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COMMON NAWAB


COMMON NAWAB
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Copyright: Sumon Sinha (Mana) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-04
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H2
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/125 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterfly Encyclopedia [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-07-05 1:55
Viewed: 549
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
My luck seems to be on my side now-a-days and I am getting a lot many varieties of butterflies than I myself expected. The monsoon rains has helped in many ways too. Yesterday we (I and Satyabrata, our TN member) had been to Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, which lies about 25 kms. from Bhubaneswar, and we saw innumerable patches of mud-puddling butterflies throughout the park - on roads, on animal scats, on pools, on wet mud, everywhere. It was just unbelievable and a sight to behold. Just when I was lying flat on my belly taking a few shots the Forestor Mr. Brahma Pradhan called out to me and showed me this solitary butterfly mud-puddling in a corner. I jumped at the sight of a new species for me and crawled in slowly to get this image. Mr. Pradhan is an elderly person and quite knowleagable as far as this Sanctuary goes having been here for the last 23 years. He accompanied us and showed us many habitats for Elephants, Deers and Peacocks. I owe this image to him. Shot taken hand-held in cloudy conditions. Hope everyone like this one too.

This is an old and haggard specimen but I hope to return there some day and take a nicer shot. This is another addition to my ever-growing butterfly list and is a true Nawab among all. Enjoy it.

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The Common Nawab (Polyura athamas) is a species of fast-flying canopy butterfly found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae (Rajahs and Nawabs) in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae).

It occurs in the Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim, the hills of Central India and the Eastern Ghats, the Western Ghats and Southern India, Ceylon, Assam, Cachar, and via Myanmar and Tenasserim far into Indonesia.

Male and female. Upperside black. Fore and hind wings with a discal broad transverse area from below vein 4 in fore wing to vein 2 on hind wing, a moderately large spot in interspace 5, a minute preapical dot beyond in interspace 6 on fore wing, and a subterrninal row of spots with two or three spots beyond them on the tornal angle of the hind wing, pale yellow, sometimes with an ochraceous, sometimes with a greenish tinge. The discal area on the fore wing nearly as broad in interspace 3 as on the dorsum, on the hind wing narrowing to an acute point on vein 2 at two-thirds of its length from base of wing. Tails touched with bluish grey. Underside with the discal transverse area and spot in interspace 5 as on the upperside; base and costal margin of the fore wing to apex, and base and dorsal margin of the hind wing broadly lilacine brown, on fore wing with two small black spots near base. Bordering the transverse discal area on the inner side, where it is margined with black lines, and above, is a broad chocolate carved band, continued more narrowly along the outer side of the discal area; beyond this on the fore wing is a concave series of dusky black lunules, on the hind wing the band itself is traversed by a line of obscure pale lunules ; finally on the hind wing there is a subterminal series of internally white-bordered black spots followed by an obscure ochraceous terminal line, and above the tornal angle a slender transverse black line from vein 1 to dorsal margin.

Wingspan 64-85 mm.

Scientific classification -
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Polyura
Species: P. athamas

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Hello Sumon, Great möacro capture of this beauty. TFS. Regards,
Bahadır

Great shot with wonderful detail and an excellent DOF which provides good separation of the butterfly from the background. The POV is also great as is the exposure and colour saturation. Great notes too.
Cheers
Elizabeth

Hello Sumon,

Only marking.
Mariki

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 284 W: 3 N: 767] (2748)
  • [2008-07-05 2:52]

Hi Sumon
Fantastic shoot,
Very beautiful colors and details,
Good job
Siggi

Un'altra splendida macro di una bellissima farfalla, eccellenti POV e composizione, straordinaria definizione della "texture" delle ali, bellissimi i colori e stupendo BG dalle tonalòità monocromatiche. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

A 'Nawab' it certainly is, Sumon, going by those bold colours on its lower wings.
It is quite obvious you had to lie flat to get this POV.
A brilliant job as usual and a new species, to boot.
Excellent capture with outstanding sharpness, colours and details.
TFS and regards.
Ram

Hi Summon,

You are certainly feeling like "Nawab" getting a lot many varieties of butterflies coming your way with luck on your side. Nice work, good details. TFS.

Hi Sumon,another fanatstic world,not easy to take so perfectly the butterfly on the ground,very interesting not,my best compliments,have a nice weekend,Luciano

Hi Sumon

It's always great to shoot a new species isn't it.
Great composition
Good sharpness
Good DOF
Good low down POV

Chris

Hello Sumon,
Great photo of this butterfly. Beautiful colours and excellent sharpness. Fantastic low POV. Good blurred BG.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Sumon,
Another perfectly focused and detailed shot of a beautifully coloured butterfly. TFS. Have a nice weekend!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2348 W: 61 N: 3801] (12188)
  • [2008-07-05 6:46]

Hi Sumon,
I like the focus, sharpness, details and patterns on the wings, background and composition. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

Somewhere in your archives I have seen you use this combination of colours before. it is an unusual and artsy use of an off'ish green with earth browns. Very attractive. I would think these colours would clash but apparently not. fine image Sumon.
Bob

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260] (4181)
  • [2008-07-05 7:54]

You are presenting some beautiful butterflies. The natural colors of this one are very interesting with good contrasts. I like the sharpness and details shown and the nice low POV plus the composition.

