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3 Cardinals and 1 Bee


3 Cardinals and 1 Bee
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 15 N: 1852] (6689)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-26
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-10 11:31
Viewed: 298
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Near the Byzantine fortress of Koskina, on the top of a hill, on the middle of Ikaria island, I found hundred of Cardinals flying from thistle to thistle. It was an amazing spectacle, including the view on the island. But there were also hundred of boring flies... so I couldn't stay long there.

Argynnis pandora Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775
Family: Nymphalidae

The Cardinal, also known as the Mediterranean Fritillary, is common throughout Southern Europe and North Africa. With a wing span of about 65 mm, it is Europe's largest fritillary. The butterflies occur in one generation lasting from May to October and like to assemble in open country rich in flowering thistles.
This butterfly is superficially like a silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) but noticeably darker, visible even in flight, and with a striking rosy red flush under the forewing. The larvae feed on Viola species. (Wikipedia)

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Merci Catherine pour ce tableau...
3 cardinaux d'un coup : c'est magnifique et spectaculaire.
Amicalement
Laurent

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-09-10 11:36]

Hi Catherine. Your name fot he picture sounds like a film name. Two is good three is very good so whats four very lucky i would say. Very well done on the timing to get this not an easy one to do. Yet you still have fine detail and sharp focusing aloang with natural colours. Well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1022] (5516)
  • [2009-09-10 11:36]

Congratulations, very lucky photo!

Ha, ha, Catherine, the bee looks to be determined to move all others from the flower head by his dive-bomber approach!
You have done exceptionally well to keep them all in focus with the obvious movement.
Good saturation and great composition.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-09-10 12:09]

Guten Abend Catherine,
Super Bild, hervorangend! Super Farbe, risiger Glück, so viele Sachen einmal fotografieren zu können.
Grüß,
Adrian

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-09-10 12:36]

Hello Catherine,
Very nice bright colours, all the butterflies are exactly sharp on the violet flower.
Regards, Pawel

Hello Catherine
Superb trio, even quatro! Congratulations!
Deniz

Hello Catherine
this is really great capture for both of cardinals and bee. great quadrio. coloration and contrasting superb, but also sharp details, POV, composition and exposure also very nice.
I see that equipments same and your locality very near to Turkiye. you can easily come to other side. welcome everytime.
thanks for sharing, have a nice evening
Ahmet

Hello Catherine, perfect macro in all aspects.
Great..
Bahadır

Hello Catherine,

3 Cardinals & 1 Bee...How lucky can you be!

A fantastic capture with brilliant colors, sharpness & fine details. Great POV, pose & BG.

Nicely done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

Hi Catherine,
Impressive shot with the bee in flight. Precious the princess.
Well done and TFS.
Regards. Ferran

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4950)
  • [2009-09-10 15:18]

Slav Catherîne,
A wonderful composition with excellent sharpness and taken from a great POV.The colours and details are very nice.TFS.
Have a nice day.
Dûrzan

Hello Catherine.
Really a beautiful image!
Marvellous composition with chromatism super pleasant.
The contrast and details are excellent.
Well done!
José Roberto

This is a veritable party, Catherine.
Fantastic shot in which everyone is in great focus including the bee in mid air.
The colours are just superb.
Thanks and regards.

hello Catherine
the very good composition and the successful coexistence, one impressively very good macro photo
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

Amazing crowded capture Catherine and excellent timing, sharp, nice colors and light, great POV and DOF, well blured BG,
TFS and best ragards,
Nikos.

Hi Catherine,

That can say?... this picture is almost impossible to believe! thanks for sharing!

Happy WE!

Jesús

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
  • [2009-09-11 6:19]

Hello Catherine,
Great scene, impressive photo. Three sharp Cardinals, one sharp Bee and a sharp flower, very good. Beautiful natural colours and an excellent POV, OOF BG and composition.
Have a great weekend,
Peter

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-09-11 9:25]

Hello Catherine,
A superb capture of three Cardinal butterflies on a large thistle flower that is also being approached by some species of bee!
Tha POV, sharpness and composition are all excellent and the scene is nicely set off by the OOF natural BG
Thanks for sharing this excellent image and also for your kind words on my 600th!
Have a good weekend,
Ivan

hello Catherine
super composition
great details and beautiful colours
good BG.
nice to see so many insect on the flower
great shot
greeting lou

Ciao Catherine, how much people on a beautiful thistle, and a bee is arriving too, fantastic macro with wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Ciao Catherine,
une formidable photo prise au bon moment avec des couleurs éclatantes, très bon cadrage, superbe netteté et spectaculaires détails du fleur, très agréable composition.
Merci et félicitations
Amicalement
Ciao Maurizio

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