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Crossing 1000 with Crow and Curry


Crossing 1000 with Crow and Curry
Photo Information
Copyright: iris'hues ss (iris) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 392 W: 41 N: 735] (2314)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon SX100 IS
Exposure: f/4.3, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Milestones, Butterflies of Asia [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-03 5:14
Viewed: 590
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Common Crow on Currly Leaf Flowers
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Hi,

Well, for many here, a 1000 in TN would have come quick since their joining. But I have huffed and puffed to this mark as I have been working on some studies and been quite irregular a member.

All the same I can’t but resist coming in here even for a couple of days and looking at all your lovely posts. I started with a HP Pocket PC cam, then a Sony Handycam and now Canon SX100…and I hope to grow out of this one too …It’s has been fun to learn out here ..Thanks everyone :)

Today I have for you one of the most Common butterflies of India sitting atop the fragrant white flowers of a Curry leaf tree (you can see the leaves in the background). I couldn’t use the macro function as the flowers were way above my head and I had to raise my hands above my shoulders to get the shots. Among 6-7 shots, this was the best I could manage. The morning sunlight was a wee bit harsh and the white flowers also have had some problem in exposure. But I hope you like the effort :)
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The Common Crow (Euploea core) is a glossy black butterfly found in South Asia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the Common Indian Crow.

It has brown underside with white marks along the outer margins of the wing. The wingspan is about 8-9 cm and the body also has prominent white spots. It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily of the Nymphalidae (Brushfooted butterflies).

The butterfly, being protected by its inedibility, has a leisurely flight. It is often seen flying about shrubs and bushes in search of its host plants. It visits a large variety of flowering plant species. It has tough, leathery wings. When attacked it shams death and oozes liquid which causes any predators to release them.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euploea_core.

The Curry Tree or Curry-leaf Tree (Murraya koenigii; syn. Bergera koenigii, Chalcas koenigii) is a tropical to sub-tropical tree in the family Rutaceae, which is native to India and Sri Lanka. The species name commemorates the botanist Johann Gerhard Koenig.

It is a small tree, growing 4-6 m tall, with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter. The tree requires need warm temperatures with full sun to partial shade. Blooming time is late spring to early summer.

The flowers are small white, and fragrant and are 5/16 of an inch across and are sweetly scented. The small black, shiny berries are edible, but their seeds are poisonous.

The leaves are pinnate, with 11-21 leaflets, each leaflet 2-4 cm long and 1-2 cm broad. The pungent aromatic leaves of the tree are commonly used as seasoning in Indian and Sri Lankan cooking.

Source: http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week129.shtml

Thanks for looking in
Cheers
eqshannon, ramthakur, jaycee, CeltickRanger, Nic-n-Jen_Inc, Alex99, goldyrs, Silvio2006, nglen, Heaven, Argus, Amadeo, marhowie has marked this note useful
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Well first off congratulations! You have indeed been here a long time, however your absence was more than likely the explanation of some day lost...I for one am glad to haev you back . You are a star of photography and it comes, as shown here, as gift to you! Treat it with the same respect as you always do and you shall bypass the pearly gates straight to pure enlightenment!
Bob

Welcome back, Iris.
I remember you were on furlough leave from here for your research work. Hope you are done with it.
You have shot a wonderful picture of a Common Crow from a very good point of view. The iamge is sharp and clear with the entire subject in perect focus. The details on the wings are exquisite.
Thanks and hope to see your work more often from now on.
Ram

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1788 W: 8 N: 4639] (15001)
  • [2008-05-03 7:52]

Hi Iris,

Congratulations on breaking 1,000! This isn't a race - we are all at different stages of our lives and some have more free time than others. A wonderful Common Crow with deep rich colors and excellent details - the markings are beautiful. Here's to the next thousand.

