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Lucky mirror
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Copyright: jaap polak (carper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 350D, Sigma 70-300mm Macro Super II 1:4-5.6
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Lantana Flowers and their visitors [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-09-03 12:25
Viewed: 1508
Points: 72
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Dryas Julia

Wing span: 3 1/4 - 3 5/8 inches (8.2 - 9.2 cm).

Julia Heliconian Identification: Forewings elongate. Male bright orange above and below; upperside of hindwing with narrow black border on outer margin. Female duller orange, with more black markings above.

Life history: Males patrol all day for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on new growth; caterpillars feed on leaves. Adults forage along a set route of nectar sources each day in a behavior known as "trap-lining".

Flight: Throughout the year in southern Florida and South Texas, strays to the north in summer.

Caterpillar hosts: Passion-vines including Passiflora lutea in Texas.

Adult food: Nectar from flowers including lantana and shepherd's needle; probably others.

Habitat: Subtropical hammock openings and edges, and nearby fields.

Range: Resident in Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, West Indies, peninsular Florida, and South Texas. Strays north to eastern Nebraska.

The above is obtained from http://greennature.com/article1381.html

Oke my friends this is another from my experiment shots. I try 800 asa out, with this 70-300 mm lens and the canon close up lens 5ooD. This last one you can use as a filter, you can screw it up.
I used it together with a speedlight 420 ex. The shot is taken in a butterfly zoo.

This is a composition where you need a lot of luck. You want to take the shot of one, you focused on it and on the moment you will made the shot another same butterfly come in. well I hope you like it, I do.
gr. jaap

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Hello Jaap,
A very pleasing frame, with front and back views in one..Doesn't happen very often.
An artistic frame, with soft colors and light. Needless to say, an interesting POV :)
Well done mf.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-09-03 12:39]

Hello Jaap

Like a beautiful painting.Wonderful capture .The colours are pastel ,with a nice flow of action to it.Lovely BG too.TFS

Rob

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  • cosmln Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 201 W: 12 N: 493] (1952)
  • [2006-09-03 12:39]

hi Jaap,

lucky lucky but a very nice one.
one very artistic photo, lovely POV perfect sharpness and the BG... is a mirror... just beautifull.
TFS,
cosmln

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2006-09-03 12:40]

Wow, wonderful sharp shot - great composition, terrific colours and great movement in the picture.
TFS, Ulla

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-09-03 12:49]

Hello Jaap,
this is beautiful, what a lovely composition. Very nice perspective which shows of the two butterflies very well. The one in the BG looks like a mirror image. Your DOF is very nice graduatly decreasing the sharpness to the back which gives the main subject an very nice 3D effect. Very well done.
Sky

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-09-03 13:37]

Hello Jaap,
Wow, just beautiful, the light and colours are fantastic. A nice composition with the 'mirror image' Butterfly in the BG. Good timing to as they both have the same wing positions. The BG itself is also wonderful with great light, shadow and colour. A really nice shot of a Butterfly species I've not seen before, great work!
Regards,
Adrian

Hi Jaap

Beautiful! Well done on a great shot. Love the title. Congrats! TFS.

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2006-09-03 13:52]

Hi Jaap,

Superb picture, the pose you have captured of the mirror image is fantastic and the detail is lovely and sharp, the colours are stunning.

TFS Hilary :)

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-09-03 14:03]

Hi Jaap
Nice composition. Great colours, sharpnes, details, DOF and POV. I like the Bg. Also good note.
Well done Jaap

osse

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2006-09-03 14:32]

wow, that was really lucky, jaap! :-)
one of the pretty butterflies would have been great already,
but the two of them of the same kind on the same flower is awesome, resulting in a beautiful and colorful composition.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

Hi Jaap!
Congrats for this excellent picture. Two Dryas Julia that´s fantastic! Excellent POV, framing and very nice colours. Excellent note and composition. Thank you my friend.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-09-03 14:41]

Dit is weer een fantastische foto prachtige kleuren details compositie pov bg light en framing ,prachtig Jaap ,Groeten Teunie .

