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Scarce Copper


Scarce Copper
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Copyright: Jan Gaisler (honza) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 716] (4191)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-21 5:25
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)

Wing length 16-17 mm. Male has an orange upper side, the female is more yellow-ish with dark brown drawings. The under side is orange-brown with big black spots on the upper wings and some white spots on the lower wings.

Flying time
End of June untill the end of august.

Appearance
Local, sometimes in great numbers - mainly on grasslands with lots of flowers.
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Bonjour,
Belle couleur bien voyante ! Il y a de la concurrence.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hi Jan,
Great pic. Lovely composition, great colors great details and great BG.
Really good work!
TFS!

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2007-03-21 9:08]

Hello Jan,
Brilliant shot of the Scarce Copper, excellent depth of focus and sharp details. Lovely colour and it stands out very nicely against the soft background. Excellent composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

bonjour jan
tres belles couleurs,bon POV et BG bien flou.
bonne netteté egalement;
les cles de la reussite sont lŕ.
laurent

hi jan,
very nice capture,
lovely colour tones, nicely composed shot, good blurry bg, liked the point of view,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • sgo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 137 W: 32 N: 239] (718)
  • [2007-03-21 11:21]

Hi Jan,
Your Scarce Copper today is just adorable, really classy! So fiery shining orange with perfect focusing and sharpness all-over, incredibly good picture in a very appealing composition ! Thanks a lot for this super shot!
With best greeting,
Goran

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-03-21 12:39]

Ahoj Honzo.
Nádherná kompozice s tímto překrásným motýlkem.Barvy a jemné detaily jsou jak malované.Rozostřené pozadí dává obrázku dobrou hloubku a soustředí pohled na motýla.Moc pěkné.
TFS,Miloš.

Hi Jan,
the colours of the beautiful butterfly is amazing.
Well composed, good POV and details. The insect infront
the butterfly is a nice bonus.
Well done.

Hola Jan.
Magnifica imagen,muy buena composicion,el color naranja es precioso.Saludos.
Antonio.

Hello Jan
Very nice shot of this Butterfly,
Fantastic colors and composition,
Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

Hello Jan!
Only a short comment to this phot - it is simply worderful. Great DOF, fantastic, well saturated colours. I really like it!
Greetings,
Radomir

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