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Rescue of a Melitaea


Rescue of a Melitaea
Photo Information
Copyright: Christian POURRE (TAZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-26
Categories: Insects
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ20, Leica 36-432mm
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Butterflies Chapter2, papillon en europe [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-06-29 3:09
Viewed: 1132
Points: 76
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Note : I found this butterfly in the pond, where there was the wasp before. I took it out of water. So the sun and me saved this careless fellow ! In thanks, he lets me do one shot ;-)
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English name : Glanville Fritillary – Scientific name : Melitaea cinxia – Family : Nymphalidae.
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Description : This is a widespread species found across most of Europe to southern Scandinavia, northern Spain and. In north Africa it is found in the mountains.
It is characterised by the bold row of black spots in the submarin of both sides of the hindwing. Size 30-40 mm.
Its caterpillars are black and spiny with a red head and feed in groups in webs on plantains in the autumn and spring. The caterpillars hibernate in their webs, but in the last instar they separate and can often be found walking over the cliff paths.
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Photo : Cropped, resized and framed in 800x600 for TN. Panasonic FZ20 - f:2.8 - 1/30 - focal length 36mm equiv - macro mode - no tripod - no flash.

dew77, manyee, AndyB, red45, Signal-Womb, Janice, chiliu, coasties, Comandante, Fisher, radz, bedford67, carper, PDP, liquidsunshine, jimzzz, phlr, Luc, chouette, ellis49 has marked this note useful
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-06-29 3:33]

Bonjour Christian!
Wonderful butterfly close up.Vivid colors,clear details,lighting,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

It's an amazing capture. A beautiful butterfly in cleverly composed shot.
Nice colours, POV and great details.
I think this fellow was lucky not only to survive from drowning, but to be the model of one of your wonderful photos.
Salute for your kindness.
Thanks.

What a mercy mission, and a fabulous shot!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3100 W: 234 N: 5929] (20008)
  • [2005-06-29 4:19]

C'est une belle histoire, Christian. I am glad it has a happy ending. Beautiful butterfly that you captured with sharp details and beautiful light. Excellent composition. TFS. : )

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1586 W: 32 N: 1350] (3980)
  • [2005-06-29 4:26]

Hello Christian,
You did great work saving this beauty,it's lucky you were around.
Great colours and nice detail.
Very well done.

TFS

You done a good deed Christian and you were well rewarded with this lovely capture. Beautiful colours and details, very nice work.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26973)
  • [2005-06-29 4:34]

Good story, bravo Christian, you saved its life! It looks very good and will be fine I think ;-) Another great shot from your place, very good!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2005-06-29 4:36]

Taz, what a grand thank you from the butterfly. Nice repayment from him. Beautiful colours and patterns, and so nice and sharp too. Well done, I like it.

Very good close-up!
Clear details ,well composition,nice framed.
TFS!

Bravo christian, photo très nette et superbement composée.
TFS, Laurent

Wow! Superb colors, excellent light and fantastic details. Great work!
TFS.

Hallo Christian!
This is great shot! Wonderful wings and superb colurs.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1648 W: 79 N: 1438] (4742)
  • [2005-06-29 6:25]

Hello Christian,

Beuatiful colors, well composed, good POV and sharp details. A fine macro. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Hello Christian

Lovely shot of this rescued b'fly. Good POV. Nice tack sharp details. Good on you for saving this beautiful charachter!

Hello Christian!
Superb butterfly close up.Details,colors and compositon are excellent.Thanks for sharing.

Hi Christian.
Beautiful capture and well done on this composition.
Excellent work.

Mike

He looks happy to have been saved.

Good sharp image with good contrasting background, well done.

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 11 N: 625] (3390)
  • [2005-06-29 9:01]

Liked the colour,good composition with perfect lighting.DOF is good.

Bonjour Christian,
Superbe travail fait sur ce papillon sauvé des eaux! Le contraste et les couleurs sont saisissants. Bravo et merci pour le partage.
Cordialement,
J-Patrick

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 27 N: 782] (2694)
  • [2005-06-29 12:19]

Hi Christian, comparing the low light conditions,at hand held, you made a great job.
Well done.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2192 W: 124 N: 2599] (8406)
  • [2005-06-29 13:27]

almost perfect Christian,
yes I said almost, and then must I think on the pov on the wing unther. Otherwise it was a perfect one, fantastic job,
gr. Jaap

Great shot Christian,
The lighting is superb. Excellent details, colours, sharpness and composition.
DOF and POV are spot on. Excellent capture.
Thanks for posting

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  • jimzzz (44)
  • [2005-06-29 20:46]

Une très jolie photo de ce jolie papillon plein de couleur. Composition très bien réussie.

Nice shot, Lovely detail and so colorful image. You know better then me that the butterfly's didn't want that some one take picture. Their for they fly here and there when some one wants to take picture.
Nice shot.
Latif

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2951 W: 366 N: 3779] (11763)
  • [2005-06-30 5:22]

Well done for saving it and the least it could do in return was to pose for a photo! Very nice butterfly, good details and colours and a good composition. He almost looks like he's smiling :-)

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-06-30 8:05]

Bon matin Christian,
Encore une très belle présentation que ce papillon, belle définition et les couleurs sont très justes.

Amitiés,
CC

hello:) beauty one:) I admire all here:) great compo and POV:)

exellent:)

malgosia

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 0 N: 926] (7979)
  • [2005-06-30 8:17]

Hi Christian,

Sharp details and nice colors in this butterfly.
I like this composition!

TFS

zeno.

Magnifique photo Christian, très réussi.
Très bonne gestion de la PDC et la vue de profil est très agréable.
Nico.

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 133 N: 874] (2804)
  • [2005-06-30 16:53]

Very beautiful butterfly!
We have it in Portugal too.
5* phot!
Great details and sharpness!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2052 W: 315 N: 4301] (14719)
  • [2005-07-01 1:58]

Hello Christian!
Personal assessment of the photo: excellent.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing.

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  • Midi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 27 N: 184] (2417)
  • [2005-07-01 11:59]

Encore un splendide pap, mais vous faites de l'élevage? Excellents détails et belles couleurs, bravo.
JL.

Wow, on en trouve en France, de cette espèce ?.. Veinard !
Décidément, c'est la série des sauvetages ; il me semble que c'est J.Louis Venne (Midi) qui en a sauvé un dans sa piscine ;-)
Magnifique !

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-07-01 12:34]

Christian, another colorful and great macro.

Excellent pov, composition and sharpness.

The butterfly is very beautiful; you did a great job.

Maybe your cam is a bit noisy, but the DOF it gets with large apertures is just spectacular, look at this 2.8!!!
Very beautiful shot, Christian. Excellent post. Well done.

Magnifique photo! La composition et les couleurs sont superbes. Les détails et la netteté sont excellents.
Félicitations et merci pour le partage!

Hélène

Beautiful picture, Christian.
The colours are very nice, well composed and good details.
Great work.

Very nice... perfect composition...
the butterfly is perfect and all the color..
Well done Stefano

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