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Blue Tiger


Blue Tiger
Photo Information
Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1709 W: 109 N: 3667] (12091)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-09
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot S2-IS, Canon 12x zoom 36-432mm equivalent
Exposure: f/4, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My trips to Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore, Butterflies of Thailand [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-26 7:03
Viewed: 1282
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The butterfly fauna of Phukets forests were an incredible sight. Unfortunately, my limited time there, and the difficulties of shooting in the rainforest, meant that I could only capture a few species in the wild.

Fortunately, Phuket has quite a decent butterfly farm that also doubles as a plant nursery. Naturally, the morning I decided to go, it rained. But I still managed to get a few species.

I’m fairly sure that this one is a Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis vulgaris macrina), but I’m happy to be corrected if its wrong. This species has a wingspan of about 7–8cm. It is distributed through south Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina to the Lesser Sunda Islands. I saw a few of these on the eastern side of the island near the Bang Pae waterfall.

Thanks for looking.
phlr, fotobram, wkshelton, firelord, dew77, jcoowanitwong has marked this note useful
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Nice composition of the black/blue butterfly against the soft colours of these flowers. I like it.

Hi cris, excellent work, with great details. Everything is so crisp. Excellent work. TFS Kyle

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  • magal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 228 W: 0 N: 314] (1241)
  • [2006-04-26 10:16]

Hi Chris,
Very nice butterfly and well captured too. Dark colour contrasts well with the lively pink of the flowers and the blurred BG - Beautiful. Black colour hides the details but that's not your fault.
Well done
Mark

Hi Chris,
it's such a beautiful butterfly, excellent work.
A pretty arrangement, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-04-26 10:46]

Hello Chris!
Wonderful close up.Colors,contrast,POV,details,framing and DOF are
excellent.TFS...:-)

Hi Chris,
Well capture of this butterfly. Well done indeed.
JC

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1169] (6448)
  • [2006-04-26 16:28]

Hi Chris,
Beautiful butterfly and flowers, excellent composition with great POV and beautiful colours.
Well done and thanks for sharing!

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1419 W: 126 N: 5215] (23093)
  • [2006-04-27 18:11]

Very nice butterfly Chris, with the beautiful colors of the flowers it makes a great composition. Very sharp, good light, a great picture. Thanks.

Mario

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  • Gudule Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 248 W: 11 N: 288] (1204)
  • [2006-04-27 20:56]

What a wonderful insect that Blue Glassy Tiger is. Looks like the Ideopsis Juventa but this one has white spots instead of blue spots.
You have captured it in all his splendor. Congratulations, Chris.

JN.

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 133 N: 874] (2804)
  • [2006-04-28 3:50]

Very beautiful butterfly!
Very good POV!
Very good ahrpness and colours!
Very good DOF too!
5* and TFS!

Another great picture. Good colours, sharpness and composition.
Thanks for sharing

Chris

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