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The same old story


The same old story
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1467 W: 97 N: 4057] (14148)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-13
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/11, 1/100 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies on Lantana Flowers [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-12-14 4:01
Viewed: 527
Points: 76
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It has been the same story again and again when i go for shooting and then spot a butterfly and then i wait for the butterfly to perch on the flowers and then the same camera the same lens and the same kind of shots for the same good TN friends,

I hope you guys are not bored with the same kind of stuff but i can not do any thing but chasing butterflies when i spot this beautiful insect.

One thing i must say that god has been very kind and whenever i wait for the butterflies i get chances to shoot them.

Two days back i got three species and took many shots and this is the first one of them. Peacock pansy is a extremely beautiful butterfly with open wings and the best part : very sporting in posing free of cost for me.

Adanac, mariki, joey, Argus, fiyo, eqshannon, jaycee, Juyona, fartash, haraprasan, JORAPAVI, NinaM, claudine, nainnain, jrobertop, anel has marked this note useful
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To anel: better shotpankajbajpai 1 12-17 18:23
To NinaM: thanks a lotpankajbajpai 1 12-15 20:40
To uleko: your advicepankajbajpai 2 12-14 13:01
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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2458 W: 168 N: 7420] (23432)
  • [2007-12-14 4:22]
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Hello Pankaj,
I'm very pleased to have a lovely butterfly as a neighbour today! I certainly don't get bored with your excellent shots of butterflies, I just don't understand how you find them all!! You must live in an ideal area for butterflies! This composition is wonderful, I love the light coming through the wings and details are sharp and colours natural and beautiful as usual. A really beautiful capture!
Many thanks and cheers, Ulla

Hi Pankaj,
Excellent clarity against a very unobtrusive BG. Sharp with nice transparent light through the wings. Very pretty picture. Thanks
Alan

Hey Pankaj,
Like the light in your image. It is well composed.
Well done.
Are you lucky to have such a lovely assistant:-).
Now we know why dad is photographing butterflies:-).
Well done
TFS
Annick

Hello Pankaj,

Great shot! Beautiful composition. Very nice light and coulours. Great sharpness! Very well done! The weather is too cold for the butterflies here, but otherwise I would try to shoot them too.
Thanks for sharing,
Mariki

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 242 N: 5550] (19643)
  • [2007-12-14 4:42]

Hi Pankaj,
great capture of this pretty butterfly.
And of course I never tire of seeing your wonderful butterfly shots! :)
Great composition and POV.
Good lighting and colours.
Excellent DOF and BG.
Well done,
Joe

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2596 W: 133 N: 7433] (23169)
  • [2007-12-14 4:57]

Hello Pankaj,
Great lighting and composition in this underside shot of a Peacock Pansy: it makes the shot quite unique. The sharpness of the subject together with thbokeh BG make it stand out well in this fine presentation.
Not bored at all! Quite the opposite.
Thanks an best wishes, Ivan

NICE SHOT FROMTHIS B/FLY,NICE COMPOSITION WITH VERY BEAUTIFUL CONTRAST/LIGHT/SHARP

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2007-12-14 5:47]

Hello Pankaj,
Great shot, very good POV and pose. Sharpness,details and colors are very nice.
Very well done .TFS

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  • Swats Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 37 W: 0 N: 44] (488)
  • [2007-12-14 5:56]

Wow! Another awesome capture Pankaj! Beautiful light, composition and colours. And bored? No way! Infact everytime I look at your posts, I keep on hoping that someday hopefully I will be able to get results like you do.

perfect sharpness and details but very very nice choiche of corner of view and light position,thanks for share,Luciano

Ciao Pankaj,
le tue foto si possono solo ammirare in silenzio.
Grazie,
Marcello

The image study of butterflies and such are what many are here for and I don't see it ever ending soon. Nor does my own interest wane. I wait for the time when I can go back outside and start to try some of your techniques..
'Bob

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1988 W: 5 N: 5524] (20880)
  • [2007-12-14 9:14]

Hi , short of time having to work late just marking your good picture for now.

Nick..

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2007-12-14 9:38]

hi Pankaj,
très belle image tout en contre jour, la lumière dans les ailes et dans la fleur est très bien exploitée. J'aime beaucoup l'association de couleur.

gaetan

Hello Pankaj,
Always expecting the best out of your every posting and this one as well in best quality!
total sharpness, vivid colour and details
my compliment again
Tony

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4597] (14871)
  • [2007-12-14 13:23]

Hi Pankaj,

Please, never stop chasing your butterflies and showing us the wonderful results. The flower and butterfly are both beautiful with superb lighting. As always, picture perfect.

