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Scarce Swallowtail


Scarce Swallowtail
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Copyright: Krzysztof Pabis (cataclysta) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 845 W: 165 N: 2096] (5468)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus C-8080 WZ
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-06-04 9:50
Viewed: 488
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius
Family: Papilionidae

Scarce Swallowtail is one of 11 European specie of Papilionidae. The other European members of the family are:

Habitat: The Scarce Swallowtail inhabits medows, gardens, fields and open woodlands.

Distribution: It is widespread throughout southern Europe and local in Central Europe. It can be found also in North Africa and in Asia in temerate climate zone to China.

Caterpillars host plants: Rosaceae, mainly Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

Flight period: one to three generations from March to September

Wing span: 62-75mm

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5672] (18539)
  • [2009-06-04 11:00]

Hi Krzysztof.
Pictured scene is simply amazing. Both butterfly and flower are fine despite of loss of one tail. Details of the butterfly and flower are stunning. I like delicate colours and soft lighting so much as well as nicely blurred BG. My kind wishes and compliments. Excellent work.
Alexei.

Witam
Bardzo ładny paź żeglarz, trochę uszkodzony. Bardzo ładna kompozycja bardzo dobrze prezentuje się na kwiatku.
Tylko coś z poziomami jest nie tak, w warsztacie umieściłem poprawioną wersję.
Serdeczności
Marx

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  • nagraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 567 W: 94 N: 1194] (4878)
  • [2009-06-04 23:05]

Hi,
Broken tail, fine details and colors. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-06-05 0:35]

Witaj Krzysztofie,
Okazaly motyl ladnie ma rozpostarte skrzydla ale pewnie z powodu slabego swiatla kolory sa nieco blade, na rozmytym tle prezentuje sie calkiem wyraznie.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

Hi Krzysztof, after a long break:> nice to see you visited my shots:) Though a tight crop at the lower margin of the frame, you took an awesome macro capture from dorsal pov OF this beautiful Scarce Swallowtail MF!
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2009-06-05 2:46]

Czesc Krzysiu!

Denerwujesz tylko ludzi takim pieknym zdjeciem w czasie beznadziejnej pogody :-) Juz pare razy pisalem, ze ten paz to szczyt moich marzen :-) Wyszedl Ci idealnie - kolorowy, ladnie skomponowany z kwiatem i na nieinwazyjnym tle. Super fotka.

Very charming Scarce Swallowtail despite one of its tails missing, Chris.
Very good dorsal point of view from which all the details and colours on its open wings are very well captured.
Zinnias attract butterflies and make attractive perches for a good composition like this one.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 368 W: 61 N: 591] (2458)
  • [2009-06-05 9:54]

Hello,
Superb details!
Amazing!
TFS
Ena

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-06-05 14:29]

Hi Chris,what a fantastic pic! The colors and the sharpness are at the top level as possible,this is surely one of the best podalirius never seen on TN.And the pink flower in background complete the spectacle.My best compliments,have a nice weekend,LUCIANO.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-06-06 10:05]

Hello Krzysztof,
An excellent capture of I. podalirius
+: Sharpness, DOF, pose, POV, BG, composition, colours and lighting.
-: superb quality but pity the 'tail' is slightly cut off at the edge.
Thanks and have a good weekend,
Ivan

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2009-06-06 14:06]

Hi Krzysztof,
Focus, sharpness, POV, composition and details are very nice. I agree with Ivan about the "tail" :o)
TFS
Best always,
Selen

Witaj
Zupełnie nie rozumiem dlaczego tak piękne zdjęcie ma DOPIERO kilka punktów. Świetne kolory i kompozycja.
Pozdrawiam

Krzysiek

Czesc Krzysztof,
This butterfly, one of the queue always losing ...
I do not see a queue.
Very beautiful photo in excellent sharpness an perfect details and beautiful blurry BG
Best wishes,
Seyfi

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2009-06-23 4:57]

Hello Krzys,
This is a true beauty and very nicely captured here on the pink flower. Lovely colours and sharp details. I wonder who pinched its tail!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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