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For Anna & Loot


For Anna & Loot
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1558 W: 105 N: 4679] (16507)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma Apo 150mm f/2.8 EX macro DG, 72mm UV
Exposure: f/8, 1/100 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dedications I have received [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-04-03 8:26
Viewed: 614
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I dedicate this post to our dear TN friends Anna & Loot on their wedding anniversary.

The butterfly posted here is Graphium doson also known as The Common Jay.

This image has been taken with Nikon D 80 along with Sigma 150 mm macro lens. the image has been taken handheld. Cropping framing and necessary editing done before final presentation.

Information about Graphium doson from wikipedia:

The Common Jay (Graphium doson) is a black, tropical papilionid butterfly with pale blue semi-transparent central wing bands that are formed by large spots. There is a marginal series of smaller spots. The underside of wings is brown with markings similar to upperside but whitish in color.

It is widespread and common throughout Southeast Asia, including lower elevations in Sri Lanka and Southern India, Eastern Ghats, Satpuras, Bengal and Assam, and the Himalayan foothills.

Today we are celebrating Ram Navami in India and i wish all the friends very best of the festive season.

About Ram Navami : Ram Navami (IAST Rāma-navamī) (Devanāgarī: राम नवमी) is a Hindu festival, celebrating of the birth of Lord Rama, son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya, and a divine figure in Hinduism . The day also known as Sri Rama Navami, falls on the Navami, ninth day of the Chaitra month of Hindu lunar year in 'Shukla paksha' or waxing moon, thus named Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami, and marks the end of nine-day Chaitra-Navratri celebrations. (source : wikipedia)
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Hello Pankaj Babu,
Ram Navami mubarak ho. Beautiful dedication with Common Jay to Anna & Loot on this great occasion. TFS
Regards-Subhash

Hi Pankaj Da,
A nice capture of this beautiful common jay. Very good dedication. Sharp details and good composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-04-03 11:12]

Hello Pankaj,
Photo in superb clear colours and sharp details. Great DOF, POV and BG. Good composition. Very nice dedication.
Have a good weekend,
Peter

hello Pankaj
beautiful picture
with great colours and good composition
greeting lou

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8623] (32138)
  • [2009-04-03 12:09]

Hi Pankaj. A nice dedication to our friends . You have taken a fine picture with this butterfly. with good detail and colours. A nice pose on the bright red flower. A good OV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

Have a nice weekend.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-04-03 12:16]

Hi Pankaj,simply a great pic! I like a lot this very nice butterfly,and the marriage whit the red flower is fantastic! Perfect pov and excellents sharpness and colors.Very well done,my best compliments,have a nice weekend,Luciano

Hello Pankaj,
what a wonderful picture of Graphium doson taken with a superb sharpness in a lovely pose on these beautiful flowers, POV, DOF and composition are excellent, i like the vivid colours and the contrast against a dark BG.
TFS
Have a good weekend
Maurizio

excellent composition,Pankaj
good use of lens in this beautiful capture
colors and details are perfect

best sERGIO

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1580] (6173)
  • [2009-04-03 22:18]

Hello Pankaj
Wonderful capture with beautiful colors and great details.
Regards
Razvan

Hello Pankaj
a nice shot of this beautiful butterfly with great pose of this flowers
the vivid red color of the flowers highlighted this shot very much
a very nice dedication for anna and loot
Have a good day
Jacqueline

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2009-04-04 2:36]

very beautiful and sensual!
"velvet" effect on the flower!

congratulations!

tfs

Just beautiful Pankaj!
Wonderful capture!
TFS
Steve

Loot and Anna ought to be pleased with this lovely dedication, Pankaj.
With your 150mm, you have done some stupendous work in the recent times.
This is a beautiful shot of the Common Jay on those bright red flowers.
Well done and all the best.
Ram

Good picture with wonderful color balance! pankaj, i'm not sure what made you crop the picture the way you have done, i still feel 2:3 aspect ratio is the best in such cases!
Usage of flash is OK , but there is a tendency to render the picture very flat with no shadows, i suggest you use reflectors/ bounce the flash, so in situations like this you can get shadow details on the flower as well.

Hallo Pankaj
I hope you can see the white flag I am waving on this side of the screen. I do apologize for being almost the last to appreciate our dedication. Thank you for the kind gesture. Time just swooped me of my feet and ran away with me. Altough late with the comment on this lovely image, I saw it as it came into the gallery and appreciated it ever since.

Here I can definitely say: This is a sheer delight. The fine details captured is really stunning and the pose captured is just splendid. I always like an image where the subject is so close to the screen like this one. Maybe it is the fact that my eye-sight is not 100%, but the display so close has some kind of specialty for me. The details of this great looking butterfly are really photographed with great detail, and I really want to thank you for this dedication, which is presented in a most delightful manner. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

Ciao Pankaj, I missed this wonderful butterfly with fantastic colors, superb macro with wonderful details and excellent sharpness, bravo, very well done, ciao Silvio

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