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APPIAS OLFERNA


APPIAS OLFERNA
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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: 2007-07-02
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H2
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-23 4:06
Viewed: 945
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 94
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today I present this beautiful white butterfly sitting elegantly with its awesome wings open. But there is a confusion as regards its identity - It can be Appias libythea (Western Striped Albatross) or it can be Appias olferna (Eastern Striped Albatross). They both look very similar. I have already posted a few Striped Albatross images (both open-winged and closed) and they both had a tinge of yellow on their wings. Hence I deem this to a Appias olferna. I would appreciate if this dispute could be put to rest and we could properly identify it. It would be very educational too as I could not find enough material on Appias olferna.

It had rained quite heavily that day and the moment it stopped I was out with my camera to find butterflies drying their wet wings. Immediately I noticed this white one on those wet leaves. It was cloudy, windy and wet all around but the lighting was just enough for me to catch this one with camera hand-held. And as the butterfly was wet it did not mind my coming closer. It lay there still and I had to take the slightest opportunity when the wind stopped for a few seconds. Hope everyone like this shot.

I WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY EASTER.

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Hi Sumon,
Wonderful mactro shot of this beautiful butterfly with perfect DOF and clarity. TFS. Regards,
Deniz

hello Sumon,
is really a great capture of this
very beauty Appias Olferna.
fantastic composition with alive
colors and sharpness..well done my friend
happy easter for you and your family
sERGIO

Whatever the species, it is a wonderful image of this white butterfly with a brown pattern along the edges of the wings, Sumon.
The open wings are captured in perfect detail.
The wet bougainvillea leaves provide an excellent BG in contrasting green colour.
TFS and regards.
Ram

Hi Sumon Da,
Thank you and wishing you a Happy Easter. A fine capture of this beautiful butterfly. Yes it looks confusing regarding identification. But nicely captured with excellent details and a very good composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2926 W: 34 N: 8678] (32330)
  • [2008-03-23 4:45]

Hi Summon. A very good close up ofthis beautiful looking Butterfly. you have captured fine detail and colours.I lie the rain dropes on the bright green leaves. well doen TFS.
Nick..

็Hi Sumon,
Fantastic shot of Striped Albatross. A fresh specimen well seen after the rain shower. Crystal clear image. TFS this fine image.
JC

Hi Sumon,
Excellent exposure and DOF despite wings being only partly open and so nat exactly flat. Lovely background. Well done.
Alan

VERY HAPPY EASTER to you as well Sumon. And so nice of you to post a super extra special image for today. Taken as ONLY you can. You are the master of a certain style which is yours alone. Wonderful image and well noted.
Bob

Whatever the correct species, this is a beautiful capture of a whitish b.fly on contrasting green leaves with huge raindrops Sumon, if there is a perfect bilateral symmetry in animals, this is it my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful scene with us.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2413 W: 94 N: 5586] (17766)
  • [2008-03-23 7:44]

Hello Sumon,
Wonderful photo of this Butterfly. Amazing beautiful contrasting and clear colours against the green of the leaves. Excellent sharp details and DOF.
Happy Easter,
Peter

Hello Sumon
Very intersting spieces to shoot,
Great details,exposure and BG,Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-03-23 9:22]

Hi Sumon,

WOW! How much more beautiful can a butterfly picture be? Fantastic colors and markings in great detail. The composition is magnificent with it settled on the wonderful green leaves with the water droplets. Happy Easter to you too.

Jane

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3599 W: 143 N: 5697] (18625)
  • [2008-03-23 10:43]

Hi Sumon.
Once more incredible work from you. Outstanding in every respect picture. Terrific exposure and reproduction of all surface on the scene, including butterfly, leaves water drops, etc. Lighting, colours, light shadows are great. Bravo and warm greetings.
Alexei.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3833 W: 190 N: 11412] (35173)
  • [2008-03-23 10:55]

Hello Sumon,
A superb capture of a Striped Albatross with excellent sharpness and DOF conidering the POV. A beautiful contrasting composition on the wet leaves.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Ivan

Hello Sumon,
This is a true beautiful butterfly image well captured in perfect sharpness, good colour and details!
the exposure and focus is spot on!
well done
greeting
Tony

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2270 W: 10 N: 2658] (15659)
  • [2008-03-23 12:37]

Genial trabajo amigo, :))
perfecto foco, color y pov,
hermosa macro y ambiente,
saludos

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-03-23 14:55]

Crystal clear shot of this pretty butterfly!
I love the surrounding water-droplets.
Excellent sharpness and detail.
Superb POV as well.
Nice composition.
The contrast between the white butterfly and dark green BG is superb!
Well done Sumon,

Joe

This is simply gorgeous Sumon. Impecable! The wing patterns are wonderful and your spot on focus and compositon make this a winner. The repeating patterns on the wings are also seen in the BG leaves. Very cool. Lovely light also. I'll have to take this for my favorites. Tfs Richard

Hi Sumon, elegant butterfly with splendid details and excellent sharpness, very well done, Happy Easter, ciao Silvio

Hello Sumon,

just marking,
Mariki

HOY TAMBIÉN VOY LIADO JEJE.
PRECIOSA TOMA COMO SIEMPRE.
SALUDOS SUMON.

