thanks!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1262] (4185)
  • [2007-08-08 8:29]

Another example of how much butterflies love the lantana flower. Great composition with excellent focus on subject and outstanding exposure to bring out the details on such a dark butterfly. The frame is a bit heavy, but that is just a personal preference. I think a white frame with a tin black line would look nice.

Great capture on Lantana! It also seems to be a fairly large Butterfly (unless Indian Lantana is much smaller than ours in the States :) ) Good detail and pose! Cheers, Klaus

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2570] (11874)
  • [2007-08-08 9:03]

Pankaj, You post 'n' number of pictures on butterfly still they look fresh and one love to see them again and again. Wonderful image. Thanks for sharing. Ganesh

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2007-08-08 9:08]

Hi Pankaj,

A beautiful Common Crow on the lovely lantana. Wonderful black and white with the pretty colored flowers. Fine details and lovely to look at as all your butterfly pictures are.

Jane

Pankaj, Well composed. Great Picture with the flowers included. I am surprised by the blueness of the spots. Common Crows are brownish with white spots. Please check the white balance.
- Murali Santhanam

Hello Pankaj,
Excellent composition with good clarity, vivid colour and details
thanks for sharing and useful notes
cheers
Tony

One of the better combinations of color. Clarity is fine. Always a pleasure to see your fine work.

Bob

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2108 W: 6 N: 2116] (13589)
  • [2007-08-08 15:36]

Hola Pankaj,
preciosa mariposa,
colores, pov,
detalles y encuadre genial,
saludos

Hello Pankaj,
A beautifully coloured and composed photo. The natural lighting really helps the BG of the photo,
regards
Matt.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-08-08 21:21]

Hello Pankaj

A wonderful shot of this Common Crow,the lighting is soft and creates a lovely glow.The focus and sharpness are very good.The colours are well saturated.The POV and DOF are excellent with a beautiful BG.TFS

Rob

Hi Pankaj,
3 more to go. Keep it up. A beautiful capture with lovely details and nice composition with lantana flowers with very good BG. Thanks a lot for sharing.

I have you on my favorites so when I saw the name of the photo, I expected a bird. ha ha I was reading about the intelligence of crows yesterday on Robert Winkler's site.
This is a beauty. Great light! And so much detail - we can even see the little spider web in the plant. Very nice!

Precioso macro con un excelente encuadre. Buen contraste de colores. Saludos.

Common Crow is a distinct Indian butterfly and you have captured it very well against the sky, Pankaj.
Very good point of view, sharpness and colours.
Well done and TFS.

bonjour
jen'avais pas vu cette merveille, bravo, les couleurs sont jolies et nettes, merci du partage
edith

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2585 W: 170 N: 7879] (24911)
  • [2007-08-11 6:22]

Hello Pankaj,
Excellent capture of this Common Crow in a fine pose on the Lantana. Sharp details and beautiful light that brings out the fine colours that stand out against the soft blue sky.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hello
Another tropical jewel ;-)
I really would like to visit your country someday and make at least few so good pictures like you ;-D

Chris

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