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Polyommatus icarus


Polyommatus  icarus
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Copyright: Silvio Sorcini (Silvio2006) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1921 W: 70 N: 2800] (23795)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-05
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/8
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-05 3:54
Viewed: 356
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
due Polyommatus icarus in love, scattata pochi minuti fa

Polyommatus icarus
(Rottemburg, 1775)
Argo azzurro
Lycaenidae

30-35 mm. - Comune in tutta Italia.
Piccolo lepidottero dallo spiccato dimorfismo sessuale. I maschi con ali superiormente blu e con riflessi violacei, margini soffusi di nero e contornati di frange bianche. Le femmine hanno livrea marrone con riflessi bluastri. Le parti inferiori, in ambedue i sessi, sono grigiastre o marrone chiaro, con macchie nere contornate di bianco e serie complete di lunule arancioni puntate di nero.
La specie, svernante allo stadio di bruco, compare da aprile in poi con due o tre generazioni annuali. Le larve vanno alla ricerca di varie Papilionacee (gen. Medicago, Genista, Trifolium, Lathyrus, Ononis, Lotus, ecc..); si presentano verdi con linea medio dorsale più scura e fianchi percorsi a livello degli stigmi da una fascia biancastra. La ninfosi dura circa due settimane.

L'areale abbraccia Europa ed Asia temperata, presente anche in Nordafrica e Anatolia. In Italia è specie alquanto diffusa dal livello del mare ai 2000 m. Nel territorio è tra i più comuni lepidotteri, lo si riscontra in cespuglieti, siepi e margini boschivi.

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Hi Silvio,
Nice comp and detail/DOF with both subjects in well.
Very good colors, exposure, and POV also.
Well done & TFS!
Howard

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 277 W: 3 N: 738] (2646)
  • [2008-07-05 4:21]

Hello Silvio,
Very good colour of Polyommatus icarus against the brown background, sharp and well detailed.good work and nicely done..
regards Siggi

Ciao Luciano,vedo che questa volta la coppietta ti uscita alla grande,dettagli e colori stupefacenti,una delle tue migliori considerando anche la difficolta' nel farla,buon Sabato e domani stai leggero mi raccomando,Luciano

Hi Silvio

Fine shot of this mating pair

Great composition
Good sharpness
Good DOF
Good POV

Chris

Hello Silvio,
What a splendid colours in this photo. Details, diagonal composition and POV are marvelous. Great DOF. Very beautiful!
Regards,
Peter

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2339 W: 59 N: 3778] (12122)
  • [2008-07-05 6:30]

Ciao Silvio,
Very nice mating shot. Good timing and a nice pose you captured. I liked the patterns and details on the wings, lighting, POV, background and the composition.
Grazie e complimenti,
Selen

Hi Silvio, wonderful shot of thiese beauties in mating:) with great details. TFS. Regards,
Bahadır

You would make a good divorce lawyer...or at least a good spy for them! You seem to have a knack for catching the butterflies in this act. for me, I do not see them even alighting..so mperhaps this is more common than I think. Well done Silvio..have a good Sunday yes?
Bob

Con un po' di immaginazione, prolungando i vertici dei triangoli formati dalle ali ci vedo un cuore. Grandi dettaglio, nitidezza e profondità.

Roberto

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4605] (14893)
  • [2008-07-05 9:48]

Hi Silvio,

A beautiful diagonal composition of this mating couple. Magnificent colors and excellent details. They stand out wonderfully from the nice background.

Jane

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1989 W: 5 N: 5528] (20896)
  • [2008-07-05 9:50]

Hi Silvio. What a fine close up of the pair of beautiful butterflies. you have captured them so well . with good detail and natural colours. the markings stand out so well. TFS.
Nick..

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  • Heaven Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 458 W: 84 N: 864] (3233)
  • [2008-07-05 11:54]

Hi Silvio!

You present us a wonderful butterfly picture. Both of the butterflies are crystal clear and sharp, rich of amazing details. The colours are superb, and well blurred background highlights the main subject at its best.

Kind regards

Markus

Hi Silvio, lovely little moths, great colours and fine focus giving good definition. excellent composition. Excellent DoF and PoV.. regards h

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2828 W: 75 N: 8009] (26813)
  • [2008-07-05 12:26]

Hello Silvio!

Excellent moment and beautifull macro. I like saturated colours, composition and details on butterflies' wings. Great photo.

Hi Silvio,

Excellent capture of these mating Polyommatus icarus butterflies. Good composition, nice POV, sharp details and beautiful colours.

TFS

Pekka

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-07-05 23:31]

Hi Silvio,
Outstanding shot of these mating Blues with such amazing colours and markings on their wings. Great pose captured with perfect lighting and exposure. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hi Silvio,
A nice capture of this beautiful mating blue butterflies. Very good details and a nice composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3030 W: 148 N: 4521] (14603)
  • [2008-07-06 2:42]

Hi Silvio.
Very nice composition with this cute pair. I like wonderful richly coloured BG and amazing, crisp sharp image of the butterflies. Lighting is simply great, diagonal structure of the image is perfect, DOF and POV are so impressive too. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 917 W: 4 N: 2282] (10648)
  • [2008-07-06 4:44]

Hello Silvio, Very beautifully shot of this mating beauty. You have done this in a very good view and sharp image. Ganesh

hello Silvio

you did a wonderful shot of these lovers, with very fine POV, DOF
and vertical framing, wonderful luminosity and colours of the image,
excellent contrast, sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

Hello Silvio,

Perfect, polka dotted butterflies, sharply focussed and very nicely composed.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1683 W: 242 N: 5560] (19685)
  • [2008-07-06 13:03]

Excellent macro, Silvio!
The composition is superb.
Very good POV.
Nice light.

Well done,
Joe

Hi Silvio, another perfectly focused and detailed shot of a pair of these butterflies in mating. Great composition my friend! TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 376] (1127)
  • [2008-07-07 6:12]

Hi Silvio,
Very nice capture of this mating butterflies.Well caught,framed and composed.
Thanks for posting.

Hi Silvio
Great icaru couple. Perfect shot. Great compo, perfect sharpness great observation Nothing to critique
TFS
Krzysztof

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