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2008-03-24 6:13]

Hi Sumon,
Wonderful capture of this nice butterfly. Light, details, pov, pose and exposure are really good.
TFS, José M.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2008-03-24 6:51]

Hello Sumon,
a lovely composition, with fabulous colors contrasts.
Very nicely done the green BG does show off the white beauty perfectly. Details and sharpness are great.
Sky

Ciao Sumon,
che foto magnifica!
Non potevi scegliere sfondo migliore per mettere in risalto il candido bianco delle ali di questa splendida specie.
Complimenti,
Marcello

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-03-24 10:32]

Sumon, Beautiful shot of this lovely butterfly with lovely view. Water drops add beauty. Ganesh

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2008-03-24 17:25]

Hi Sumon,
Very beautiful macro shot, excellent detail and nice colours.
Chi

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-03-24 17:59]

Hello Mana,
Simply beautiful,simply perfect. What else can I say my friend Thank you.
Rick

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-03-24 21:12]

Hello Sumon

A very good composition of this beautiful butterfly.
The clarity is super,the textures show well.The droplets are lovely.
Excellent colour saturation.
TFS

Rob

Hello Sumon. This is truly gorgeous. The black and white is so beautiful against the droplets on the leaves. Regards. Jusni

Hello Sumon,
Excellent macro shot of this white-black butterfly with nice clarity, sharpnes and DOF. Composition also great. TFS.
Regards,

Bayram

Beautiful capture Sumon. The leaves in the BG adding an element of symmetry in the picture and the white butterfly is extremely beautiful and never seen before. Very crisp and well lit. Great composition !!

TFS
Kirti

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-03-25 3:36]

Hello Sumon,
Your POV shows us all the beauty of this butterfly. Focus, sharpness, details and composition are very good. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

Hola Sumon, excelente captura, a destacar las texturas y la iluminación. Un saludo

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3005 W: 162 N: 1005] (2941)
  • [2008-03-25 10:39]

Hello Sumon,
This is a wonderful capture of this pretty white butterfly sharply in focus on the wet leaves. Impressive sharp details and very beautiful natural colours. Well done!
Many thanks, Ulla

Hello Sumon,
Beautiful butterfly with raindrops on the leaves.
Well photographed technically as wella s aesthetically.
TFS
Annick

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-03-25 14:10]

Hi Sumon,i haven't words,this pic is great great great! Beautifull butterfly in a wonderfull background,the water on the tree is a impressive background,one of the best butterfly's pics never seen on TN,my best compliments,LUCIANO

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-03-25 15:42]

Hola Sumon.
Other great Macro here S. Sumon. You show Your talent in each post.
Luis52.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 604 W: 11 N: 1631] (5995)
  • [2008-03-25 18:07]

Hello Sumon,

I'm sorry my friend but I don't have time for a proper critique but I'll take the time to congratulate you for this lovely shot

Everton

Dada,
What a shot!The water droplets in the BG especially are so aesthetic!
Excellent work!thanks & regards!
Goldy

Bonjour,
Un joli cadrage et la présence de gouttes d'eau donnent un cachet tout particulier à cet image.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hello Sumon,
Wow, beautiful, I love the water droplets on the dark green leaves, and the bright white of the butterfly. Great shot! TFS
Donna:o)

Hello Sumon,
Very nice picture. I very like the drops of water on the leaves. Perfect colours and sharpness. TFS

Chris

Gorgeous capture! Great colors, content, framing and detail.

You educated us on one of the great tricks to know for butterfly photography that keeps them still long enough for a good picture... drying their wings.

Another trick is to photograph them in cool temperatures. Butterflies are considerably less active when it is cool than they are when it is warm. :)

Hello Sumon,
I like the composition, with the fine placement of the subject in the frame!
Excellent texture in the butterfly, giving this fine silky-crisp feeling...
Super sharpness, and the raindrops add extra value!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

Hi Sumon,
Artful composition and great exposure of the whites, with excellent details. The lush green of the leaves gives a nice contrast, with the water droplets adding well to the overall image.
Very well done,
Howard

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2008-04-05 12:56]

Wow Sumon

This looks like an illustration in a book - it is so perfect. The butterfly looks so delicate and you have caught the really fine details. Beautifully composed. I love the vibrant green leaves with the water drops as well

TFS

Karan

hi sumon!
very good macro with fine
sharpness and exposure!
good work!

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