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SPOT SWORDTAIL


SPOT SWORDTAIL
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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: 2008-03-15
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H2
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of India 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-03 2:28
Viewed: 989
Points: 96
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Spot Swordtail, Graphium nomius, is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the Swallowtail family. One of the grandest sights is a host of Spot Swordtails mud-puddling or swarming around a flowering forest tree.

The Spot Swordtail gets it's name from the beautiful line of distinct white spots along the margin of its wings.

Generally found in deciduous forest areas, among bushes with lesser secondary growth. Locally abundant below 3000 feet and less common above this level. Generally stays close to hiily and forested country. It is shy and wary. Flies close to the ground . Has a dodgy and fast flight, especially when disturbed. Often visits flowers. Spot Swordtails may be seen to cluster around flowering trees. They are fond of Gmelina arborea, a deciduous tree from dry areas. Large numbers can be seen settling on damp roads and wet patches, especially in hot summers. Basks close to the ground, with wings partially open or completely spread.

Individuals are active from February to June. They are most abundant in March-April. It has been recorded in Western India from July onwards for a few months. In the Nilgiris it has been recorded from February to October.

It is found in Southern and Eastern India (including Sikkim and Assam), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Kampuchea. It is fairly common, tends to be local and not known to be threatened.

Scientific classification -
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Genus: Graphium
Subgenus: Pathysa
Species: P. nomius

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Hello Sumon,
Beautiful picture of spot Swordtail. The wing shape and marking are sharp and well seen. Lovely off background with 3D effect. Very nice pov and composition. TFS,
JC

Hello Sumon,

Excellent presentation of this beautiful butterfly. Superb POV, DOF and sharpness. Excellent light and colours. Excellent bokeh which gives a 3D effect to the picture.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Sumon,
A beautiful executed close up capture of this nice butterfly my friend!
Great composition, wonderful details and great DOF!
TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 23 N: 3667] (13111)
  • [2008-04-03 3:37]

Hi Sumon,
an almost 3D like quality to this shot! Exceptional clarity and detail with perfect DOF - superb work as always!
Paul

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2269 W: 10 N: 2650] (15641)
  • [2008-04-03 3:50]

Hola amigo,
bello trabajo,
fino pov, color y detalles,
excelente disparo,
saludos Sumon

Hi Sumon

Beautiful specimen and expertly captured.
Excellent composition on a great background.
Great sharpness and DOF

Chris

Hola Sumon, excelentes texturas, nitida y con una luz excelente. Un saludo

Wow, superb shot. Exposure is great. I like the color saturation too, well managed.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

An almost perfect symmetry depicted perfectly and in good focus in your capture from a vertical POV Sumon, the contrast provided by the OOF greenery in the BG enhances the beauty of the b.fly. Thanks for sharing this fine macro shot with us, my friend.
Mehmet

Hi Sumon Da,
A nice capture of this beautiful. Is it available here??? I have not seen it till now. Excellent and classic Sumon da's Compo with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-04-03 6:11]

WOOOOW! Absolutely mind-blowing!
I think the DOF here is exceptional!
Very good parallel POV and a superb composition.
Magnificent colours and light.
Very sharp and detailed.
Top-class shot Sumon!
Very well done,

Joe

Hello Sumon,

It's a real beauty again you are providing us today with.
Wonderful light on and patterns at the wings.
Composition and sharpness are excellent and the butterfly does stand out wonderfully against the BG.
Excellent work again my friend. TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

Another fine image. Must have been in bright conditions to be able to shoot at 1/1000 of a second. Looks like you got excellent DOF as well.

What a splendid shot, Dada!
wow!
Goldy

These continue to amaze me...Having seen one of this species I know of the size. My luck was getting a shallow DOF and hence only partially clear. In this case it is almost as if I could reach out and touch it, so real. so nice having you post your wonderful images Sumon. Come on let us together get Pankaj back in business:-)
Bob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-04-03 9:11]

Hi Sumon,

I didn't have to read the name to know who's butterfly this was. The shape of this Swordtail is just beautiful. Wonderful colors and superb details of the lovely markings. The background is gorgeous and as always a wonderful composition.

Jane

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
  • [2008-04-03 9:37]

Hello Sumon,
Superb capture of this species of Graphium. The POV and composition against the OOF natural BG show it off very nicely, helped also by the sharp spot-on focusing.
Another beautiful butterfly image and I thanks you for sharing it,
Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3002 W: 162 N: 991] (2901)
  • [2008-04-03 10:13]

Hello Sumon,
THis is such a beauty and very well captured!
Impressive DOF and sharp details. The light and colours are beautiful and it stands out very well against the soft natural background.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3596 W: 143 N: 5696] (18621)
  • [2008-04-03 10:30]

Hi Sumon.
Wonderful combination of bright green smooth BG and greatly sharpened and exposed butterfly. Superb lights, precise DOF. Bravo.
Alexei.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2008-04-03 11:01]

Hi Sumon,
excellent shot love the DOF it gives the picture a nice 3D look.
Great composition, colors and sharpness are fabulous.
great work.
Sky

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-04-03 11:05]

Hola Sr. Sumon.
Como ya es costrubre, una muy buena imagen lograda aqui. La mariposa con sus alas extendidas nos muestra asi sus finos atributos y colores. Gran calidad fofografica Sumon.
Saludos
Luis52.

