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The Melanitis leda


The Melanitis leda
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1467 W: 97 N: 4057] (14148)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/160 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterfly Encyclopedia, Butterflies By pankaj Bajpai, My Butterflies ( From Chattisgarh), Satyrinae - Worldwide - 2 -, my work [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-12 19:07
Viewed: 523
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda) is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in South Asia and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia.

The Evening Brown butterflies can be seen flying in the bush during evening before complete darkness.
In the day time they rest on the ground amongst dry leaves, and can hardly be seen unless disturbed. They become active in the late afternoon.

The butterflies are brown in colour and looks like a dead leaf. The underside wings are marked with the eyespots pattern, which confuse the predators not to attack the butterfly body. This butterfly has two colour forms. In winter they have less eyespots pattern on the bottom side of their wings and darker in colour.

The butterflies lay their eggs on the leaf of tall grass, which is the food of their caterpillars. They feed on different types of grass, including Kangaroo Grass Themeda australis and rice plants. They are pest to the rice farmer.
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  • jignasi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 711 W: 0 N: 1120] (8638)
  • [2007-11-12 23:05]

Sencillamente impresionante. Una toma
diferente y muy ilustrativa.
Saludos Pankaj.

Hello Pankaj,

Very nice picture of this beautiful butterfly. POV is very good. Colours are great!
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 582 W: 0 N: 866] (3283)
  • [2007-11-13 0:49]

Wow, what a portrait Pankaj! Totally different than any other seen on TN. Magnificent macro and great pov with legs, antennai and head very distinct. Details, sharpness and texture excellent, great use of light. Great work.
tfs
debz

hello
oh làlà quelle macro, excellente présentation, bonne couleurs et excellent détails sur un bon bg flou
beau travail, merci de nous le faire partager
bien a toi
edith

a fantastic work in a beautifull ground,you're a master !!! have a nice day,Luciano

Hi Pankaj

Great shot, excellent sharpness and pattern detail.
Good POV and DOF

Chris

Hi Pankaj

The more I look at this picture, the more I like it. It's very impressive, either because of the shape of the butterfly as also because of its colors. I'm also impressed by the richness of details. All this beauty just for a couple of hours or days...

Kind regards

Markus

Crisp, clean well detailed, sharp...a well done portrait of the beauty.

Very pleasant composition, lovely colours and a very good point of view.
Best wishes,
Achim

Hello Pankaj,
Very nice portrait of this common evening Brown you bring here.
Delicate details and very nice composition with excellent focusing.
Also, lovely colours and fine flash light.
Well captured and TFS,
Best wishes, Kevin

Hello Pankaj
Wondeful shot of this Common Evening Brown,
Perfect details,use of flash and composition,
It's strange what happened to your photo(about copyright)

Regards
fartashphoto.com

Hi Pankaj
Beautiful ascetic in colors photo. Usualy we think of butterflis as colorful and vivid insects. Great POV. Very good sharpness. Nice simple composition
I like it very much
Krzysztof

Pankaj, this is truly an uncommon species so far as I am concerned. I have seen this butterfly for the first time and am deeply impressed with the rusty, copper sheen on the wings.
The image has been captured from an excellent angle, giving the view of its eye too. The almost uniform grey background suits the subject very well.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes.
Ram

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1329 W: 107 N: 4785] (21248)
  • [2007-11-13 5:17]

Perfect portrait Pankaj, everything looks great in this image, you've done it again ! Thanks,

Mario

I love the title. Am starting to think that you in your area have many more of the butterflies than we here at least in my location. Pollution and weather among other things may prohibit.
A very nice picture for your Masters Collection which is becoming unequaled, perhaps outside of Sumon..who at this time appears to be very busy. But between the two of you..and of course others from time to time, the butterfly world is well documented. I can think of no other place in the internet, nor published book here so many species are found. Well done.
Bob

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 242 N: 5550] (19643)
  • [2007-11-13 6:51]

Great capture Pankaj.
+++ Superb sharpness and detail.
Immense DOF and a great BG.
Good lighting and colours.
--- Nothing :)
Well done,
Joe

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2596 W: 133 N: 7433] (23169)
  • [2007-11-13 8:01]

Hello Pankaj,
This is really a portrait: no fuss, no flowers, just this Evening Brown posing for you with its wings closed. You captured it sharply with good lighting thanks to the judicious use of flash.
Well done and best wishes,
Ivan

Hi Pankaj,
A beautiful portrait of this evening brown. This Deepawali they were abundant here also. Nice details and composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4597] (14871)
  • [2007-11-13 12:49]

Hi Pankaj,

This is an amazing shot! Wonderful natural colors and excellent details. I have never seen a picture like this one. Superb composition.

Jane

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3029 W: 148 N: 4520] (14595)
  • [2007-11-17 0:33]

Hi Pankaj.
Your amazing portrait looks like superb studio work. All is terrific and simply outstanding. Great light, surprising perfect BG, sharpness and details are the best as well as the colour reproduction. POV, framing and composition are tremendous too. Excellent creative work. My congratulations.
Alexei.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-11-21 9:54]

Hello Pankaj

Great close up!The focus is razor sharp with wonderful details.
The textures are super.
Very good POV and DOF.
TFS

Rob

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