Achlyodes pallida

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• Arjun (3332)
• [2007-12-13 9:03]

hi richard,
beautiful picture.xcellent details with very nice composition.perfect pov and xcellently captured.sorry dont know about its ID,
TFS

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• Jamesp (13840)
• [2007-12-13 9:22]

Hi Richard

Nice POV and very good colours and detail.

James

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• azleader (899)
• [2007-12-13 9:25]
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Nice capture and framing. Color is outstanding and the black background helps your subject stand out more.

I see that you shot 'aperture priority' at f/3.2 and shutter 1/800. That made your depth of field(DOF) shallower than it needed to be to take this picture. You could have shot at f/6 or so at 1/200th to get the same exposure but with greater DOF with a hand held shot. Then you would have got better sharpness on the flowers and some places on the wings.

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• Mana (15988)
• [2007-12-13 9:58]

Hi Richard,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful butterfly with lovely colours and patterns on its wings. Very impressive sharpness with superb natural lighting and exposure. Among the green leaves it looks majestic. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• lawbert (0)
• [2007-12-13 10:27]

Hello Richard
Im afraid I cant help you with an Id but I can compliment you a very nice sharp picture..Its nice to see the lovely brown tones of the wings against the nicely saturated green leaves.
Tfs and all the best
Paul

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• Argus (22209)
• [2007-12-13 11:37]
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Hello Richard,
This is a very nice open-wing capture of a species of Skipper, Achlyodes pallida, sometimes known as the Pale Sicklewing.

You have achieved pretty good sharpness and fine colours and lighting. The composition with the flower and leaves is excellent.
Well done and thanks for sharing this one,
Ivan

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• marcellr (3514)
• [2007-12-13 11:38]

Ciao Richard,
non conosco la fauna dell'America Centrale, ma la tua farfalla mi ricorda un Hesperiidae.
Complimenti per la bella inquadratura e per la nitidezza dell'immagine.
Anche i colori sono naturali.
Grazie,
Marcello

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• nglen (19726)
• [2007-12-13 11:47]

Hi Richard. Not to sure of the ID. But its a very good close up showing fine detail and colours. a nice POV. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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• gracious (11623)
• [2007-12-13 13:23]

Hello Richard,
This is trully a good composition of butterfly!
the exposure and focus is spot with beautiful light and shadow!
perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
the photo is very pleasing and enjoyable to view
TFS
cheers
Tony

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• accassidy (1074)
• [2007-12-13 15:02]

Hello Richard,
Very clear and sharp rendition of this skipper with excellent colours and composition. The lighting is very good, being hard on the whole of the insect, the result of either a lot of patience or a lot of luck! Very nice, thanks.
Alan

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• pankajbajpai (13576)
• [2007-12-13 19:33]

hello richard,
nice capture of this beautiful butterfly, liked the pov and the composition, its fedding nectar from lantana, i got another post for my theme on butterfly with lantana,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Adanac (13366)
• [2007-12-14 18:13]

Hello Richard,
A fine macro image with good detail and colors, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-12-14 20:20]

Hello Richard

I must state that this butterfly seems to fit this shot perfectly.
The composition is super.I really like how it is nestled in the foliage,perhaps it is the way the foliage emulates a butterfly on the left side.
The lighting is well done and the colours are rich and vibrant.
The patterns and textures of the wings show well.
Your POV is well chosen.
Great job.
TFS

Rob

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• Alex99 (14369)
• [2007-12-14 20:45]

Hi Richard.
I like your selection of the pictured scene and framing. They are so impressive. Perfectly illuminated and detailed leaves create a very nice BG for this beautiful butterfly. Last one is reproduced with great skill. Colour reproduction, tiny details, fine lights and impressive shadows are amazing. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

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• undoredo (2734)
• [2007-12-15 3:15]

Hello Richard,
Very impressive butterfly you brought here!
The line of the upper wings is very unique I think.
You've captured this little friend with excellent details and beautiful top view of POV.
Also, fine focusing with excellent DOF,
Well presented and TFS,
Best wishes,
Kevin

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• PaulH (10178)
• [2007-12-18 0:36]

Hi Richard,
amazing detail you have here, that leaf looks amazing, as awell as the main subject! Perfect DOF, a lovely compostion and excellent exposure - well done!
Paul
Ooops sorry, PT :O)

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• uleko (22602)
• [2007-12-18 5:06]

Hello Richard,
What an interesting butterfly - I like the shape of its forewings which is quite unusual. Excellent capture showing sharp details and fine colours. I like its pose on the red flower too. Fine background.
Many thanks, Ulla

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• Silvio2006 (22581)
• [2007-12-18 12:48]

Hi Richard, elegant butterfly and splendid flower with wonderful colors, great details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• EOSF1 (20485)
• [2007-12-20 6:11]

Hello Richard, great shot of that nice butterfly. You captured it on a beautiful flower ! Well done ! Thanks,

Mario

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• claudine (9649)
• [2007-12-23 5:22]

Hello Richard,
What an amazing capture of such a beautiful specie! It looks almost like a flower by itself! Details, exposure, POV and composition are outstanding! This is really beautiful. Thanks,
Claudine