WOW the details and sharpness is perfect the quality is very pleasing to look at. Perfect pov and dof with excellent focusing. tfs rgds Necip

hello Sumon,
a perfect details and simmetry of this
beautiful papilio.it seems meme species of

Papilio Machaon

greetings sERGIO

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2008-04-03 13:47]

Hi Sumon. You have started the many perfect pictures of butterflies . this one is beautiful. a very good POV from on top. with good detail and colour. well done tFS.
Nick..

Spettacolare farfalla, eccellenti POV e DOF, splendida composizione, grande finezza e ricchezza di dettagli, magnifici i colori e BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-04-03 15:21]

Hi Sumon,i haven't words to comment,it's a great great beauty,my best compliments and thanks for share,Luciano

Hello Sumon,
How can I afford to miss such a lovely posting of this Butterfly!
Perfect image of the Swordtail in sharpness, good colour and exect details in every corner!
just brilliant
well done
best regards
Tony

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-04-03 19:28]

Hello Sumon,
Colorful and detailed image of this fine specimen. Pattern and texture of the wings in superb, thanks Sumon.
Rick

Hello Sumon. Your recent posts on butterflies are just stunning. You have managed to get very close with this one exposing excellent view in full spread. Sharp detail in brilliant texture. well done and best regards. Jusni

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 637 W: 166 N: 889] (2884)
  • [2008-04-03 22:15]

Oh I like this Sumon. By catching this Spot Swordtail out on the end of that small twig you have almost created an optical illusion of him floating in the middle of nowhere. This is supported by the depth of field you went with for this shot. The butterfly himself is in excellent shape and you have captured great colour and very good sharp detail on this guy. Very nice.

Thanks, John

Bonjour,
Intéressante présentation de ce spectaculaire avec une note didactique.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

I am amazed at the variety of butterflies you have there in Bhubaneswar, Sumon.
This beautiful butterfly is a novelty for me. It has fantastic colours and patterns on its wings which your technically superior capture brings forth in a highly aesthetic manner.
Thanksfor sharing this captivating image and best regards.
Ram

Hi Sumon
Beautiful delicate buttefly. Gret light green color. Perfect sharpness, great contrast and very good OOF background. Fantastic ;-)
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Hi Sumon, superb butterfly with splendid colors, fine details and excellent sharpness, great focus with wonderful blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

Exelente foto de qualidade muito boa nitides e cores ótima meus parabéns.
Nilson

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-04-04 8:12]

Sumon, Where on the earth you get such a superb butterfly man. I am really jealous. Superb view/Excellent lighitng and wonderful sharpness.Ganesh

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2411 W: 94 N: 5569] (17712)
  • [2008-04-04 11:04]

Hello Sumon,
Fabulous photo of this Swordtail in excellent colours and with great sharp details. DOF and composition are marvelous.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Sumon,
You always make wonderfull picture, this one is perfect with a super BG that hightlight the butterfly, amazind colors and details.
Bravo
Marie

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2008-04-04 23:48]

Hi Sumon,
Another great macro shot! Very sharp and detailed.
Chi

Hi Sumon, What a catch this is! Your efforts paid off hadsomely with wonderfully sharp well lit and seen details of this amazing Swordtail. Incredible openwing pose. The Creator was having fun designing this one with zebra like stripes, dots and tails. Fine work once again my freind.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Richard

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1731 W: 0 N: 3942] (15822)
  • [2008-04-05 13:12]

hello Sumon,
This Spot Swordtail is really of great beauty and I don't think that I saw it a lot on TN. Excellent presentation and like always a very pleasant picture. Thanks a lot for this contribution
Anne

Hello Sumon,
You have such an amazing variety of butterflies in your surroundings!
This specimen is skilfully captured, great details in the wing pattern and a wonderful sharpness...
Strong vivid colours and a great feeling of depth!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Sumon,
Another very beautiful shot of a butterfly. This one's almost looking suspended in mid air since the stem of the rose plant is almost blending into the BG. Perfect DOF and POV.

TFS
Kirti

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-04-07 9:45]

Hello Sumon

Exceptional clarity with sharp details and spot on focus.
Very good markings and patterns.
The colours show well.
Nicely cropped,the butterfly fills the frame well.
TFS
Rob

Hello Sumon,
A beautiful 'daylight' image; I mean there's no flash involved:-). Wonderful specimen. You photographed it very well...
Well done
TFS
Annick

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2008-04-09 14:31]

Hi Sumon,
What a capture!! Perfect in evey single parameter: pose, light, sharpness, dof... Congratulations!
TFS, José M.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-04-11 0:43]

Hi Sumon,
I've missed this one. It has beautiful patterns and colors. Details, focus, sharpness and lighting are very nice. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2008-04-11 11:19]

Hi Sumon

This is a real beauty - it looks so delicate. You have caught some amazing details in the wings. Lovely sharpness, DOF and POV. Stunning work!

TFS

Karan

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