Childhood Not Gone

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• zetu (6115)
• [2009-08-08 6:49]

hello Grzegorz
this is realy a beautiful butterfly that I never seen and you capture it with great details and vivid colors
regards
Razvan

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• Argus (34871)
• [2009-08-08 7:04]
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Hello Greg,
If we cease to love nature we cease to be like children!
Strangely, I photographed the Brown Hairstreak yesterday but mine was a male, not as beautiful as this female taken from a great POV to show the closed wings with fine lighting, colours and sharpness.
A lovely shot from your Botanical Garden paradise and congratulations on this being your first!

Thanks and have a good weekend,
Ivan

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• jmouche (178)
• [2009-08-08 7:08]

Hi Grzegorz,
Very nice macro capture.POV,colors are wonderful.TFS..José

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• Hormon_Manyer (2650)
• [2009-08-08 7:37]

Czesc Grzeg,

Yes, I know what You're talking about. But a child is unable to make such a perfect photograph. :) Absolutely gorgeous macro shot, excellent colors and sharpness, fantastic color harmony. Not a child's job. :)

Congratulations for finally finding a specie from Your wish-list and for making such a beautiful photograph. It happened three times with me (one today) - finding a specie from my wish-list and photographing it in reasonably good quality.

Lovely "ad" of Your enchanting Botanic Garden. Tfs.
Have a nice WE, best wishes, Wladyslaw

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• goatman04 (3722)
• [2009-08-08 7:44]

Hello Greg,

An excellent shot with brilliant colors with great sharpness & fine details. Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

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• PeterZ (17484)
• [2009-08-08 8:16]

Hello Greg,
What a beauty! The sharpness and details are wonderful. Very beautiful clear and contrasting colours against the dark BG. Interesting composition and a great POV.
Regards,
Peter

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• euroblinkie (9931)
• [2009-08-08 9:18]

hello Grzegorz
great composition with good details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

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• Arjun (5396)
• [2009-08-08 10:01]

Hello Greg,
i had never seen this before. great specie.
nice picture of this butterfly.. good details and colors
TFS

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• cloud (4689)
• [2009-08-08 11:54]

Witaj Grzegorzu,
Ciekawy okaz bardzo dobre ujecie. Dokladnie widoczny wzor i czyste jasne kolory, kwiatki podkreslaja mile odczucia.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

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• horias (3948)
• [2009-08-08 12:03]

Grzegorz,
Wonderful...wonderful...wonderful!!!!
Congratulation!
Horia

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• parasbhalla (3122)
• [2009-08-08 13:07]

Hi Grzegorz,

Marvellous macro capture of this adorable butterfly!
The sharpness and POV are just ideal with nice DOF. The colors are so natural and pure. The light purple flower gives nice contrast to the colors of the butterfly. The dark green blurred BG is just awesome. No signs of the noise are there. a neat and clean image...wow! Great job!

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

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• honza (4191)
• [2009-08-08 13:08]

Hi Greg. It is beautiful photo of butterfly of my dreams. I have never seen this species in nature.
TFS Jan

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• CatherineD (6609)
• [2009-08-08 13:32]

Hello Grzegorz,
Congratulations for this beautiful Lycanidae - maybe the most spectacular? - very sharp, with beautiful light, with a nice flower too. A lucky day for you! Cheers,
Catherine

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• peter_stoeckl (10217)
• [2009-08-08 15:16]

Hi Grzegorz,
feeling like a child: well said, my dear friend. That's exactly what takes us nature freaks out every day, and keeps us alife and in good spirits: a world incredibly full of wonders, every day a new discovery. Lodz Botanical Gardens must be a blessed location. Thecla betulae is not just an everyday observation. It is something special, same as your gardens. Very nice, well describing presentation of this beautiful little butterfly in attractively rich colours. Joyful encounter. Thank you!
With best reagrds,
Peter

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• Luis52 (12761)
• [2009-08-08 18:51]

Hola Grzegorz.
Felididades por este logro. Muy hermosa fotografia. De Primer nivel en todos los aspectos que la componen.
Saludos
Luis52.

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• nagraj (4846)
• [2009-08-08 22:21]

Hi,
Fine looking hairstreak with beautiful colors, too close. Wish some more space given left side for better. tfs.
nagraj.v

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• Vinster (527)
• [2009-08-08 23:45]

Hi Grzegorz
I would also be very excited if I found one of these beautiful butterflies - especially one in such good condition. You made the most of your discovery by capturing a very fine image of it. Superb colours and details.
I also understand your comments of losing your childhood sparkle. I personally find much of the manmade world we live in to be ugly and repetitive, but when I am out in the wild there is so much beauty - and if you open your mind and eyes you can always find something fantastic.
Kind Regards
Vinny
PS - I also saw Wasp Spiders yesterday. I didn't see them courting but I saw around fifty in total - it was still rare in the UK just fifteen years ago!

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• cataclysta (5468)
• [2009-08-09 2:16]
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Czesc Grzesiu
Moje gratulacje Mowilem ze w koncu go dopadniesz. Fotka piekna, ostra i taka jak byc powinna ale oczywiscie tutaj najbardzie liczy sie znalezisko ;-)
Pozdrawiam
Krzysiek

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• flashpoint (10283)
• [2009-08-09 3:47]

ciao Greg!
excellent capture in botanic garden of this
Thecla betulae
focus and definition is perfect
the compilation of lycaenidae continues

best regards sERGIO

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• jlinaresp (3442)
• [2009-08-09 12:43]

Hello Grzegorz!

I love the Lycaenidae! ... I also surprises me sometimes. Excellent work, with a magnificent solid color, a product of excellent handling of the plane wing óptico.Los details are perfect, also the core composition is very balanced. Good job! I'm glad you enjoy the surprises of the botanical garden! it's good to feel like a child once in a while!

TFS!

Jesús

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• Noisette (3905)
• [2009-08-09 15:21]

Hello Grzegorz
since i take photos from nature, i am also like a child each day when i discover a new little creature, before i had not a look at them all
this shot is very beautiful with a great POV, very good contrasting colors and superb sharp details
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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• uleko (2735)
• [2009-08-10 4:11]

Hello Greg,
A superb capture of this lovely butterfly that we spotted the other day here. This is a lovely close view showing details and colours very sharply against the dark green background. Yes, there's so much to see if we open our eyes!! I envy you the Botanical Garden though!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• lousat (19621)
• [2009-08-10 17:05]

Hi Greg,just my best compliments for this beautiful specie taken so perfectly,this pic is so great that isn't easy to found words to comment..ehehe...thanks a lot to show us this beauty,have a nice day,LUCIANO

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• jignasi (14627)
• [2009-08-11 1:18]

Preciosa toma Grzegorz. Colores muy conseguidos. Quizás demasiado recortada. Atractiva a primera vista.
Saludos cordiales: Josep Ignasi.

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• horia (14898)
• [2009-08-12 2:34]

Hi Greg

Your post here is very optimistic. I read your note and i realized that i agree with you completely. Nature sometimes gives us these new situations in which we feel like little children: excited and thrilled while experiencing a certain element.
Your experiences in your Botanic garden look terrific and i'm also happy to see your Lycaenidae list is ever-growing :)
This is a lovely macro with the good-old Sigma telezoom. The details are excellent and your parallel POV made sure everything is in full focus.
Always a pleasure to visit your gallery, my friend!

Bravo and TFS
Horia