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Golden Beauties


Golden Beauties
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 429 W: 15 N: 1867] (6733)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO
Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-29 10:55
Viewed: 251
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Memories of the September warm days....

Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family : Nymphalidae

This Painted Lady is almost global in its distribution.
In general, the Painted Lady is a large butterfly (wing span 5--9–cm (2--2 7/8 in)) identified by the black and white corners of its mainly deep orange, black-spotted wings. It has 5 white spots in the black forewing tips and while the orange areas may be pale here and there, there are no clean white dots in them. The hindwings carry 4 small submarginal eyespots on dorsal and ventral sides. Those on the dorsal side are black, but in the summer morph sometimes small blue pupils are present in some. (Wikipedia)

Issoria lathonia (Linné, 1758)
Family: Nymphalidae

The Queen of Spain Fritillary is a common butterfly in southern Europe, migrating as far north as south Scandinavia every summer. It is also found in North Africa, India, Central Asia, Himalayas and China.
Heat-dependent, this species is found breeding on the hottest places of the foodplants of the larvae (prefers Viola tricolour and Viola arvensis). The adult is a strong flyer, and may be found anywhere but forests.
The eggs of this species are laid on the Wild Pansy.
Flight time is between March and October, size is between 38 mm and 46 mm, and is usually found at altitudes between sea level and 2700 m. (Wikipedia)
It is a threatened species in Belgium. In Flanders only one population in the extreme south-west of the province of West-Vlaanderen, regularly enforced with vagrants (Lepidoptera of Belgium). It is still more widespread in Wallonia, the southern part of Belgium where it is on the Red List (VU).
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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 392 W: 59 N: 854] (4018)
  • [2009-10-29 11:07]

Catherine
What a lovely dual capture!
Great details and colors!
Wonderful butterfly!!
*****
Congratulation!
Horia

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 614 W: 0 N: 557] (3214)
  • [2009-10-29 11:30]

Bonsoir Catherine,

Nice vous attraper. Excellent détails et les couleurs de cette macro.
Quelle a été la chance d'attraper deux papillons.
Une belle soirée,
Adrian

hello Catherine
this is so good sharpness
looks 3d
very good details and great BG.
beautiful colours to
super shot Catherine
greeting lou

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  • livius Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 0 N: 300] (1171)
  • [2009-10-29 11:56]

Hello Catherine
it's a great capture of these beautiful Vanessa and Issoria. Well saturated colors and nicely composed with a very good POV, fine details and optimal focusing. Perfect light management and very interesting notes. Thanks
Livio

Hi Catherine,
this shot is so beautiful and a nice memory of summertime. I love this moment and the colours are so sunny, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1066 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-10-29 12:01]

Hello Catherine, splendid close-up shot with these beautiful duo with wonderful details and composition.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

Catherine
Wonderful capture this pair of buterfly!
Great colors!
Mariana

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2009-10-29 12:24]

Hello Catherine,
Two ladies for the price of one!
Excellent capture of the Painted Lady with the Queen of Spain almost in focus behind her taken from a nice POV with excellent sjarpness ans colours and well composed on the Aster flowers.
Thanks and all the best,
Ivan

Ciao Catherine,
fantastique photo, très bonne netteté et couleurs éclatantes, une merveileuse composition
Merci et félicitations
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
Maurizio

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 219 W: 1 N: 159] (650)
  • [2009-10-29 13:05]

Hello Catherine.

Great shot, beautiful colors and composition.

Gr. Hans

Hello Catherine,

Fantastic capture.
Beautiful colours with great details.
Lighting and definition are splendid.
Good composition.

Ciao Catherine, great two for one, superb macro with fantastic colors and splendid sharpness, fine details and lovely blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Catherine,

It's never easy to find and photograph two different species in the same picture. Excellent work, excellent POV and beautiful approach.

Congratulations,

Jesús

What an amazing shot of these two species, Catherine!
Simply awesome!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • Heaven Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 811 W: 108 N: 1736] (6060)
  • [2009-10-29 18:46]

Dear Catherine!

The Painted Lady is a well known butterfly, but you present it in a very beautiful and delicate manner. The fine pastel colou tones . similar to the ones of the butterfly - highlight the impression of "Golden Beauties" at best.

Kind regards

Markus

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-10-29 21:13]

Very lucky photo, great details!

Hello Catherine,
This is a very beautifull macro of these two butterflies, with excellent sharpness,contrast and very beautiful colors.Great POV and details, excellent BG.TFS.
Best regards,
Nikos.

Somehow missed this beauty during my wanderings through TN Catherine, a superb capture on faunal/floral balance in nature within an easthetically perfect square composition. Not an easy accomplishment MF!
Cheers,
Mehmet

Hi MF Catherine,

Utterly amazingly beautiful capture of these beauties on beautiful flowers from great POV with perfectly focus, well managed settings, great clarity and nice DOF MF!
TFS this splendid view and Congratulation!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-10-30 11:29]

Hello Catherine,
What a beauty, this photo. The colours are splendid and the sharpness and details very good. Very nice POV, DOF, contrasting OOF BG and composition.
Have a nice weekend,
Peter

Bonsoir Catherine,
Tu as obtenu une image précieuse de de celle-ci paire de Vanessa, papillons qui montent généralement beaucoup en hauteur. Merci de la partager. Bon week-end. Ferran

bonjour Catherine
superbe image de ces deux Papillon oranges
magnifique présentation, la pose, les details, les couleurs et le BG sont excellents
belle lumière aussi
Passe une bon WE
Jacqueline

Bonjour Catherine
C'est un joli couple, même s'il est peu probable...
Les tons de ton cliché me plaisent bien.
Merci Amitiés
Laurent

Bonjour Catherine,
a well lighted, well composed, precisely detailed, charming combination of those two butterflies that are very typical guests in our gardens and open areas in late summer. Delightfully well controlled subtle colours.
Thank you! With best regards,
Peter

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