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LEMON EMIGRANT


LEMON EMIGRANT
Photo Information
Copyright: Sumon Sinha (Mana) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-15
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H2
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-19 2:41
Viewed: 809
Points: 84
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Many many thanks to everyone for all the affection and kind words on my 200th post. It is such great feeling to know that I have so many friends across the globe who like my work and the effort I put in. Needless to say, I love you all and cheers to our friendship.

Today I present this beautiful butterfly soaking in the morning sunlight. I had posted a different shot of this same species sometime back (I cannot link it, don't know how to). Shot taken hand-held in reasonably good conditions. Hope everyone like it.

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The Common Emigrant or Lemon Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration.

Very interesting details got here from the backlight. The early morning sunlight was strong and I could manage to chose a darker BG to get this effect. Lo and behold I see a different species and the backlighting has highlighted a few details I normally would never have seen with its wings folded. As this is a female I have chosen to give description of only a female.

Upperside: ground-colour varies as in the male, but sometimes it is chalky white at the bases of the wings, with the terminal margins more or less broadly sulphur-yellow. Fore wings always with a round, occasionally quadrate, black discocellular spot variable in size; in some specimens the costa is black only towards the apex of the wing, in others broadly black throughout and opposite the apex of cell so widened out as to touch the discocellular spot. In lightly-marked specimens ill addition to the discocellular spot, there is only an irregular terminal black band dentate inwardly and widest at the apex of the wing; in others there is in addition a more or less diffuse highly-curved macular postdiscal band that extends from the costa obliquely outwards down to vein 7, where it often touches the terminal black band, and thence is continued downward and slightly inclined inwards to interspace 1, getting gradually paler and fainter posteriorly. Hind wing: a series of terminal inter-spacial black spots that vary in size, and in the dark forms coalesce into a terminal black band. Underside: varies from white with a light yellowish sometimes ochraeeous tinge to deep chrome-yellow; markings as in the male but still more variable; in var. catilla the spot at the apex of the cell in both fore and hind wings is enlarged into a large reddish blotch, the similar spot on tho hind wing is sometimes so enlarged as to occupy the apex of the cell, the basal two-thirds of interspaces 4, 5 and 6, and the middle third of interspace 7; in some specimens it is continued posteriorly in a series of obscure lunules to interspace 1a. Antennae red, obscurely dotted with black, palpi and head above red, thorax clothed with long yellow, sometimes greenish hairs, abdomen pale yellow; beneath: palpi and thorax pale to dark yellow, abdomen white.

Scientific classification -
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Catopsilia
Species: C. pomona

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2008-03-19 2:47]

Hi Sumon

A lovely shot - good composition and POV with great detail and beautiful colour. Well observed and captured.

James

Hello Sumon,

Very beautiful composition. Excellent POV, DOF and sharpness. Great light and colours. Excellent contrast against the dark background.
Very well done,
Cheers,
Mariki

Hallo Sumon
What a soft yellow coloured butterfly. Very enjoyable to look at and pleasing to the eye. The combination of colours in your presentation is pretty and matches well with each other. You have shared a very nice shot with great composition and framing. The details of the paws and the antenna are sharp. A superb quality macro with a beautiful colourful background. A lovely close-up which I enjoyed looking at. Thanks for sharing and have a most enjoyable day.
Anna

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-03-19 3:48]

Hi Sumon,i dont know what say! The pic is so perfect and beauty that talk alone!! Just my best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

Hi Sumon

Great shot of the emigrant.
Good composition, excellent sharpness and DOF
Beautiful specimen and pose.

Chris

....a nice soft green one Sumon. This is not as intense a colour as some, but not the image fault, just a quiet and not-show off butterfly which fits in well the natural surroundings.
Bob

Hi Sumon
Beautiful shot with vivid colours and sharp details
Well done
Albert

Hi Sumon,
Wow, this is perfect. Love to see the veins on beautiful wings. The Lemon Emigrant stands out nicely from the soft background. Very well done.
JC

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-03-19 7:58]

Hi Sumon,

Beautiful as always. Amazing how wonderful the pale yellow butterfly looks on the orange flower. Razor sharp details - even the tiny head is excellent. Beautiful rich colors. The position is perfect showing off the wings to their best advantage.

Jane

A beautiful specimen under cross-lighting, so the sculpturing of the wings became evident Sumon, also the typical "multipupillated" compound eye is well represented within this fine composition. Thanks for sharing this fine tableau my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-03-19 9:24]

Hello Sumon,
very colourful image of this Common Emigrant.
The orange flowers are so vivid and eye-catching.
Great frame-filling composition and a superb parallel POV.
There is so much detail in the wing! We can see all the veins and scales with incredible clarity.
Good contrast against the dark BG.
Another stunner from you, my friend.
Well done,
Joe

Sumon,
Very detailed shot, presented very well.I love the composition and the frame.
Very well done!
Cheers!
Goldy

Hi Sumon,
Splendid close-up shot of this beautiful butterfly with excellent DOF, POV, sharpness and details friend. Perfect composition indeed.
TFS and my best regards,

Bayram

fine focus, good light and very good saturation of the colours
regards
jo

Ciao Sumon,
un'immagine veramente molto delicata e perfetta nella composizione.
Mi piace molto il colore e la luminosità di questa foto.
Complimenti,
Marcello

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2008-03-19 10:56]

Hi Sumon,
Wonderful exposure, light and texture and the best pose and pov.
TFS, José M.

