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Ideopsis juventa


Ideopsis juventa
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Copyright: Peter Roos (batu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1062 W: 290 N: 3967] (13400)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-23
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus E1, Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5-22, Macro
Exposure: f/11, 1/50 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-09 9:46
Viewed: 771
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Back from a trip to the large Indonesian island Sulawesi, I would like to present some of its unique creatures.
Sulawesi constitutes the major part of a particular zoogeographical unit, called Wallacea, which separates the Oriental from the Australian Region.
Sulawesi has a high proportion of endemic species which surmounts more than 50% of species for many taxonomic units.

Here I show a species which is, however, widespread throughout Indonesia and the Philippines and occurs eastwards to Papua and the Solomon Islands.

Its name is
- Ideopsis juventa which belongs to the
- family: Danaidae
and is thus a relative of the monarch (Danaus plexippus) and the plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus).
Wing span of juventa: about 70 mm.

Soon, I will show further Danaidae species from Sulawesi.

Location
Porabua - a small village in the vast mountaineous and rain forest covered region north of the line Kolaka - Kendari (Indonesia, Southeast-Sulawesi).

Conditions
- natural late afternoon light
- no wind
- handheld

References
* Yata O, Morishita K (1985) Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume II, Pieridae and Danaidae. - Plapac Co., Tokyo.
* Vane-Wright RI, de Jong R (2003) The butterflies of Sulawesi: an annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. - National Museum of Natural History. Leiden.
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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3604 W: 143 N: 5699] (18633)
  • [2009-04-09 9:50]

Hi Peter.
It is truth. Your absence was long enough. However, we'll see many amazing Indonesian shots from you, I suppose.

Great picture taken at very impressive POV. I like pose of the butterfly. DOF, sharpness and details of the insect are excellent. I like wonderful soft lighting and perfect reproduction of butterfly colouration. Fresh green surrounding create an amazing BG for the beauty. My best wishes and TFS.
Alexei.

Hi Peter
Congratulations! Fantastic trip and first great shot. I like the POV. Sharpness is also very good. There is quite big noise in background and little noise reuction can help here
TFS
I am waitng for more great shots from Indonesia
Krzysztof

Hello Peter,
welcome back from your trip, it's good to have you back.
Very fine picture of a beautiful butterfly, the colours are beautiful,
The picture is also well exposed with details in the black part well seen, fine sharpness and well composed.
Well done.
Gert.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2419 W: 94 N: 5591] (17778)
  • [2009-04-09 10:24]

Hello Peter,
Good to see you back.
Very beautiful start of a new serie from Sulawesi. Excellent sharpness, details and great clear colours. Beautiful contrasting BG and POV.
Regards,
Peter

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  • nagraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 572 W: 94 N: 1200] (4911)
  • [2009-04-09 20:52]

hi,
that's great trip you been, hope to see some exquisite species from you, is this what we call here (India) blue tiger, looks similar. good image with great colors. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2764] (10622)
  • [2009-04-10 3:38]

Merhaba Peter,
çok güzel bir kompozisyon; renkler, netlik ve kadraj düzenlemesi çok güzel olmuş.
Tebrik ederim.

Hello Peter,
a wonderful picture of Ideopsis juventa taken from an excellent POV to show very well the characteristics of this beautiful butterfly, very good sharpness and beautiful natural colours, very well done.
TFS
Have a good Easter weekend
Maurizio

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1347 W: 0 N: 2588] (9129)
  • [2009-04-11 0:54]

Hi Peter,
lovely capture of the butterfly. the colours and patterns are very well defined and the composition is exciting.
very sharp indeed.

regards,
Foozi

Ciao Peter, nice see you again on TN, fantastic buterfly with wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, superb macro, very well done, Happy Easter, ciao Silvio

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