Jane

Dear Pankaj
Very intersting shot of this Peacock Pansy,
Great focusing,pose and exposure,Welldone.

Regards
fartashphoto.com

hi pankaj,
good composition. you certainly have enough patience to wait for the butterfly to perch on a flower. and the result is these beautiful pictures of these beautiful creatures. tfs.
manoj

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1043 W: 1 N: 4096] (13768)
  • [2007-12-14 17:22]

Hello Pankaj,
Superb macro with amazing depth of field, exposure and focus.
This is a excellent job, Pankaj.
Rick

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-12-14 20:52]

Hello Pankaj

You forget something has changed for us in the northern latitudes,it is now darker,colder,and mostly white.Your photos of butterflies are a beautiful and colourful sight that lifts our spirits and helps us get through Winter.
Always remember what is commonplace for you is exotic to someone else.
I for one am not bored of these beautiful images.
This one is well compose with a nice diagonal flow to it.
The focus is sharp with lovely detail
The lighting is well done,the colours are rich.I like the OOF BG.
Great job...keep them coming.
TFS

Rob

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1329 W: 107 N: 4785] (21248)
  • [2007-12-14 21:00]

Hello Pankaj, perfect exposure nad composition on this beautiful butterfly. The BG is great and I love the light on the wings ! Thanks,

Mario

Hi Pankaj,
One thing I must tell you here that these are not boring at all. Every photo you or me or anybody captures is never identical. In this capture have learned a new composition. When I will see something more or less identical I will try my best to compose it like this. That is how we learn. Anyway a lovely capture of this peacock pansy. Nice details and a very good composition. Keep up the good work. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2036 W: 6 N: 2017] (13253)
  • [2007-12-15 1:57]

Buen trabajo amifo,
perfecto foco, color y original pov...
finos detalles,
saludos
pt

Hola Pankaj,
Hermosa composición, gran definición y luminosidad, buen contraste de la mariposa y florecillas con el fondo, saludos
José Ramón

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 562 W: 0 N: 1371] (4547)
  • [2007-12-15 7:54]
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Hello Pankaj, I just browsed through your gallery. Your intro is so nice with the photo of your daughter, you are a man of great sensitivity and it shows in your photos. You chase butterflies and cannot help but capture them in photos, that is the work of an artist and I really enjoyed looking at all those pictures. One gets to appreciate an artist when one knows its work. This photo is beautiful, with a great background and a beautiful light coming through the wings of the insect. Thank you very much for sharing your great pictures and if you think they are the same, I think they are never the same because each moment is followed by another moment. Thank you!

Francine

How can we be bored before that much beauty Pankaj? This is a unique picture with superb lightning, excellent composition, details and exposure. It almost look like a studio shot. This is beautiful! Thanks,
Claudine

Good composition and great use of light.

Hi Pankaj, fascinating composition with splendid butterfly and beautiful flower, good focus and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Magnifique, la transparence des ailes, les couleurs la composition et le Bg tout est merveilleux.
Merci
Marie

Hi Pankaj,
Wow, you really are the master of butterfly photos, this is specatular...and for sure I am not bored of them, your photos are always so very beautiful. So well composed and the colors perfect TFS
Donna:o)

bonsir
tres belle composition, on voit la transparence a travers une aile, bravo, les couleurs, la netteté tout est parfait bien vu, merci
edith

Hi Pankaj,
Perfect composition... as always!
Wonderful butterfly!
Excellent sharpness and chromatism.
Congratulations for the wealth of details.
Thanks for sharing!
Best wishes,
José Roberto

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 612 W: 11 N: 620] (3303)
  • [2007-12-16 0:35]

Lovely lighting&composition..
TFS!

Hello Pankaj,
The angle of light adds an interesting effect to the capture!
The patterns of the shine-through wings is amazing seen this way...
A pleasant composition, attractive colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hello Pankaj,
Wonderful Peacock Pansy with back light. Appreciate your lovely shot. Every picture is special. POV and composition are great. Very well done.
JC

A reminder of spring me...lovely lighting, excellent color, great sharpness...so beautiful.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-12-16 20:17]

Hi Pankaj,
Wonderful shot again and magnificent light and exposure management. I envy you so much for your great talent and deft hands. Butterflies as subjects come so natural to you. The lantana flowers adds a touch of class and beauty. Excellent POV and another masterful composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1166 W: 0 N: 1950] (8279)
  • [2007-12-17 7:51]
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hello Pankaj,
Very artistical composition and wonderful subtle light making the wings of the butterfly appear almost transparent.( I regret that you deleted your very artistic bird-picture).
Have anice evening
Anne

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