Hello Smon da,
Fantastic shot of common nawab(what a wonderful name)superb sharpness and pov,lovely colours,this species new for me,
well done,
tfs

Part Sumon.
Next beautiful butterfly, nice colouring and sharpness without accusation.
I greet Robert.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1785 W: 8 N: 4627] (14955)
  • [2008-07-05 9:58]

Hi Sumon,

I have never seen a butterfly quite like this before. Of course, we see very few here. The browns and greens are beautiful and the details are excellent. Wonderful and unusual wing markings. Captured in a superb pose with a great natural background. Composition is fantastic, as always.

Jane

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1691 W: 242 N: 5580] (19801)
  • [2008-07-05 12:55]

Really nice photo, Sumon!
The colours are so bright and vivid.
Very good detail in the wings.
Excellent DOF.
Congratulations on getting a new species! :-)

Cheers,
Joe

Gosh Sumon,I've misesed some superb shots from you lately by the look of your gallery.
This one is excellent for a start.
Wondereful colour and detail as usual.
Great low POV and very nicely composed.
I must catch up with your others too.
Cheers
Steve

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2802] (10144)
  • [2008-07-05 14:13]

Hola Sr. Sumon.
Aqui otra muy bella foto de esta Mariposa, tien en sus alas hermosos colores que lucen gracias a la calidad de la foto.
Saludos Sumon.
Luis52.

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4842] (14380)
  • [2008-07-05 23:03]

Hi Sumon

Great pose with very good detail and exposure. Well seen and captured.

James

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2008-07-06 0:30]

hi Sumon
superbe macro au pov rasant, j'imagine bien la position dans laquelle tu étais. Magnifique netteté et saturation de couleurs impeccable.

pt tmr
gl

Hello Sumon,
You know the importance of the right POV, an excellent ground level one here.
Great comp with very nice detail/DOF, color, and exposure.
Well done!
Howard

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 4 N: 2302] (10736)
  • [2008-07-06 4:39]

Hello Sumon, This is beauty. The shot is perfectly done with sharpness and great view. Well done. Ganesh

Hello Sumon,

I am surprised to see you call it old and haggard as I think it looks beautiful!
You have captured it with sharp details and good composition. It is very nicely camourflged.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5540] (20950)
  • [2008-07-06 9:42]

Hi Sumon. The forester at this place sounds an interestin man and woth knowing . he found you a fine butterfly to capture which you did with fine detail and rich colours. well done TFs.
Nick..

Hi Sumon, an other superb butterfly with fantastic natural colors, splendid sharpness, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

sumon,
lovely capture of this 'nawab'
going through your gallery one can see a wide variety of butts that you've managed to shoot.
the list is quite impressive.

i love the pov here...am sure you had to lie down flat to get this!!

tfs
rgds
pushpinder

Hello Sumon,

This is wonderful wing pattern and so well reproduced!
Sharp fine details thanks to DoF spot on, isolating the insect well from the blurry background...
A well composed presentation, and admirable colours!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Bonsoir Sumon
Bravo bravo... le sujet est magnifique et la photo le rend bien.
Merci
Amicalement
Laurent

Hello my real buddy,
sorry for the delay!
I like to give my respect to your unending knowledge of butterfly! totally a talented photographer of nature and borned!
this one also a real beauty with the best lighting and focus!
my compliment always from heart!
take care and regards
Tony

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 980 W: 64 N: 1196] (4924)
  • [2008-07-14 7:05]

Hello Sumon
Really a wonderful capture so perfectly sharp and clear. I love the perspective from that low POV and the splendid DOF. The Common Nawab is so beautiful.
Superb job.
Congratulations and thank you very much for sharing.
Greetings
Maite

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-17 8:25]

Hello Sumon

A lovely capture of this beautiful butterfly.
The colours are amazing.
Very well focused with sharp details.
The pov is very good.
TFS

Rob

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3040 W: 148 N: 4529] (14629)
  • [2008-07-29 9:55]

Hi Sumon.
It is very pity that TN is very ill. However I hope you and your tremendous pictures (old and new ones) will be with us many years. This one is superb as previous pictures. I like wonderful low POV, terrific details and sharpness of the butterfly, soft lighting is very impressive and simple ground plays a role of a BG greatly. My best wishes, dear friend. My kind regards.
Alexei.

well matched colours, good looking pic !
regards
jo

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