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Araschnia levana (f. prorsa)


Araschnia levana (f. prorsa)
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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: 2006-07-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-01-21 5:27
Viewed: 878
Points: 80
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi everybody.
Ulla(http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Sweden/photo91056.htm) here reflected spring form hereof interesting butterfly.I today reflect his summer form with brown colouring wings.Sometimes can be this summer colouring more dark as far as black.How is see on post from Ivan(http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Sweden/photo89056.htm)
Best greetings Milos.
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Measuring approximately 4 centimeters the Map Butterfly is one of the smaller members of this family. It is named after the underside of the wing, which gives the impression of a map.The Map is a very unusual butterfly, in that adults of the first generation have a quite different appearance from those of the second. The spring brood has colouring somewhat like the Comma, predominantly orange with black markings, whereas the summer brood is dark brown with white markings, not unlike a small White Admiral.


European/world range
Occurs across central Europe from northern Spain to southern Scandinavia, through eastern Europe and across central Asia as far as Japan. Its European distribution appears to be expanding both to the north and the south.
It is a very rare visitor to Britain, although there have been several unsuccessful introductions in the past 100 years.


Foodplants
Eggs are laid on Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) and Small Nettle (U. urens).

Habitat
In mainland Europe, the butterfly breeds mainly in sheltered woodland clearings, scrub margins, wet meadows, and hedgerows.
(Source: www.butterfly-conservation.org)

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Hi dear Milos ,
wonderful colors.
colors this shot is resplendent.
excellent composed nad great sharpness.
nice BG too.
very well captured.
thanks for sharing my friend
best wishes
Saeed

Hi, Milos:
This is just about a perfect portrait of the spring form of levana, set on an attractive background. The image looks rather low in contrast on my screen, so I hope you don't mind my 10-second workshop to give your excellent photograph a little more "sparkle?"
Regards, Nigel.

Hi Milos,
Very nice pov on this butterfly. Sharply focused with great color contrast, and exposure. TFS this fine picture.
JC

Hi Milos,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful butterfly.
Excellent details,point of view and clarity.
Nice job.

Hi Milos, wonderful butterfly with splendid light and colors, lovely details and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Milos,

What should I write? The technical properties and the artistic aspects of this image is superb.POV is the most I liked supported with a well arranged DOF.Composition and colors are breathtaking.

Well done & TFS.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2273 W: 10 N: 2661] (15669)
  • [2007-01-21 8:53]

Magnífico Pov. bello encuadre y detalles,buen trabajo y presentación... saludos

Hello Milos,
This fragile creature is well depicted!
I like the point of view, excellent for the best capture of details here...
A well composed image with good colours, nicely blurring of the somewhat noisy background!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hello Milios,

Excllent work, great colors bg POV DOF perfect details very crisp, nice colors Bg POV DOF perfect details very crisp, excllent work

TFs kyle

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3012 W: 162 N: 1012] (2959)
  • [2007-01-21 9:24]

Hello Milos,
You've captured this at the end of July and being the spring form of this butterfly that seems rather late and it is obviously a bit worn. However, your capture is excellent and I like the Thyme as a background. Very nice composition.
Many thanks, Ulla

hi milos,
nice capture of this lovely butterfly,
well composed,
well saturated colours,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hi Milosi, pekny obrazok, dobre skomponovany a farebne zladeny.TFS

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3604 W: 143 N: 5699] (18633)
  • [2007-01-21 10:33]

Hi Milos.
You have shared a very nice composition again. Perfect separation of the butterfly from BG. Delicateness of the lighting and colour palette make a strong esthetic effect. Sharpness and details of the butterfly are simply perfect. Superb done and TFS.
Alexei.

Pleasant switch-over from your yesterday's depressing picture of the aftermath of storm, Milos.
The "Map Butterfly" is absolutely new to me and I have relished the look of it. It is a fine capture that shows the butterfly in its perfect glory.
Thanks and take care.
Ram

Hello Mikou,
Excellent post of this butterfly.
You got it with graet sharpness and details.
I like so much the way the background forms like an spiral, going from the focused flowers at the bottom-right of the butterfly to the upper-left blurred ones. Very interesting this.
Like so much the compostion also.
Congratulations, thanks for share and best regards,
JM

Hola Milos,
Preciosa composición, excelente la luz, nitidez y textura conseguidas. Un cordial saludo

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-01-21 16:17]

Hello Milos,
very nice diagonal composition with lovely summer colors. The POV and the OOF BG show off your flyer very well. Excellent detail, the sharpness and the colors are lovely. Very well cropped and framed.
TFS..Sky

Hello Milos Superb shot finest of detail great DOF nicely blurred background lovely colours very well done TFS rgds Necip.