Hello Sumon,
Very good pose of the Lemon well captured in always sharpness, awesome colour and details!
the exposure and focus is amazing here
great job always
friend tony

Hello Sumon, excelllent quality details on the butterfly w/ good sharp focus on the eye. Excellent selective dof. All of the butterfly is in focus w/ good contrasty bg to bring out the details. tfs Rgds Necip

Hello Sumon!
I believe that you received a lot of congratulations because of your 200th post but here and now I would like to congratulate you a 201th!!! :) Well, really this is the first of the second "200"! ;)
Beautiful picture of very nice Pieridae butterfly. Sharpness, details and colouration of photo are really fantastic, and note interesting :)
All the best from cold and snowy Lodz!
Radomir

Fine work Sumon,
The detail here is wonderful with the eye patterns evident even. The bright orange flower is beautiful and a great pedestal for this beauty. Fantastic dark BG also. This is classic Sumon. :-) Tfs Richard

Hi Sumon, great composition with elegant butterfly and lovely flower, wonderful colors, fantastic details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Another very, very excellent butterfly image. I would recommend cloning out the haloing around the antennae but other than that is a superb butterfly profile sharpened well with fine DOF, which is tough to get right in a butterfly picture. Those dang butterflies don't hold still very long. :)

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2008-03-19 16:43]

Hello Sumon,
gorgeous shot, very nice POV and great OOF BG.
mazing detail in the wings and texture are captured very well. Excellent sharpness and great composition.
Sky

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-03-20 2:54]

Sumon You are always welcome and great shot. Lovely clarity and superb image quality. Great work. TFS Ganesh

Hi Sumon,
Wow! This is so colorful, well composed, sharp with excellent exposure and composition. I feel like I can almost touch its wing's texture. I'm amazed that you can get this overall clarity at this aperture! This is very well done with interesting notes. TFS,
Claudine

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5669] (18533)
  • [2008-03-20 7:57]

Hi Sumon.
Once more fantastic shot full of vibrant colours and sunlight. Details and sharpness of the charming butterfly and flower are stunning as well as the pleasant blurriness of the BG. Composition of the shot and direct POV are the best. Bravo.
Alexei.

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 368 W: 61 N: 591] (2458)
  • [2008-03-20 10:01]

Hello Sumon,
Beautiful butterfly!
Good sharpness and composition!
TFS
Ena

Hi Sumon,
It's amazing the steady high quality shots you made with the H2 camera.
How rich and smooth colour gradations you got on this image.
I like a lot the wing's textures and colour on the flower.
Congratulations and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

Sumon, como siempre muchas gracias por tus comentarios, pero tú si que eres un gran fotógrafo. Nunca me canso de ver tu galería, tanto en lo artístico como en lo técnico.
Excelente enfoque y fondo en la parte superior.
Abrazo: J. Ignasi

Hi Sumon Da,
This a very good capture but I prefer this one than the current one. Excellent details on the current post with lovely light work. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Please give your email ID so that I can send the code for linking.

Hello Sumon,
Splendid macro shot of this butterly. TFS and regards,
Deniz

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-03-20 19:12]

Hello Sumon, so sharp and clear shot, great composition and perfect technique, thanks!

Mario

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-03-20 19:15]

Hello Sumon,
Outstanding textures and colors throughout this beautiful composition. Spot on my friend, thank you.
Rick

Hello Sumon. Morning sunlight has pleasant effect on colors and contrast. I like this capture because of the sharpness, perchh and clarity. The flower is also so beautiful in interesting petals. You have muted the background well in sharing this excellent top quality image. Well done. Jusni

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-03-21 5:10]

Hi Sumon,
Lovely capture. Composition, POV, details and colors are very nice. TFS
Have a nice weekend,
Selen

Gorgeous details and brilliant lighting. WOW~! Well composed. Makes me feel like spring is just around the corner! :)

Oh so Crisp...Handheld and still so sharp... this is really amazng Sumon. Stunning clarity and details on both the butterfly and the flower. and yes a very well chosed BG which is doing wonders to the entire composition.

Kudos!!

TFS
Kirti

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2008-03-22 7:41]

Hello Sumon,
What a perfection in this photo! Perfect sharpness and details and wonderful constrasting colours. Excellent composition, POV and DOF.
Happy Easter,
Peter

Bonjour,
Voilà des ailes qui ressemblent à une feuille d'arbre; belle netteté.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-03-23 21:07]

Hello Sumon

A lovely capture of this beautiful butterfly.
The lighting is well handled and the colours are vivid and cheery.
Excellent POV and DOF.
The shot is crisp and well focused.
I like the way the shot is composed.
TFS

Rob

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2008-03-24 14:00]

Hi Sumon

You deserved all the praise on your 200th post :)

This is another stunning example with wonderful light and perfect composition. The textures in the wing are amazing. Pin sharp and with a perfect exposure

TFS

Karan

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-03-25 15:40]

Hola Sumon.
What can I say.. Just beautiful Macro.
Excellent work My friend
Luis52.

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