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Common Mormon


Common Mormon
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1716 W: 109 N: 3692] (12173)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-18
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot S2-IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/80 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies of Asia, Butterflies of Thailand, My trips to Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-10-31 5:19
Viewed: 1182
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
From Krabi we drove to the east side of peninsula Thailand and spent a night in the small town of Sichon.

The main hotel had quite a nice garden and I was lucky enough to get a reasonable shot of this female battle-worn Common Mormon (Papilio polytes stichius).

The females are polymorphic, each of the three subspecies attempting to mimic similar looking but inedible species. In this case I captured a female ‘stichius’, which is very similar in appearance to the Common Rose (Papilio aristolochiae).
Males don’t have the reddish colouring on the hindwing.

The species is widely distributed through Asia from Sri Lanka, Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore. Favourite food plants include citrus.

Info sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_polytes
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pap/10350010.html

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-10-31 6:36]
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Hi Chris,

Good shot of this butterfly,sharp and detailed,only the colors and contrasts are a bit soft on my screen,well captured and TFS

Paul

Hello Chris,
This is a very good capture of this impressive butterfly. I think you managed very good with details, composition POV and DOF. I must agree with Paul that I little more contrast would have been better I think. Well done and TFS,
Claudine

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  • fthsm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 144 W: 50 N: 418] (2532)
  • [2006-10-31 7:09]

Very beatiful species with nice sharpness. TFS Chris.

good shot.
the composition is good, the butterfly has been captured with good details and sharpness.
nice pov.
tfs
regards
pankaj

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2765 W: 150 N: 7969] (24819)
  • [2006-10-31 8:47]

Hello Chris,
Nice portrait of a worn Common Mormon, sharp with good DOF and BG. I guess the light reflection and the angle led to a little flattening of the colours.
TFS, regards, Ivan

Bonjour,
Magnifique papillon aux formes originales.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hola Chris
Una mariposa muy bonita, aunque sea negra, unos buenos detalles y los colores muy contrastados, es una pena que tenga el ala rota, pero eso no es problema tuyo.
Un saludo
Jorge

As you rightly said, a little battle-worn but still an attractive species, Chris.
Nice point of view, colours and details.
Thanks and bye.

Hi Chris,

Exellent shot of butterfly
Great sharpness, details, composition, POV and DOF

TFS Thijs

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2582 W: 170 N: 7867] (24879)
  • [2006-10-31 13:07]

Hello Chris,
Well done to have caught this in the wild! It's a bit worn but you've managed to get a very sharp shot of it in a nice position on the heart-shaped leaf!
TFS, Ulla

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2138 W: 224 N: 3958] (13143)
  • [2006-10-31 13:09]

Hi Chirs

This is a very beautiful capture!
The contrast achieved between it and the leaves is great and the POV very nice.
Also the DOF is excellent and the colors lovely.
Hihi...our last posts have something in commom - both of the subjects have their wings torn...

Cheers and TFS
Horia

Hi Chris,
it's a noble butterfly in a pretty pose on this leaves and with wide open wings.
I love it, to see them in free nature is wonderful, I also had the chance to capture one in Hua Hin. Thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hello Cris,

excellent work, Great details, very crisp, nice colors, Perfect composed and capture photo,

TFS kyle

Hello Chris,
Georgeous butterfly but a bit sorry for worn- out wings. Nice composition, pov, dof, and exposure. Well done and TFS.
JC

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-11-01 13:37]

Hello Chris,
wonderful capture. Sharpness is very nice and so is the composition. The BG colors show off the butterfly very well.
TFS..Sky

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