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  • tigra Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 11 W: 1 N: 25] (93)
  • [2007-01-21 18:03]

Hello Milos
Thanks for the very informative note and the wonderful illustration of it.
Perfectly done!
Katia

Bonjour,
Belle préasentation bien équilibrée.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1735 W: 0 N: 3954] (15862)
  • [2007-01-22 3:20]

Hi Milos,
Beautiful presentation of the Map Butterfly on fine summer flowers and in warm sunlight. I never have seen this butterfly, I just hope one day I will.
Best regards
Anne

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2007-01-22 8:17]

Hi Milos,
Beautiful batterfly very well captured. Background, composition, light and colors work together to make a lovely image.
TFS, José M.

Hello Milos,
I'm impressed by the size of this butterfly which looks huge in your picture! This is a beautiful composition with excellent POV and details are very good! I also like those colors and DOF. This is a great shot with very interesting notes and beautiful framing. Well done! Thanks,
Claudine

Hello Milos,
Well composed frame, beautiful OOF colors BG. Excellent DOF, color, and exposure.
Great detail - Great shot!

Belle photo, ce beau papillon a de belles couleurs, dicrètes, les détails sont jolis. Amitiés Thomas

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-01-22 12:31]

Hola Milos.- Grandiosa foto, Exelente Macro de esta Mariposa. Me agradan sus colores. Saludos Luis52.

Hi, Milos.
Nice macro. Well composed shot with beautful flower background. Good details and sharpness. Lovely colors.

Bonjour Milos
Une merveilleuse photo que ce Joli papillon. C'est une oeuvre d'art .Très belle composition, les couleurs et le cadrage et les détails sont tous très bons.Très beau BG
Bravo et merci...JP

This is beautiful Milos. The contrast looks ok to me, on my monitor. Exposure and sharpness look real good to me. I love the angled subject and the out of focus background.

TFS
Evelynn : )

Hi Milos,
Perfect DoF, great sharpness, and very neat BG.
Excellent shot.

Ben Lakitan

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2007-01-23 8:08]

Truly great macro Milos for the composition and their aesthetic and technique quality.

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

Definitively anything that to nag.
Congratulations and best regards... Ricardo

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-01-23 11:28]

WOW! What an excellent shot!
Wonderful sharpness, color, DOF, POV and composition!
A magnificent beautiful butterfly over extraordinarily beautiful little flowers of delicate color. What a result! Superb!
Thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes
Maite

Hermosos detalles Milos. La mariposa está maravillosa. Los colores y la luz están muy buen obtenidos.
Saludos, JL.

bonjour milos
bien vu le POV,de cette maniere on profite de belles couleurs sur le BG,le papillon est parfaitement net.
de bons details.
impeccable.
laurent

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2175 W: 221 N: 4385] (14914)
  • [2007-01-27 9:03]

Hi Milos

I somehow missed this beauty!...sorry about that...
It's a gem! What a magnificent capture and composition!
I really like the positioning of the subject in the frame here and deffinately love the sharpness of the details (which is crispy-clear) and the DOF (which blurres everything behind the butterfly so nicely).
Also the colors and tones are most charming and the presentation is exceptional.
Very very well done, my friend!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 3 N: 598] (2474)
  • [2007-01-28 11:42]

Hi Milos,
It is a woderful pose of this butterfly,
Nice POV,DOF and sharpness,
The colors are superb,
TFS

hello MILOS
magnifique ce papillon, les couleurs sont supers et tres bon BG
bravo, félitations, merci du partage.
amitiès
edith

Hello Milos.

Excellent picture, very good details and composition.
nice colour.

Regards.Jose Luis.

Excellent shot
Great composition and sharpness
Good POV
Great light
Well done
Chris

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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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