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The Junonia Almana


The Junonia Almana
Photo Information
Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1416 W: 86 N: 3892] (13572)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-01
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Ni
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/125 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Butterflies on Lantana Flowers, My Butterflies ( From Chattisgarh) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-09-05 5:23
Viewed: 435
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
It is a small to medium sized orange butterfly with large eyespots on the upper side of hind wings, and smaller ones on the forewing. The sexes are similar in colour and pattern.

Its habits are very similar to Lemon Pansy and it also joins migratory flights. The large eyes are displayed when the butterfly opens its wings and it helps in fooling the predators.

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To snowfalken: its srilankapankajbajpai 1 09-06 06:38
To Slana: try a workshoppankajbajpai 1 09-05 06:42
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  • Great 
  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1584 W: 242 N: 5304] (18669)
  • [2007-09-05 5:31]

Hi Pankaj,
a lovely shot of this butterfly.
A striking black BG.
Sharp and detailed.
Well done,
Joe

  • Good 
  • Slana (42)
  • [2007-09-05 5:37]
  • [+]

Very nice pic. I would crop it a bit from the right to make a portrat shot. I like the frame. Good sharpness too.

  • Great 
  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2378 W: 164 N: 7139] (22556)
  • [2007-09-05 6:26]

Hello Pankaj,
Very beautiful capture of this leaf-like butterfly on the bright red Lantana. Great sharpness and lovely colours. Excellent background to set it off. Very well composed capture.
Many thanks, Ulla

Hi Pankaj,
A beautiful picture!
I like so much all the elements included here, the lighting, exposure and the dark background.
Details seen on the butterfly's wings are so good ones, both patterns and colours.
Well done and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

  • Great 
  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2307 W: 59 N: 3688] (11816)
  • [2007-09-05 6:55]

Hi Pankaj,
Personally I liked this composition. Colors, POV and background look very good. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2496 W: 132 N: 7098] (22175)
  • [2007-09-05 6:55]

Hello Pankaj,
Nice capture of the underside of the Peacock Pansy, once again the use of flash being optimum without really giving the night-time effect. Good sharpness and I think the composition is pleasing.
TFS and best wishes,
Ivan

  • Great 
  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1213 W: 0 N: 4642] (13806)
  • [2007-09-05 7:44]

Hi Pankaj

This is a great shot in a number of ways. The contrast in colours is excellent, as the composition. The focu and lighting are also really good.

James

Hi Pankaj
I like the OOF homogenous buckground. sharpness is pretty good but I am not sure about the composition

I think that you could rotate an image a little bit to the left (for the straight line flower blade - butterfly) and crop it. Maybe i will do a workshop later if you want?

Best wishes
Krzysztof

PS I did a workshop I hope you like it

Hello Pankaj
Very intersting spiece to shoot,
Great focusing,DOF and composition,Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

Hi Pankaj,
Excellent sharpnes,details,light and colours
i like back ground also
perfect
cheers

Hello Pankaj a fine shot with amazing marking well taken tfs rgds Necip.

Hi Pankaj, you are really the king of butterflies, splendid composition with lovely flowers, excellent sharpness and wonderful colors, great blurry BG, elegant presentation, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Pankaj,
wonderfull shot, marvellous colors on the buterfly, on the flowers and the backround is simply fantastic, great focus with many details and lovely pose,
realy a great composition,
friendly,
Pat

Very striking colors yet not over saturated. As good as it gets my friend. You are one of my butterfly heroes!
Bob

Nice sharp image. Excellent colors and detail against a perfect BG. Well done.

TFS!
Reid

Pankaj,

Another wonderful image. Great framing of the image and it;s contence.

TFS

fototab

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-09-05 20:25]

Hello Pankaj

Another beautiful butterfly.The markings are very well seen,and the colours are well saturated.Very good POV and DOF.The OOF BG is wonderful.Great job on the lighting and contrast.TFS

Rob

Hi Pankaj,
Fine Bfly image.
Good focus detail,POV,DOF,
composition and beautiful color.
TFS
Richard

  • Good 
  • arunk Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 27 W: 0 N: 20] (270)
  • [2007-09-05 21:56]

Hi


Superb picture , Good composition

Regards
Arun krishnaiah

Hi Pankaj,
Simply PERFECT!
Wonderful butterfly with magnicifent colors!
Excellent POV, sharpness and composition.
The green background enriched the first plan.
Impressive the wealth of details.
Thanks for sharing!
Best regards,
José Roberto

Hello my friend,
great composition with best pov, vivid colour on the butterfly and flowers!
darker bg makes the subject so outstanding!
well composed and well seen
cheers
Tony

Hi Pankaj,
A beautiful capture of this P.Pansy with closed wings over the beautiful red lantana. Nice details and the composition is excellent. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hello Pankaj,

This is a very good picture of a butterfly I haven't seen before! The composition is very good and the empty space was well distributed to allow the butterfly some space to breathe. The colors are natural and I love the effect you achieved by exposing the foreground with the flash and the background with the aperture. I think any butterfly looks great on a lantana flower! From your notes I didn't understand on which island this species lives. Thank you!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

Perfect sharpness...great composition off to one side like it is. The dark background is excellent!

Really well-composed. Focus and sharpness are perfect in spite of movement.
Best wishes,
Achim

You really are the specialist of butterflies here Pankaj! Your pictures are always so amazing and beautiful. This one is no exception. I like this great composition with beautiful details, colors, DOF and nice dark background. I don't think we have Lantanas flowers here... Well done and TFS,
Claudine

bonjour pankaj
rien a dire non plus sur celle-ci,sauf qu'elle est de toutes beautés.
laurent

A lovely shot and composition.

trčs joli papillon,
bien cadré, belles couleurs
Nad

Excelente enfoque y una gran elegancia Pankaj. Buena disposición del insecto y un fondo muy adecuado.
Conjunto excelente.
Saludos: J. Ignasi.

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