Blue on pink- sarah longwing

Critiques [Translate]

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• Amadeo (3323)
• [2008-04-13 10:38]

Hola Teunie, bonita composición, con buen color y luz. Un saludo

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• manyee (20104)
• [2008-04-13 11:39]

Wow, that's a beauty, Teunie.
I like the fully open-wing pose, and the background of the cactus.
Beautiful colors on that Sara Longwing.
TFS. : )

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• Proframe (4064)
• [2008-04-13 11:45]

Hello Teunie,

Wonderful image of this lovely butterfly.
Beautiful contrast, calrity, details and colors.
Sharpness and exposure are very good and I love the square format frame you've used.
The butterfly does stand out greatly against the cactus where it does rest on.
Very nice work and excellent note. TFS!!!

Kindest regards,

Harry

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• Necipp (100)
• [2008-04-13 13:23]

Hello Teunie I'm amased how much DOF you got here, everything is sharp! Interesting Bfly not seen this one before. Nicely composed and good note tfs rgds Necip

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• Mana (17302)
• [2008-04-13 20:21]

Hi Teunie,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Sara Longwing with such amazing colours and sharp details on its wings. Superb light and exposure levels and you have captured it in a fabulous pose on that cactus. The big thorns presents a fine perch. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• Gert-Paassen (7559)
• [2008-04-13 22:40]

Hallo teunie,

Staat er mooi op deze vlinder, mooi van kleur en goed van scherpte.
alleen gecentreerd maar datvis het enige wat ik als aanmerking heb,

groet Gert

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• carper (8410)
• [2008-04-13 23:37]

fraaie foto teunie,
prachtige compositie en o zo scherp, goed fotowerk en een mooie fame erom heen. prettige dag verder.
groet jaap

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• Alex99 (15899)
• [2008-04-14 0:31]

Hi Teunie.
Thank you for visiting and sharing of new wonderful picture. You managed to catch a fine specimen of the butterfly. Its surroundings are amazing. Great DOF and details of the entire image. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

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• rightway (333)
• [2008-04-14 9:00]

Hi Teunie,
Very nice shot. Nice colors and details.
TFS
Wei

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• loot (9617)
• [2008-04-18 23:42]
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Hi Teunie

A neat butterfly captured in an equally neat photo. Of course I have come to expect nothing less from you. Every time you post a new photo (and I receive the e-mail notice) it is always a moment of interesting suspense to see what surprise you have dished up this time since your postings are rather sparse (and I have nagged you about this in the past, but who am I to sing the lead in the choir because I too have been very irregular lately) and your photographic themes might vary greatly, but they are always a pleasure to behold.

Now take this shot as example. You have actually crossed a rule for the BG that suggests that it should not be too busy as it might distract attention. Now how busy (or busier) can a BG be, but the interesting fact is that even with all those lines and angles caused by these cactus thorns or the circles caused by the rocks and stones it is not distracting at all. To the contrary, it is really a very interesting BG and it adds to the impact of the shot. Even the fact that it is in pretty sharp focus does not distract at all. As a matter of fact the whole BG is in sharp focus due to the closeness of it and also due to the wide aperture at f/5.4, but in this case even the cactus and the rocks has added to make the BG look even more interesting. Just shows how rules sometimes do not necessarily apply to any or all given circumstances. The colour saturation is rich and in good balance and the composition is excellently done with the cactus slightly to the left, but the butterfly actually placed near centre yet once again another rule smashed without any negative visual effect. A real cool photo and I really like it a lot.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Luis52 (10487)
• [2008-04-21 18:40]

Hola Teunie.
Bella foto de la Mariposa. Sus colores en las alas lucen bellamente. La pose sobre el pequeño cactus le da un valor adicional.
Saludos Teunie.
Luis52.

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• JORAPAVI (10221)
• [2008-04-22 3:41]

Hola Teunie,
Bonita y original composición con una luz y color muy bellos, saludos
José Ramón

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• hester (11548)
• [2008-04-22 10:25]

Hi Teunie

Lovely to see the wings open like that and the irrisecent blue colour. nicely composed and sharp

TFS

Karan

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• Nilson (2394)
• [2008-04-28 7:57]

Grandiosa e bela foto desta borboleta um perfeito equilibrio em cima dos espinhos,muito bem fotografada e qualidade ótima.
Nilaon

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-04-29 9:00]

Hello Teunie

A wonderful dichotomy.The fragile butterfly on a spiny cactus.
The focus is sharp with very good detail.
Super colours and lighting.
Great job.
TFS

Rob

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• SelenE (13166)
• [2008-04-30 1:44]

Hi Teunie,
Colors, POV, details, composition and the cactus that the butterfly is resting on look very nice. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• rcrick (4060)
• [2008-05-02 15:56]

Hi Teunie,

What an amazing shot of this Sara Longwing, stunning colours, excellent detail, let alone the fact that you've captured something so beautiful, soft and delicate, on something so hard and sharp as a cactus, but also included in the background rocks and stones, its just a real feast for the eye's, superb work. Have a great weekend,

Cheers Rick :)

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• goutham_ramesh (9075)
• [2008-05-11 6:02]
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Hi,
When i visted NL last year i had a blast shooting these wonderful butterflies at Liedschendam, Bijldrop and Artis!
This is a good picture of this beautiful butterfly, the only nit is that the cactus is bit overexposed :-)
TFS
Goutham

