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South Alpine Skipper


South Alpine Skipper
Photo Information
Copyright: Peter Roos (batu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1062 W: 290 N: 3965] (13398)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-20
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus E1, Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5-22, Macro
Exposure: f/8, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-19 8:58
Viewed: 331
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Here another butterfly from the southern Alps
- Pyrgus serratulae
- family: Hesperiidae

resting on top of the flower
- Phyteuma spicatum
- family: Campanulaceae


Species Information
- Pyrgus serratulae occurs in Middle and South Europe, Turkey and Middle Asia. In the Alps, you can find the species up to 2400m.
Foodplants of the caterpillar: Alchemilla and Potentilla.
- Phyteuma spicata belongs to the Campanulaceae although it shows flowers which do not remind of usual Campanula species.

Location
Upper Martell-Valley in the North-Italian Alps.
Open alpine meadow at about 2200m.

Conditions
- natural light, cloudy
- ISO 400
- handheld

References
* Huemer P. (2004) Die Tagfalter Südtirols. - Folio Verlag, Wien - Bozen.
* Tolman T. & Lewington R. (1998) Die Tagfalter Europas und Nordwestafrikas. - Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-08-19 9:21]

Hi Peter,thanks a lot for the ID about my butterfly..and my best compliments for the impressive sharpness of this Pyrgus,not easy in the shadow! Have a nice evening,LUCIANO

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  • meyerd Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 68 N: 1708] (5404)
  • [2009-08-19 10:02]

Lieber Peter,
ich bin froh, dass ich (zufällig, ich gebe es zu) früh mein Kompliment deponieren darf.
Einfach super, die Komposition und der nicht alltägliche Falter.
beste Güsse
Dieter

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3833 W: 190 N: 11412] (35173)
  • [2009-08-19 10:10]

Good evening Peter,
A fine macro of P. serratulae to show the undersides of the wings with excellent sharpness and use of limited lighting in a fine composition.
My compliments,
Best wishes,
Ivan

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1388 W: 56 N: 4794] (16480)
  • [2009-08-19 10:13]

Hello Peter.
Wonderful sharpness and focus.The lighting is excellent with rich colours.The textures are very visible. Nicely composed .Great job.TFS
Best regards Siggi

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1114] (5420)
  • [2009-08-19 10:14]

hello sir,
beautiful picture. very fine details and also the composition
TFS

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 397 W: 59 N: 867] (4070)
  • [2009-08-19 10:27]

Peter,
Wonderful capture .
Great sharp, colors are lovely,POV,DOF,BG are perfect.
Great...great...great.
Have a nice day!
Horia

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2413 W: 94 N: 5586] (17766)
  • [2009-08-19 10:39]

Hello Peter,
A beauty. Sharpness and details are spot on. The colours are very beautiful, also in the OOF BG. Good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 0 N: 1041] (5616)
  • [2009-08-19 10:56]

very good macro, nice colors, excellent details, congratulations!

Hi Peter,

Excellent macro capture of the South alpine skipper! The colors are very natural and soft in nature and the sharpness and POV are just ideal. The eyes of the skipper are very well shown. The violet flower enhances the beauty of the picture wonderfully. Great work!

Thanks for sharing.

have a good day,
Paras Bhalla

hello Peter
THIS IS GREAT
super sharpness and beautiful colours with good light
greeting lou

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 530 W: 87 N: 697] (6173)
  • [2009-08-19 12:43]

hi Peter,
A true pleasure to find your images. Excellent portrait in the fine details. The light is sweet, the set is very harmonious.

well done
Gaetan

Hi Peter,

Excellent overall brightness (very particular, but frankly, beautiful) and delicious details. Very good handling of the optical parameters. A species quite interesting, I like the skippers, here in my country we have a lot of diversity hesperids. I had not seen this before. Great job! As always, very well documented. It is a pleasure to appreciate your posts Peter!

Thanks!

Jesús

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1733 W: 0 N: 3953] (15852)
  • [2009-08-20 2:30]

Guten Tag Peter,
Welch grosse Feinheit und Schönheit uns diese Bild vermittelt. Hätte ich gerne selbst gemacht! Hast in Italien gar schöne Kreaturen und Szenen gesehen.
Hab herzlichen Dank
herzliche Grüsse
Anne

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4703)
  • [2009-08-20 6:36]

Hello Peter,
It's very good shot. Your skipper is perfect. I like when all the colours of BG, skipper and flower are in harmony.

impressive details of this alpine skipper
really surprising quality of this macro

best regards sERGIO

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  • tcr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 78 W: 0 N: 237] (952)
  • [2009-08-22 9:34]

Hallo Peter.
Very well taken picture.
Fine details, beautiful colour and background.
Well done.
TFS.

Hallo Peter,
feine Details, angenehm weiche Kontraste, delikat kühle Farbtöne im Wolkenschatten, perfekte Komposition.
Ästhetisch sehr ansprechendes Portait von P. serratulae auf Teufelkralle.
Mit Dank und besten Grüßen,
Peter

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