Jane

hello Irishues

congratulations to your 1000 pts, you did a wonderful image
of this beautiful butterfly, with fine POV, DOF and framing,
excellent luminosity of the image, with great sharpness
and details of the butterfly, TFS

Asbed

Hi Irishues,
This is a beautiful photo with excellent sharpness. This lovely looking butterfly stands out nicely against the BG. Very well done.
TFS,

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3043 W: 148 N: 4547] (14679)
  • [2008-05-03 10:05]

Hi Irishues.
I hope with Canon SX100 we will see you and your picture more often. Very nice picture with great colours and lights, wonderful specimen with excellent sharpness and details. POV is very impressive too. My best wishes and TFS.
Alexei.

Iris,
Thanks for looking up my work.And congrats for crossing the 1000 point mark!
Indeed, your hues are beautiful...very well captured butterfly here, perfect exposure and an excellent POV.
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
  • [2008-05-03 12:06]

Hi. Congratulations on 1000. pt. and a good Butterfly shot to go with it. good rich colours and detail , with a nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

Iris,
Congratulations on your 1000 +.
Again, congratulations for your new Canon Sx100.
Thanks for sharing this one. Reminds me of my boyhood days in Goa. We used to chase these butteflies all over the hill behind our home in Mapusa, Bardez.
BEAUTIFUL IMAGE of the Crow butterfly. Well executed.
Fond regards, M.

Hi Irishues,
A lovely capture of this beautiful common crow sipping nectar of a beautiful flower. Excellent composition and nice DOF maintained here which is not easy in these type of POV. Sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-05-04 5:54]

Hi Irishues,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Common Crow enjoying itself on the curry-leaf tree. Very neat and sharp image with lovely colours and details on its wings. Superb lighting and exposure and I like the pose you have captured here. The BG illustrates the habitat well and I like your innovative frontal POV to portray it. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Congrats on going over 1000 points!
Great butterfly shot. The edges of the wings are so sharp they seem almost 3D! :)

Hello Iris, Excellent shot and lovely note. Very neat and super view out here. Ganesh

Hi Hirishues, congratulations for your 1000 points on TN and thanks for this wonderful butterfly with splendid details, great sharpness and good colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Iris!

It's a grat pleasure to surf through your gallery, to rest for a while on this or that picture, to start dreaming and to forget time while contemplating your beauties...

This butterfly picture underlines what I have just said: it's superb at any level.

Kind regards

Markus

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2613 W: 133 N: 7504] (23403)
  • [2008-05-04 13:31]

Hello Irishues,
Great capture in fine sharpness of both the Common Crow butterfly and the Indian Curry Tree flowers that it is on. Both are also well set off by the OOF curry leaf BG in a fine composition.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Best wishes, Ivan

Hola Iris, muy bonita la mariposa, nitida y con buenas texturas. Un saludo

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 26 N: 2998] (10820)
  • [2008-05-07 4:22]

Hi Iris,
congratulations on reaching 1000 points my friend, it is nice to see you progress here and that you are posting once again. You did a great job in difficult circumstances, excellent sharp detail and clarity with very good colour...great work!
Paul

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 243 W: 0 N: 216] (984)
  • [2008-05-25 23:53]

Hello Iris,
thanks for visiting my posts. You have skillfully captured this beautiful creature brilliantly. Very clear,sharp and crisp image. Great postioning and well thought.
Excellent shot.

RegaRDS,
FOOZI

Hi Iris,
Good composition and I like the POV, perhaps a bit tight up top.
Nice detail and DOF on the B-fly, the white flowers are slightly over-exposed though..Hard to expose a dark b-fly and the white flowers together.
TFS & congrats on 1000!
Howard

Hi Shilpa,

Plain crow [which I am seeing for the first time] looks similar to the plain tiger which is most abundant amongst the butterflies. Not onlu the body but also the patterns only situated marginally. Nice smeared BG. Well managed contrast in the FG. Thanks for the vivid image.

Subhayan.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1003 W: 6 N: 2707] (10057)
  • [2008-06-08 1:59]

Hi Iris,this is a very great work! As a butterfly's fan i must give you my best compliments to show us this incredible beauty so perfectly! Excellent under all therms of valutation,thanks for share,have a nice Sunday,Luciano

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