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Meadow brown double


Meadow brown double
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 2 N: 514] (1936)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-04
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-10 9:41
Viewed: 334
Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The larvae of Satyrinae all feed on grasses and are usually green or brown in colour. The pupae are a flimsy chrysalis either hanging upside down or lying in grass. The adults are often found round blackberry plants. The adult butterflies have a quite short proboscis and the flowers of the blackberry being quite shallow provide an excellent nectar source. Males have a dark patch of scent scales in the middle of the forewing for courtship purposes except in very old individuals. This dark patch is clearly visible in the male Gatekeeper. The characteristic eyespots on the forewing probably deflect bird attacks away from the butterfly's body rather than startle away predators; the Gatekeeper likes to rest with its wings open and the eyespots visible. It flies more but strays about less than the male Meadow Brown (Stevens 2005).

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Hola Sigi, excelente macro, buena composición, luz y color. Se observa buena definición y detalles. Un saludo

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2808 W: 75 N: 7868] (26349)
  • [2008-07-10 9:49]

Hello Siegfried!

Very nice catch of these mating meadow browns. Detailed and sharp, POV is very good. Good colours on BG and nice light.

Hello Siegfried
This is a unique capture and one that you have captured superbly..The details are lovely and sharp set against a really nice background..Superb Work.
All the Best
Paul

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2500 W: 132 N: 7109] (22209)
  • [2008-07-10 10:11]

Hello Siggi,
An excellent close-up of a pair of resting Meadow Browns in copulo. The lighting, sharpness and BG are superb in this fine composition and I like the way it shows the female to be dominant over the completely passive male.
TFS this fine image,
Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2381 W: 164 N: 7153] (22602)
  • [2008-07-10 10:22]

Hello Siggi,
Brilliant capture of this pair showing excellent sharp details. I like their pose, the male looks quite euphoric! :-) Beautiful light and colours and very well composed.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1691 W: 8 N: 4340] (14113)
  • [2008-07-10 10:50]

Hi Siggi,

A beautiful Meadow Brown couple. Wonderful timing to capture the moment so perfectly. Excellent colors, sharp details, great lighing, and a superb composition.

Jane

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1904 W: 4 N: 5177] (19726)
  • [2008-07-10 11:04]

Hi Siegfried. I think its the year of the Meadow Browns. This is a good close up of the pair together. Good detail and colours. with a nice POV. Well done TFS.
Nick..

Hi Sigi,
WoW! Great compositon and beautiful macro picture of this butterfly, very sharp and lovely contrast with great colors , very well done.
Michel

Stupenda macro di questo accoppiamento, eccellenti POV e composizione con uno splendido BG che crea un "vortice" che porta l'attenzione sulle bellissime farfalle, straordinaria definizione dei dettagli, bellissimi i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Excellent capture of this couple, with a nice composition and background. Best regards,
Catherine

hi Siegfried,
well captured with nice pose of mating
between a green BG
good sharpness and details

best sERGIO

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1298 W: 104 N: 4606] (20485)
  • [2008-07-10 13:22]

Oh yeah! Hello Siegfried! Wonderful shot with two subjects for the price of one! :-) It's so sharp that I thought it would fly out of the screen, great exposure and lovely composition, thanks!

Mario

Hi Siggi,

also a mating pair of butterflys.
Exellent dof and pov.
Very good of sharpness.

Gert

Piekna a zarazem wspanaly Bg w tym macro Siegfried,pieknie wypatrzone a zarazem wspaniale kolory. Ja dzisiaj upolowalem tez motyla ale zielonego.
Serdeczne pozdrowienia.
Janusz

Hi,
On the road, just marking excellent pictures.
Thanks
Pekka

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 752 W: 58 N: 615] (6307)
  • [2008-07-10 23:36]

Bonjour,
Un bel ensemble bien présenté.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • jignasi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 695 W: 0 N: 1096] (8466)
  • [2008-07-11 0:05]

Excelentes texturas y mucho dinamismo Siegfried.
Naturalidad y belleza en los colores con un aceptable encuadre.
Saludos: J. Ignasi Tejedor.

Hi Siegfried, lovely couple in love with great colors, superb details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Woow SIeg,this is a great scoop!!! Wonderfull shot,perfect quality of sharpenss and colors,and very nice moment to take,you was lucky to found a situation like that!!Thanks for share,LUCIANO

Hello Siegfried,
The sharpness in this photo is really perfect. Beautiful natural light and colours. Excellent POV, DOF and composition. Superb OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

This is a great season for the butterflies and I am happy they are coming in hordes on TN, Siegfried.
This is a wonderful shot of mating butterflies, showing the colours and patterns on their nether wings. I guess the one top is a male, going by richer intensity of colours on its wings.
You have also utilized the light to great effect.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 375] (1123)
  • [2008-07-11 6:44]

Hi Siegried,
I'll be back for critique.
Thanks for posting.

Hi Siegfried,
A nice capture of these beautiful meadow browns in matting position. Very well composed with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 330 W: 15 N: 305] (1823)
  • [2008-07-11 13:50]

Hi Siegfried,

Excellent shot.
Great sharpness, colours and POV.
Well done!

TFS,
Norbert

Hola Siegfried,
Excelente y oportuna composición de gran nitidez, excelentes texturas, con luz y fondo de lujo, saludos
José Ramón

Bela imagem muito bem fotografada e com composiçăo exelente parabéns.
Nilson

Hello Sigi,
Good plane of focus to pull both in so well at F/5
Very good detail, colors, exposure, and POV also..
Well done!
Howard

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 660 W: 98 N: 1249] (4153)
  • [2008-07-12 8:27]

Outstanding shot of the mating butterflies. The light is perfect giving great detail on the butterflies. Excellent natural colors and very good focus. I like the composition and DOF also.

Hello Siggi,
excellent double macro,
details and sharpnes are wonderful
regards

Hallo Siggi,
das Streiflicht der hoch stehenden Sommersonne zeigt die Strukturen der Flügel dieses schönen Pärchens in besonderer Pracht. Mit Dank und besten Grüßen,
Peter

Hello Siegfried!
I heartedly want to compliment you for this outstanding shot of butterfly in double beauties!
awesome lighting that makes this shot so beautiful also in great sharpness, nice colour and details
very well done indeed
regards
Tony

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1683 W: 24 N: 4905] (15988)
  • [2008-07-15 5:56]

Hi Siegfried,
Wonderful shot of these mating Meadow Browns with very impressive sharpness and lovely colours on their wings. Nice position captured with perfect lighting. I like the natural surrounding here. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2308 W: 59 N: 3689] (11822)
  • [2008-07-16 2:51]

Hi Siggi,
It's a crisp sharp, and a very good mating shot of the butterflies. I like the light, details and composition a lot. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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