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DOF Went Away


DOF Went Away
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Copyright: Grzegorz Wieczorek (red45) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-25
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG Macro
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-30 11:29
Viewed: 543
Points: 30
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When I took this picture and saw it on LCD on my camera I was really delighted. Unfortunatelly after uploading it to PC I realised that DOF is gone. Strange because with f10 DOF should be quite good. Maybe right wing was rather blurred because of strong wind? I don't know. Anyway I decided to post this photo of Araschnia levana.

The Map (Araschnia levana) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common throughout the lowlands of central and eastern Europe, and is expanding its range in western Europe.

In the UK this species is a very rare vagrant, but there have also been several unsuccessful – and now illegal – attempts at introducing this species over the past 100 years or so: in the Wye Valley in 1912, the Wyre Forest in the 1920s, South Devon 1942, Worcester 1960s, Cheshire 1970s, South Midlands 1990s. All these introductions failed and eggs or larvae have never been recorded in the wild in the UK. (Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 it is now illegal to release a non-native species into the wild.)

The Map is unusual in that its two annual broods look very different. The summer brood are black with white markings, looking like a miniature version of the White Admiral and lacking most of the orange of the pictured spring brood.

The eggs are laid in long strings, one on top of the other, on the underside of stinging nettles, the larval foodplant. It is thought that these strings of eggs mimic the flowers of the nettles, thereby evading predators. The larvae feed gregariously and hibernate as pupae.
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hello Grzegorz
great picture with good details and beautiful colours
great composition
greeting lou

ciao Greg!
the Dof was lost, but remains important capture of this beautiful specie

greetings sERGIO

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-04-30 11:56]

Hi Greg.All the same its still a very nice close up of the Araschnia levana . Which you have taken with fine detail and rich colours. Your POv showing us the wing markings. wel ldone TFS.
Nick..

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1158 W: 32 N: 1194] (3660)
  • [2009-04-30 11:57]

Hi Greg,
Very nice capture of this butterfy.I liked vivid colors,sharpness,exposure and BG a lot.
Thanks for posting..

Witaj,Grzegorz,
Superb shot! This is very massive butterfly that I seen. Excellent sharpness, fine BG, good contrast. Pozdrawiam!
Serghei

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2009-04-30 13:29]

Hello Greg,
An excellent open capture of A. levana. I find this butterfly difficult to get completely in focus and I don't know why. maybe one should focus manually as automatic focusing may be hindered by the complex pattern on the wings.
Most of it is sharp anyway and the BG is ideal to show it up.
Thanks and best regards,
Ivan

Ciao Greg, a little blurred on right wing but fantastic macro of splendid butterfly with wonderful colors, beautiful details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Grzegorz,
IMHO the DOF is not perfect in consequence of a sudden movement of the wing and/or non parallelism of the camera, however this macro shot is very good with fantastico colours and a splendid composition.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-04-30 17:01]

Hi Greg,the DOF was right...this pic is fantastic! No better point of view to show us so perfectly this beautiful butterfly,impressives details,sharpness and colors also in the shadow light.My best compliments,have a nice weekend,LUCIANO

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-04-30 22:59]

Witaj Grzegorzu,
Pomimo nieznacznego rozmycia na prawym skrzydle ladna prezentacja, dokladnie rozpostarte skrzydla, czysty BG uwydatnia i przyciaga wzrok na owada.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

hi,
beautiful colors and patters, very simple image. tfs.
nagraj.v

Czesc Grzesiu
Ano szkoda ze sie poruszyl bo bylby idealny ;-) Piekne naturalne kolory, idealne tlo. Ja dzisiaj dopadlem mojego pierwszego zorzynka i jestem bardzo zadowolony ;-)
Pozdrawiam
Krzysiek

Hi Greg,
I think you're right.
There must have been a wind gust,or the butterfly must have been doing that weird quivering they do sometimes.
Still a nice shot as far as colour and overall detail goes.
A very interesting alchemical symbol too.
Cheese & TFS
Steve

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6167] (21074)
  • [2009-05-03 8:36]

Hi Greg,
What a fantastic pattern! It looks like a face with the eyes on top.
Love the patterns on the wings, and the strong colors.
A real beauty you have captured here.
TFS. ; )

Wonderful shot of this beautiful butterfly. Lovely colours and sharp details. It's a wonderful shot.
Best wishes,
Achim

Well, DOF went away, but it doesn't mean the pic would be any bad. Just the opposite (for me): the insect stands quite well against the very blurry bg, which indeed creates great result, a wonderful minimalistic composition. Right wing is a little oof or blurry, so is the left antenna, but otherwise the whole pic's pleasant to my eyes.
My father said when they were children, they called this extraordinary specie (the annual broods) as "summer clothes" and "winter clothes". They're both common in Hungary, at least I saw them on my trips many times (but no useful photos 'til now from my side...).
Congrats and tfs, best regards from Your Hungarian friend, László

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