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Meadow Brown


Meadow Brown
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Copyright: Pawel Chmur (cloud) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 103 W: 57 N: 182] (1717)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-01
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon 70-200 f 2.8 L USM, Hoya HMC Super UV(0)
Exposure: f/8, 1/30 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-08 9:13
Viewed: 248
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) is a butterfly found in European meadows, where its larvae feed on grasses.
Similar species are Gatekeeper (which prefers to rest with its wings open) and Small Heath (which is smaller).
There is marked sexual dimorphism in this species. Males are less colorful, with smaller eyespots and much reduced orange areas on the upper forewings. They are also much more active and range far about, while females fly less and often may not away from the area where they grew up.

A variable number of smaller eyespots are usually found on the hindwing undersides. These may number up to 12 per individual butterfly, with up to 6 on each wing. The factors that govern polymorphism in this trait are not resolved, although a number of theories have been proposed (Stevens 2005). On the other hand, the evolutionary significance of the upperwing eyespots is more obvious: The more active males have a markedly more cryptic upperside pattern, whereas the females have more often opportunity to present their eyespots in a sudden display of colors and patterns that presumably make neophobic predators hesitate so that the butterfly has better chances of escaping.
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Hi Pawel,there a are a lot of this butterflies this year in my country and i think the same in your.I like a lot your way to show that,a nice and different point of view,beautifull colors and sharpenss,my best compliment,Luciano

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 2 N: 514] (1936)
  • [2008-07-08 10:20]

Hi Pawel,
wonderful butterfly and lovely flower with splendid colors, great details, very well done, Regards
Siggi

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1901 W: 4 N: 5175] (19712)
  • [2008-07-08 11:42]

Hi Pawel. A good open view of the Meadow brown. You have good detail and colours. with a nice pose on the the wild flowers. well done TFS.
Nick..

Czesc Pawel/
Bardzo ladna kompozycja. Ladne kolory i ostrosc zlapana swietnie.
Pozdrawiam/
Mariusz

Czesc, Pawle!
Widze, ze nie tracisz czasu na spacerach po lakach i lasach. Kapitalnie ci sie zogniskowalo na "pyszczku" tego brazowego motylka, przez co portret jest bardzo plastyczny. Poza tym swietne swiatlo i kolory.
Tak trzymac!
Tadeusz

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 148 N: 4435] (14369)
  • [2008-07-09 4:16]

Hi Pawel.
Wonderful scene of the beautiful flowers and butterfly. Colour rendition is simply great as well as exposure and details. May be DOF is shallow a bit but you have reserve - more high ISO. My kind regards and TS.
Alexei.

hola Pawel, buen macro, me gusta la composición, la luz y el color. Un saludo

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2496 W: 132 N: 7098] (22175)
  • [2008-07-12 3:50]

Hello Pawel,
I missed this fine shot while I was absent. This is a Ringlet (Anthopus hyperanthus), not a Meadow Brown. I like the POV and the pose showing the open wings is great.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

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