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Meleageria corydon.


Meleageria corydon.
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Copyright: Peter Stoeckl (peter_stoeckl) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1629 W: 287 N: 3645] (10217)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-23
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H5
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): European Butterflies 7 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-08-06 4:31
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Meleageria coridon (Poda, 1761),
male.

Chalkhill Blue
Silbergrüner Bläuling
Blaak blauwtje
Solvblafugl
Argus bleu nacré
Nina coridon
Modraszek korydon
Modráčik vikový
Modrásek vikvicový


Family: Lycaenidae.

Wingspan: 32 - 37mm.

With its bright silver white wings, this pretty male Blues seems to merge with its surroundings of shiningly white bare limestone rocks on a sunny day in midsummer.

The species is distributed from central and northern Spain, France, the English south coast through central Europe, northern Italy, to the Balkan and Ukraine. Missing in Portugal, southern Italy, northwestern Germany, Denmark, Scandinavia.

The butterflies can be found in warm locations above limestone and chalkhills from the lowlands up to 2000 meters in the mountains.

Caterpillars feed on various Leguminosae (Coronilla varia L., Hipocrepis comosa L., etc.).


The plant:

Buphthalmum salicifolium L.,
Ochsenauge.

Asteraceae, growing above limestone in the Alpine range from the low valleys up to 2000m. In blossom from June to August, blossoms 3-6cm in diameter, heigth 20-60cm.


The location:

A river gorge cut deep into the very rough and extended limestone wilderness of "Ötschergräben" in southwestern Lower Austria, at an elevation of 500 meters above sea level. The area is inhabited by a number of otherwise rare species of plants and animals, bears included. I do prefer to meet butterflies there.


Literature:

L.G.Higgins, N.D.Riley: Die Tagfalter Europas und Nordwestafrikas. Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg und Berlin 1978.

C.Jonko: Butterflies and Moths of Europe: http://www.lepidoptera.bai.pl/

D.Aichele, H.W.Schwegler: Die Blütenpflanzen Mitteleuropas. 5 Bände. Stuttgart 1995 / 2000.


The camera:

SONY DSC-H5, 3072 x 2304 pixel, sRGB, 14mm, F/4.5, 1/1000 sec., ISO-125; 23.07.2006, 10:22.

Postwork: Photoshop Elements, cropped at the sides, slightly sharpened, downsized to the web.


Hope you enjoy. Thank you for looking.
Have a very good sunday.
wallhalla15, batu, liziafa, horia, coasties, Oz1, RAP, jmp, Hil, Christopher_PL, ddg, SkyF, Alex99, phlr has marked this note useful
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To Alex99: refined colour palettepeter_stoeckl 1 09-03 15:35
To Hil: numbers have increased in the UK 5 foldpeter_stoeckl 1 08-07 10:33
To batu: flach auf dem Boden gelegen ... ?peter_stoeckl 1 08-06 18:10
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Hallo Peter,
also die Bläulinge auseinander zu halten, da habe ich mächtig Probleme. - Super Makro! Mir gefällt besonders diese Perspektive sehr gut. Super Schärfe, Details, sehr schöne Farben - rundum, eine gelungene Komposition. Wie üblich läßt auch Deine Bemerkung zum Foto keinen Wunsch offen. Danke Dir und genieße den Sonntag.
Gruß
Heinz

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3944] (13334)
  • [2006-08-06 4:51]
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Guten Morgen Peter,
die Perspektive ist phantastisch. Man sieht die Ober- und Unterseitenzeichnung der Flügel gleichzeitig in guter Schärfe. Hast du flach auf dem Boden gelegen oder stand die Blüte nicht ganz aufrecht, um diesen Blickwinkel zu erzielen? Super!
Peter

Hallo Peter,
super Lichteinfall hier, die Flügeloberseite glänzt so schön. Diese Bläulinge sind einfach toll, ich mag sie so gerne, leider sind sie immer so hektisch und lassen mich nie für einen Schuß ran, schade.
Vielen Dank und liebe Grüße
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Peter,
Excellent close up!!!
Sharpness, details just perfect!
Very good colors and DOF.
TFS Malgosia

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2169 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2006-08-06 5:11]

Very beautiful shot, Peter!

Nice POV, great sharp details, lovely colors, really nice and fitting BG, good DOF and great composition.
I also like the very complete note.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Peter

Wow... this is just a brilliant. Excellent POV, excellent composition, perfect BG and depth of colour. Congrats! :-)

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  • Oz1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 76 W: 2 N: 173] (994)
  • [2006-08-06 8:53]

Hi Peter,
Beautifull shot!
amazing details, fine colors and great BG and POV!!
very well done and TFS!!

Good works don't need words!

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-08-06 10:43]

Distinto aunque interesante POV para ver esta agradable composición Peter.
Buena definición con un adecuado manejo de la intensa luz.
El DOF y el fondo benefician la mejor visión del insecto y la flor.
Saludos... Ricardo

Different although interesting POV to see this pleasant composition Peter.
Good definition with an appropriate handling of the intense light.
DOF and the bottom benefit the best vision in the insect and the flower.
Greetings... Ricardo

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2006-08-06 11:18]

Once again a pretty butterfly with perfect focus, details, pov and composition. Best regard, Peter.
José M.

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2006-08-06 14:16]
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Hi Peter

Beautiful shot of the Chalkhill Blue, I love the POV where the B/Fly has settled on the upright flower, lovely sharp detail and excellent colours too, the BG is very nice.

On a morning news programme in the UK they were discussing these Butterflys and due to our hot summer the numbers have increased in the UK 5 fold this year after several years of decline.

TFS Hilary

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-08-06 14:21]

a great shot again Peter,
very good composition, great in pov and marvelous details, very good composition, well done.
gr. jaap

Hello Peter, excllent colors, POV Details, excllent BG, DOF use of lighting, Nice work, TFS Kyle

Hello Peter.
Excellent macro shot. It's one of my favourite Lycaenidae. I've had a luck to see this species last year. Unfortunately I don't have so good pictures of it like you ;-D

Chris

Magnifique image avec des tons de couleurs et une lumière splendide. La composition est parfaite et le papillon magnifiquement mis en valeur
Amicalement
JJ

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-08-07 3:58]

Bonjour Peter, what a splendid macro-shot!! Lighting is perfect and the POV too. Great composition and a lot of details. In my favorit list, best regards, Didier.

stunning shot - with that grey mottled background and a similarly colour butterfly on a bright yellow flower.

i love the detail trhat is visible and the fact that you can see both the upper and the lower sides of the wings and that everything is in focus and sharp.

TFS
Emma

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-08-17 21:34]

Hallo Peter,
wieder ein sehr schoenes Makro. Toll passt der Falter farblich zum Hintergrund, aber ist durch den Schaerfeverlaufwunderbar freigestellt auch die Schaerfe der Details ist top. Eine herrrliche Bildgestaltung.
Gruss..Sky

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-09-02 19:09]

Hi Peter
Great shot. Good colours, sharpnes, light, details, DOF and POV.
Well done my

osse

Hi Peter.
The collection of your butterflies is surprising. In occasion of each of them it is possible to write the whole poem.

This one to like me exclusively interesting and expressive point of view, pose of butterfly, direction of light and impressive BG and its delicate, refined colour palette.

Excellent and beautiful work. TFS and my best regards,
Alexei.

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