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Aglais urticae


Aglais urticae
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Copyright: Milos Koudelka (mikou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-26
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-14 3:27
Viewed: 806
Points: 82
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Aglais urticae - Small Tortoiseshell – Babočka kopřivová:

Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Subfamily: True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

Identification: Upperside of forewing has alternating 4-sided black and yellow patches along the leading edge; hindwing has an irregular black patch.

Life history: In the afternoon, males perch on hillsides, banks of gulches, logs, or behind bushes to watch for females. Eggs are laid in large batches on the underside of host plant leaves. Young caterpillars feed together in a web, while older ones feed alone and make shelters of folded leaves tied with silk. Adults hibernate, sometimes in small groups.

Flight: One to three broods from March-October.

Wing span: 1 15/16 - 2 3/8 inches (5 - 6 cm).

Caterpillar hosts: Nettles (Urticaceae family).

Adult food: Flower nectar, including that of butterfly bush (Buddleia).

Habitat: Gardens and weedy areas; migrates to high mountains.

Range: Eurasia from western Europe across Russia to the Pacific Coast. Has strayed twice to New York.

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hi milos,
lovely shot of this beautiful insect,
well saturated colours,
nice pov, good dof,
excellent details captured,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • magal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 224 W: 0 N: 313] (1241)
  • [2007-01-14 3:39]

Hi Milos,
Beautiful shot, with very nice compo and brilliant colours. Focus is a bit soft on the subject but this [immo] has little effect on the overall quality of the shot.
TFS
Mark

Bonjour Milos
Excellente composition, couleurs, netteté et profondeur de champs. Bravo
Salutations Robi

dear Milos ,
nice work , grear details and excelent sharpness.
amazing colors and nice BG.
thanks for sharing.
regards
Saeed

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2007-01-14 4:04]

Hi Milos,
You've captured this beautiful butterfly with perfect colors, exposure, details, pov and a nice bg. Pose and composition are perfect too and we can see the bg perfectly.
TFS, José M.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2175 W: 221 N: 4385] (14914)
  • [2007-01-14 4:14]

Hi Milos

Another very beautiful macro work from you!
The details and colors in which this butterfly is presented are most charming and his positioning in the frame is great!
The composition, due to that, is wonderful, the exposure is nicly balanced here and the framing is pleasant.
Great sharpness, nice note and framing, too.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Great clean shot Milos.I like the diagonal composition a living colours.Good job.TFS

Hi Milos
A memory of summer. Great colors and pretty good sharpnes.
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Wow great detail nice angle perfect composition very beautifull photo technically very well taken TFS rgds Necip.

TRES BONNE COMPOSITION
belles couleurs, bons détails sur un tres bon BG
bravo, amitiès et merci de ce partage
EDITH

Great detail and color! very good job.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1735 W: 0 N: 3954] (15862)
  • [2007-01-14 7:30]

Hi Milos,
A well balanced,colourful and soft presentation of Aglais urticae. Again a very nice picture from you.
Best regards
Anne

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3604 W: 143 N: 5699] (18633)
  • [2007-01-14 8:22]

Hi Milos.
Next your perfect composed and very nice close-up. I like the captured scene so much. The fine butterfly sit on the beautiful flower quietly. This combination is wonderful by itself and by colour palette. The dark-green perfect blurred BG supplements the sweet couple (butterfly and flower) excellently. Details, lighting and richness of colours are really amazing. BRAVO and my bets wishes.
Alexei.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-01-14 8:44]

Hello Milos,
great shot, the details are sharp and colors very natural. Excellent POV and great DOF.
A wonderful composition .
TFS...Sky

Hello Milos,

excllent colors bg POV DOF perfect details very crisp, nicly composed and capture photo excllent work

TFS Kyle

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3840 W: 190 N: 11430] (35227)
  • [2007-01-14 9:58]

Hello Milos,
You warm up our grey winter here in the north with such a fine presentation of this common but colourful butterfly.
This is sharp, well composed with excellent BG.
Well done!
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3012 W: 162 N: 1012] (2959)
  • [2007-01-14 11:18]

Hi MIlos,
Stunning colours and details in this composition! Great sharpness and all beautifully in focus against the green background. Just what we need on a grey and stormy day like today!
Many thanks, Ulla

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 16 N: 495] (1861)
  • [2007-01-14 11:20]

Hi,
Very nice butterfly you have captured here. Nice composition, pov and dof. Good sharpness and lovely colours.
TFS Paula

bravo milos splendide

Hi, Milos.
Great macro. Very colorful, with excellent composition. Like natural surroundings.

