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Blue in autumn 2...
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Copyright: Horia Scubli (horias) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 59 N: 854] (3996)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D90, AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-11-03 1:38
Viewed: 154
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Latin name: Polyommatus icarus

Size: Wingspan up to 35mms.
Months seen: May to October.
Food: Nectar. The caterpillars feed on bird's-foot trefoil
Habitat: Meadows, rough grassland and gardens.
Special features: On sunny days you can sometimes find these butterflies feeding together in small colonies. It's the most commonly seen of all the blue butterflies.
The bright blue male (above right) is unmistakable, but the female (left) is darker, and can have varying amounts of brown on the wings. The first will be on the wing from May to June, while the second emerges from late July to September. Further north there is normally only one brood appearing between July and August.

The green caterpillars are about 10mms long, quite flattened in appearance, and have a shiny black head.

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1023] (5522)
  • [2009-11-03 2:45]

Frumoasa realizare, culori naturale, claritate la subiect!

A beautiful macro-capture in fine, selectife focus and superb natural colours Horia, I especially like the backlighted fringes of the wings. TFS indeed!
Mehmet

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2009-11-03 4:04]

Hello Horia,
Beautiful composition, excellent sharpness and great background for your butterfly picture.Thanks and best regards
Siggi

hello Horia
fine pose in a splendid composition and background! great output in colors and details!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

Ciao Horia. very good POV where you've exalted an amazing playing of light an intresting contrats with blurred BG. Nice natural colours.

Roberto

Hi Horia,

A beautiful Lycaenid butterfly pendant! very well captured, with crisp details and a light well managed. The fund provides a great contrast, very nice visually.

TFS

Jesús

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-11-03 5:37]

Hi Horia,perfect under all therms of valutation,impressive composition,best quality of sharpness and colors.My best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

hello Horia

excellent photo of the butterfly with his acrobatic pose,
shot with fine POV, superb focus excellent sharpness
and details, and excellent eye-contact, TFS

Asbed

Ciao Horia, lovely little butterfly against a fantastic blurry BG, wonderful natural colors, excellent sharpness and splendid details, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Mello Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 37 W: 2 N: 78] (640)
  • [2009-11-03 8:10]

Great job Horia. Perfect composition and BG. TFS.
Francisco

hello Horia
this is a BEAUTY
great sharpness and good details
beautiful colours
greeting lou

Upside down, lovely shot, Horia.
These tiny blue butterflies are so cute, I like them so much. Also had some here yesterday. Thanks for sharing
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Se simte ca vine iarna.Fluturele tau parca are bruma pe marginea aripilor.Multe salutari.Alin.

Buna Horia,
Excelente detalii si culori.
O pozitie superba pentru acest fluturas atat de frumos colorat colorat.
Marius.

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4950)
  • [2009-11-03 12:25]

Slav Horîa,
Very nice capture of this Polyommatus icarus in splendid light.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2009-11-03 12:26]

Hello Horia,
This is a superb macro of a fresh male P. icarus. The POV is great and taken to show it resting with closed wings with fine sharpness and lighting against a pleasing neutral natural Bg.
Thanks and best wishes,
Ivan

Hi Horia,

A superb macro capture of the beautiful Common Blue butterfly with wonderful details!

I like the sharpness and POV here with great natural colors. A great contrast can be seen between the silver colored butterfly and the bright green colored blurry BG.

Great composition!

best regards,
Paras

Hello Horia,
a very beautiful capture of the Common Blue, superb sharpness and splendid natural colours, excellent POV and composition
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1726 W: 0 N: 3927] (15770)
  • [2009-11-04 4:40]

Hello Horia,
A very fine composition and lovely colors for this butterfly picture. Very charming and subtle shot. Polyommatus icarus is a very photogenic butterfly!
Thanks and kind regards
Anne

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2582] (9107)
  • [2009-11-04 5:17]

Hi Horia,
what a suoerbs shot. Excellent unique pose and lovely colours. The greenish background is simply wonderful. The butterfly glows in excitement.
Very special attraction.

Regards,
Foozi

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2009-11-04 8:38]

Hello Horia,
A lovely capture of the Common Blue clinging onto the grass. Beautiful details and colours and a fine background and composition.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hello Horia
excellent capture of this Common Blue, very great details on the whole butterfly thart you have taken in a nice pose and from a fine POV
i like the rich colors and the wonderful composition
have a good night
Jacqueline

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