What a wonderful colours here, soft and beautiful! Beautiful subjects all in the frame! With the lovely bg, amazing composition.
Thank you Jaap,
Ersin

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-09-03 15:24]

Hello jaap,
Wonderful capture.Vivid colors,lighting,POV and visual impact are excellent.
TFS...:-)

Hi Jaap,
An excellent macro shot. Great sharpness,colours,POV and composition...very well done...TFS.Hilmi

Hi Jaap,
An excellent shot my friend. Beautiful color saturation in the butterflies and flowers. Detail looks great. It really does look like he is looking in a mirror. Overall composition is superb.
Scott

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 220 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2006-09-04 1:06]

Hi Jaap

What a splendid compositio! Really!
You really are a lucky man to have caught such a nice butterfly...two of them...and in such a great position.
Excellent DOF work, very nice sharp details, lovely colors and light.
Truely well done!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Good morning Jaap,
Very short on time this morning.
Nice capture, thanks for posting.
Have a great week.

Very nice photo, jaap!
Best regards
JJ

Hi Jaap,
This is a wonferful and rare capture. I think this is the first time that I see those beautiful butterflies! Colors, composition, details, POV, and DOF are perfect! This is really well done with those nice flowers. TFS,
Claudine

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-09-04 8:29]

Bonjour Carper, very nice composition and harmonize colors. I like your blurred BG and the sharpness on the butterfly. Well seen and well done, Didier.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-09-04 9:30]

Composición primorosa querido amigo... realmente.
Aunque la nitidez no sea ideal, el colorido y el POV logrado son maravillosos.
Gracias por compartirla.
Saludos... Ricardo

Exquisite composition dear friend... really.
Although the sharmpess is not ideal, the coloring and achieved POV they are wonderful.
Thank you for sharing.
Greetings... Ricardo

... later :)

Bonjour Jaap
C'est une excellente prise de vue en macro de ces deux papillons ! La composition est trčs jolie avec de belles couleurs,et détails sont de toutes beautés.Merci pour le partage .
Au revoir et Bravo....JP

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2006-09-04 12:31]

Hi Jaap,
Beautiful colors and extremely good composition.
TFS, José M.
PS. Luck usually is one event selected among hundreds of tests.

Hallo Jaap,

al weer een geslaagd experiment.
Schitterend van kleur,
Perfecte Scherpte,DOF,POV,BG

Gr Thijs

Wow - Jaap,
that's sooo amazing.
To see one of them is exciting enough - but finding 2 of them on this pretty flower and looking to each other - that's magic!
What a wonderful moment, excellent shot, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Points tomorrow

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-09-04 17:12]

Hi Jaap, beautiful composition. Superb warm colours, excellent lighting and the second flower and butterfly in the background is first class. A great moment captured, very well done and TFS.
Dean.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2006-09-05 1:47]

Dag Jaap,

Op TN bent u vrij actief, maar zeker terecht met opnieuw een mooi beeld, als u hem niet op de kop kan nemen dan maar het spiegelbeeld erbij, zo is de kop eveneens tezien, uw systeem werk bijzonder goed op uw camera, ook bedankt voor de continue goede teksten en linken, prachtig werk!

Groeten,
John.

Hello Jaap,
A beautiful double butterfly capture!
I like the complimentary lines, the colours an details are great too in this well composed image!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2006-09-05 6:29]

Hi Jaap,
good shot, beautiful colours and fine DOF. Interesting species of b-fly. Good work.I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

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  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 519 W: 0 N: 16] (2603)
  • [2006-09-06 15:23]

Cze¶ć Jaap. Bardzo fajne zdjęcie i trafny tytuł. ¦wietne kolory. Dobrze zrobione. Pozdrawiam Robert.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-09-09 0:24]

"Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the fairest of us all?"

Yes Jaap, I do like your composition. It does look like one is looking in the mirror. Great capture of the both of them, TFS
Janice

Yes, very good capture Jaap. Love the mirrored pose you caught on this. Composition is very good. Well done mf.

bonjour jaap
un bien joli papillon,que dis je de biens jolis papillons,le second est moins net que le premier mais leur couleur est magnifique.
bonne note egalement.
laurent

Avond Jaap,
Mooie compositie. De relatief kleine opening zit volledig op vlinder vooraan. Heel mooi. Goed gespeeld. En..met resultaat!
TFS en groeten,
Annick

Hi Jaap,
Very beautiful composition! Great use of light. Excellent DOF and lovely BG.
Thanks,

Claude

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