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• vanderschelden (28393)
• [2008-05-13 19:33]

Hallo Teunie,
Mooie vlinderplaat.
Ik ben er ook eens geweest; herkende eigenlijk de cactus en de vlindersoort:-)
Goed gedaan dus...:-)
Bedankt en de groeten
Annick

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• claudine (10293)
• [2008-05-15 5:18]

Hi Teunie,
What a wonderful little creature! I like the movement created by the spikes of this so particular plant... How can it is not hurting itself? :) This is very nice to look at with superb colors. Thanks,
Claudine

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• NellyD (1783)
• [2008-05-15 7:08]

Hoi Teunie,

Wow, wat een super mooie foto van deze vlinder!
Ik vind de kleuren heel mooi, goeie compositie en details en wat een geluk dat je de vlinder zo mooi met z'n vleugels open zit. Mooi gedaan!

Groetjes, Nel

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• maurydv (6708)
• [2008-05-18 15:10]

Bellissima macro, ottimi POV e DOF, molto bella la composizione con i forti contrasti di colore e di luce, ottima nitidezza, magnifici i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• ramthakur (27137)
• [2008-05-21 6:53]

Hello Teunie,
Thanks a lot for your kind critique on my Zebra Blue butterfly.
Your picture of this very charming butterfly is excellent in every respect -- POV, focus,colours and details.
What thrills me the most is that it is perched on a plant that looks like cactus to me.
TFS and best regards.
Ram

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• peter_stoeckl (9613)
• [2008-05-22 5:07]

Hello Teunie,
this is an eye catching beauty - that flashy heliconius seated on a cactus, its stingings looking like fireworks.
Nicely contrasting dark earthy colours provide a pleasant background. Thank you!
With best regards,
Peter

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• uleko (26095)
• [2008-05-22 8:14]

Hello Teunie,
Superb capture of this Longwing from the butterfly garden where it looks lovely on the Cactus. Excellent focus, sharp details and beautiful colours. Very well done!
Many thanks, Ulla

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• clnaef (6754)
• [2008-05-23 10:44]

Bonjour,
Belle netteté et couleurs étonnantes.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• EOSF1 (23267)
• [2008-05-24 8:11]

Hello Teunie! Wow, what a great shot of this beautiful butterfly, everything in it is great, very well done, thanks!

Mario

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• jhm (626)
• [2008-05-31 9:24]

Hallo Teunie,

Ik ben eventjes on de site en wat zien ik een prachtige vlinder.
En wel op een cactus als ik dit goed zie.
Open vleugels en prachtige tekening.
Mooi werk.

Gegroet,
Jenny vrouw van John.

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• jusninasirun (5734)
• [2008-06-03 20:02]

Hello Teunie. Excellent shot in pristine sharpness. The spikes on the cactus adds perspective to this sharp butterfly shot with clear markings on the wings. Thanks for sharing and have a nice day. Jusni

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• JPlumb (2837)
• [2008-06-04 4:22]

Hi Teunie, this butterfly has very good and bright colour. I like the setting you found it on, on the cactus. The composition is good with the square format, and the butterfly spreading it's wings to fill the frame, and I like your frame, the way you have taken colour from the butterfly to accentuate it.

Thanks, John

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• flagman (2381)
• [2008-06-12 5:08]

The butterfly is beautiful and the cactus really makes this a striking image. Maybe a touch over-exposed but still OK.

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• Dando (3080)
• [2008-06-16 8:20]

Hi Teunie,

Nice capture, good details and textures. Amazing how these delicate creatures can rest upon something so hostile. Well done and TFS.
Dean.

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• haraprasan (13492)
• [2008-07-10 9:41]

Hi Teunie,
A nice capture of this beautiful longwing butterfly. Excellent details and a lovely composition over the cactus flower. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Argus (26072)
• [2008-08-13 9:34]

Hello Teunie,
Seeing this fine image of this Heliconiid butterfly reminds me of when I saw it in Trinidad before digital photography. There it was called the Blue Doris. This is very sharp and clearly stands out against the BG.
TFS this fine reminder for me,
Best wishes, Ivan

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• Adanac (15920)
• [2008-11-09 13:01]

Hello Teunie,
What a contrast the delicate butterfly and the tough spiny cactus. Nice composition with great color and detail. Thank you for sharing Teunie.
Rick

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• marhowie (35921)
• [2008-11-17 19:06]

Hi Teunie,
Love the comp that puts this delicate & colorful beauty, in harmony with a harsh thorny environment. You've made a statement :)
Well done!
Howard

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• poppygan59 (902)
• [2008-11-22 15:04]

Teunie, this is just beautiful. Have a great weekend. Bill

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• gannu (12410)
• [2008-12-24 5:27]

Hello Tenunie, Superb shot and thanks for spending time in my gallery. What I like about this shot is the color. Excellent clarity and sharpness. Ganesh

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• vmukherjee (1170)
• [2008-12-27 1:45]

Nice shot. I like the pov and the colours.

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• Hormon_Manyer (1336)
• [2009-01-01 2:10]

Greetings Teunie,
Superb capture of the tropical butterfly. Seems like spotlight comes from the direction of the cactus, to the insect. :) Very effective, and pleasant to the eyes. Tfs.
Have a great new year, László