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Handheld x 2
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Copyright: Peter Roos (batu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1028 W: 285 N: 3429] (11374)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus E1, Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5-22, Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Doctor Dolittle and his animals, Butterflies of middle America [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-28 9:04
Viewed: 979
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a two-times handheld picture:
The camera handheld by me and
the butterfly handheld by my daughter or son (?).

The species shown
- Siproeta epaphus
- family: Nymphalidae
obviously likes to take up salty fluid from the skin.
This behaviour can also be observed with European butterflies, particularly some Lycaenidae and also Erebia-species like it and they are hardly to disturb.

S. epaphus occurs in Central America and northern South America. It is not so common in Costa Rica but we had the opportunity to observe it several times in the mountain regions of Costa Rica where it occurs from 1200 up to 3000m. You can also find it in 'Butterfly Houses', as I have learned at TN.

Wing span: about 70 mm.

- natural bright sun-light
- ISO 200
- handheld as indicated before

REFERENCE
* DeVries P.J. (1987) The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History. Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae. - Princeton University Press.
pankajbajpai, cataclysta, horia, JORAPAVI, fiyo, peter_stoeckl has marked this note useful
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hi peter,
looks like the butterfly likes your daughter very much,
nice point of view,
the details on the wings have been captured well,
lovely saturated colours,
a bit of oe on the skin of the hand,
tfs & regards
pankaj

HelloPeter,

excllent colors bg POV DOF perfect detail svery crisp nicly coposed and capture photo excllent details well done my friend,

TFS Kyle

Hi Peter
Interestig photo. Hand is little bit overexposed but the main object looks great. Also the moment is very interesting together with a note.
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2135 W: 224 N: 3948] (13111)
  • [2007-01-29 3:55]

Hi Peter

The double handheld works terrific here! Hahaha!!!
This is a really beautiful photo of this impressive butterfly and the pose is impeccable.
The exposure - although quite difficult - was well managed and the colors and details came out right!
I don't know how old or big your children are, but that butterfly looks pretty big in comparison with the hand :)

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hola Peter,
Excelente toma de bellos colores y gran nitidez. Un cordial saludo

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  • nimou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 153 W: 1 N: 678] (3157)
  • [2007-01-31 16:28]

Incredible size peter. Really nice textures on wings. Regards

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 956 W: 5 N: 2365] (8834)
  • [2007-01-31 19:23]

Hello Peter,
Very nice capture.I liked vivid colors,POV,framing and composition a lot.TFS

Hallo Peter,
schöner Falter, lustiger Titel, optimale Pose. Ich mag Aufnahmen von Faltern, die auf einer Hand Platz genommen haben. Erstens liefert die Hand einen sehr guten Größenvergleich, zweitens demonstrieren sie ein natürliches Verhalten vieler Tagfalter, von denen wir Menschen als schlichter Salz- und Feuchtigkeitslieferant und damit als nützlicher Teil ihrer natürlichen Umgebung akzeptiert werden.
Solche Besuche entzücken mich immer und ich fühle mich stets persönlich von ihnen geehrt - besonders bei Besuchen von Bläulingen und Schillerfaltern. Seltsamer Weise vergesse ich dabei stets die oft wenig appetitlichen Plätze, wo diese hübschen Falter zuvor schon Platz genommen haben könnten.
Mit Dank für diese klare, scharfe, gut ausgeleuchtete und wohl komponierte Aufnahme dieses großen tropischen Nymphaliden.
Beste Grüße,
Peter

Amazing shot Peter.
Great shot, great sharpness.
Beautiful butterfly
TFS
Chris

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