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Autumnal The Comma


Autumnal The Comma
Photo Information
Copyright: Milos Koudelka (mikou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-24
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-10-24 10:49
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Hi all,
this c-album on autumnal colouring leaf appletree I am catch 24 October. It is relatively enough late. How already here was by typing,this year's warm summer and beginning autumn be for butterfly very positive so they could have realize also three generation.
Regards Milos
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The Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a species of butterfly, common in the United Kingdom and with a distribution across Europe and temperate Asia to Japan and south to Morocco. Similar species are found in the United States and Canada. It has a white marking on its underwings resembling a comma. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles a fallen leaf. The caterpillars are also cryptic, resembling a bird dropping.
In the 19th century the British population of comma butterflies crashed, and by 1920 there were only two sightings. The cause for this decline is unknown, and from about 1930 the population recovered and it is now one of the more familiar butterflies in Southern England, and is now resident in Scotland and in North Wales.
The caterpillars will feed up on hops, and they will also eat stinging nettle or elm or currant leaves, and in other parts of its distribution (e.g. in Sweden) also sallow and birch leaves.
The species survives the winter in the adult stage, and adults are of two forms. The form that overwinters before reproducing has dark undersides of the wings, whereas the form that develops directly to sexual maturation has lighter colured wing undersides. Both forms can arise from eggs laid by the same female, depending mainly on the photoperiods experienced by the larvae, but also with an influence of host plants, temperature and sex of individuals. (Source:Wikipedia encyclopedia)
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bellissima composisione e gioco di colori. ciao gigicacco

Hello Milos
Very nice shot of butterfly,
Beautiful colors and composition,
A little bit soft on focusing,
Excellent

Regards
Fartash

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2582 W: 170 N: 7867] (24879)
  • [2006-10-24 13:09]
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Hello Milos,
Very nice shot of the Comma on an autumn leaf suggesting a third generation in the Czech Republic too! I like the composition very much and good focus but I find the light is a little bit sharp on the leaf and takes away the attention from the Comma.
TFS, Ulla

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 750 W: 13 N: 1442] (4951)
  • [2006-10-24 13:26]
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Hi Milos

Lovely shot of the Comma, I really like your composition and the classic diagonal pose, the light is a little harsh on the leaf but I still like it and I do love the dark blurred BG colours, the detail is a bit soft on the Comma but I find that this seems to be the case in a lot of shots of this Butterfly.

TFS Hilary :o)

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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 422 W: 71 N: 984] (4241)
  • [2006-10-24 14:03]

Wow Milos,
a very nice composition with beautiful colours.
Thanks for sharing, Jacob

Hi Milos!
Isn't it exciting to be still capturing butterflies when the autumn has already begun?
I must say this is an unusual combination of an autumnal leaf and a colourful butterfly like c-album.
Superb POV, DOF, colours and composition.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

Hello Milos,
a well composed picture with nice colours. Just the right point of view. Pretty good sharpness on the butterfly. In my opinion the contrast is too high (perhaps due to over-sharpening). I tried a workshop to minimize the effects. I hope you like the result.
Best wishes, Peter

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1005 W: 64 N: 1242] (5082)
  • [2006-10-24 15:18]

Very good composition, Milos. I like it very much. Good job in all senses.
Congratulations
Maite

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-10-24 16:07]

Bonita presentación Milos con intenso colorido, buen DOF y foco y una composición muy estética visualmente.
encuadre apropiado así como el post procesado.
Bravo!.
Saludos... Ricardo

Beautiful presentation Milos with intense colors, good DOF and focus and a composition visually very aesthetic.
Appropriate framing as well as the post processed.
Bravo!
Greetings... Ricardo

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2108 W: 6 N: 2116] (13589)
  • [2006-10-24 18:18]

Brillante Milos, un disparo perfecto... agradables tonos. un trabajo genial, muchos saludos

Hi Milos,
Interesting shot. Amazing to view matching colors between the butterfly and leaf. Nice DoF. Sharp and neat. Well done.

Ben Lakitan

Hello Milos,
beautiful Polygogna, good details and beautiful colors.
I like the centring.
Thank you,
Arnaud.

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  • jojo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 168 W: 0 N: 8] (176)
  • [2006-10-25 6:52]

Splendide composition, belles couleurs, jolis détails
bravo

jojo

This is a wonderful composition. I like it a lot. The richness of the colours is beautiful.

Nice compo,Milos.
Great colors.
Sharpness is okay too!
Well done
TFS
Annick

Hermosa composición en la que la mariposa parece formar parte de la hoja por el colorido que luce.
Preciosa imagen amigo Milos.
Saludos, JL.

hi milos
bravo,j'en ai vu un comme celui-ci aujourd'hui mais pas eu le temps de prendre l'appareil.tres reussi et j'aime le duvet legerement vert sur le dessus.
laurent

Bonjour Milos
C'est Une belle photo en macro que ce Joli papillon, Trčs belle composition, les couleurs les détails et le BG sont trčs bons.
Bravo et merci...JP

Superbe,bien coloré,bien net. Thomas

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1332 W: 79 N: 923] (8590)
  • [2006-10-26 9:09]

hi milos
here is beautiful autumn colours combinated with nice butterfly. composition, point of view, blured background, colours, using of light and plain frame are great
TFS
regards
izler

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-10-26 14:42]

Hello Milos,
You captured this Comma very well. Excellent POV, sharpness and colors.
Very nicely presented with the open wings and in autumn colors.
TFS..Sky

Hello Milos,
This image reminds me the season for insect photography in the wild soon will be over in our part of the world...
This is nice work, where one of the subjects isa telling the other its over soon!
Good strong colours, fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7755)
  • [2006-10-28 15:08]

Hi Milos
Good shot. Good colours, light and POV.
Well done

osse

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-10-28 22:04]

Hello Milos

Very nice shot of this comma.I like the composition.The autumnal colours are very vivid and bold.Good on the DOF.The details are very clear.TFS

Rob

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