What a beauty you have pulled out from your summer collection, Milos!
A magnificent capture from an ideal point of view.
Focus, composition, colours and details are simply perfect.
Thanks for giving joy through this wonderful picture.
Ram

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  • Dejv Silver Star Critiquer [C: 18 W: 0 N: 0] (75)
  • [2007-01-14 12:56]

ahoj velice vydařená fotka!
dobrá ostrost a barvy!
TFS David

Hi Milos, wonderful Aglais with plendid colors, great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2007-01-14 16:03]

This is a lovely butterfly and the composition couldn't be better. Colors are lovely. The focus seems a bit soft though.

Regards,
Pieter

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2273 W: 10 N: 2661] (15669)
  • [2007-01-14 16:04]

Genial Milos, tus trabajos son maravillosos, buena compo y detalles, de esta bella mariposa, muchos saludos TFS

Hello Milos
C'est Une merveilleuse photo en macro que ce Joli papillon, Très belle composition, les couleurs et le cadrage et les détails sont tous très bons aini que le BG .
Bravo et merci...JP

Hi Milos

I like the diagonal placement in the shot. It give a lovely visual scene. Colours are well saturated and the clarity and sharpness are of high quality. Well done. TFS.

Hi Milos,
A colorful butterfly that your presented here. Great composition and color saturation. Very nice off background that isolate the butterfly and give depth to this picture. TFS,
JC

Hello Milos,
This is a very colorful post with excellent POV and details but what I like most is this great composition. I also like this DOF that let us see this very nice BG with this second flower. I noticed some little spots of noise in BG that can be easily removed but I'm being very picky here ;) This is very nice! Thanks,
Claudine
:-)...

bonjour milos
bonnes couleurs et bon POV.
le dof est bien aussi,le papillon est net sur toute son envergure.
le BG est bien fait.
encore une reussite.
laurent

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2007-01-15 13:45]

A beautiful composition Milos with the point of view and framing ideals.

Composition: *****
Sharpness: ****
Color: *****
Lighting: *****
Background: ****
Framing: *****
DOF: *****
Focus: *****
POV: *****
Frame: ****
Note: ****

The beauty and colors of butterfly competes with those of the flower in a stupendous scene.
Thank you and regards... Ricardo

Belle photo d' un jolis papillon,bons détails,belles couleurs. Amities Thomas

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2007-01-15 15:30]

Lovely shot of this pretty butterfly. Nice composition with the butterfly on the diagonal. Sharp details and lovely colours. Great DOF

TFS

Karan

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-01-15 18:14]

Hola Milos.- Colores muy finos y naturales en esta bella Mariposa. El color de la flor luce exelente. Saludos Luis52.

Bonjour,
Magnifique contraste entre le papillon et la fleur.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (520)
  • [2007-01-17 3:38]

hello Milos
i see successful combination of beautiful butterfly and flower. composition, point of view, blured background, colours, details, framing and note are great
TFS
greetings
izler

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  • Isu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 313 W: 0 N: 21] (1663)
  • [2007-01-21 22:30]

Hola Milos,preciosa mariposa, perfectos y vivos colores buen tiro...Saludos Sira

Hello Milos,
Beautiful butterfly on pink bed!
Good point of view and subject is presented in a pleasant composition...
Macro work is well done, sharp fine detail and good colours in the wing patterns... you even capture the silky-soft feeling of the wings!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-01-30 10:09]

Hadn't I seen this picture? How could I miss it?
It's wonderful! I love its colors and composition! Both, the butterfly and the flower are really beautiful.
Excellent job and presentation.
Best wishes
Maite

Hello Milos,
I like everything about this butterfly shot..
A tiny bit more original sharpness would make it perfect.
Well done & TFS!

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  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 2 N: 312] (1085)
  • [2007-03-31 16:16]

Hi Milos,

Great picture of this butterfly.
Great color, sharpness, lighting and background.

Oz

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